Question

Choose a verb in the following sentence:

The elderly woman smiled when she saw her granddaughter's poodle.


elderly

smiled

woman

when

2.
Choose the correct form of the verb to watch in the following sentence:
Kevin ________ TV each night for about twenty minutes before falling asleep.


watching

watches

has watching

watch

3.
Choose the correct form of the verb to ring in the following sentence:
My phone ____________ six times in the last hour.


is ringing

rings

has rung

have rang

4.
Choose the correct form of the verbs to fix and to break in the following sentence:
The mechanic _________ the transmission in Kieran's car last year, but it _________ again last week.


fix … break

fixed … broke

is fixing … is breaking

fixes … breaks

5.
Choose the correct form of the verbs to be and to have in the following sentence:
Gary ____ happiest when his children ______ everything they need and want.


was … has

was … have

is … have

is … has

6.
Choose the sentence in which there are no errors in verb tense.


Brynn has been a photographer who specialized in nature photography.

Brynn is a photographer who specializes in nature photography.

Brynn is a photographer who specialized in nature photography.

Brynn was a photographer who specializes in nature photography.

7.
Choose the sentences in which there are no errors in verb tense. To simplify this question, the verbs whose forms are varied appear in bold.


Before they staged a strike, the taxi cab drivers had found it amusing that the governor pretended to be a simple man of the people. Now that the strike is over, they had thought his pretending showed the problems in his leadership.

Before they staged the strike, the taxi cab drivers find it amusing that the governor pretended to be a simple man of the people. Now that the strike is over, they think his pretending shows the problems in his leadership.

Before they staged a strike, the taxi cab drivers found it amusing that the governor pretended to be a simple man of the people. Now that the strike is over, they thought his pretending showed the problems in his leadership.

Before they staged the strike, the taxi cab drivers had found it amusing that the governor pretended to be a simple man of the people. Now that the strike is over, they think his pretending shows the problems in his leadership.

8.
Choose a verb in the following sentence:
Growth is highly valued in business, but growing a business has no foolproof plan.


but

is

Growth

growing

9.
Which sentence accurately expresses that Mariah has performed in Chicago in the past and may continue to perform in Chicago?


Mariah had performed in Chicago several times before deciding to record a live album there.

Mariah has performed in Chicago several times in the past few months.

Mariah would have performed in Chicago in the past few months if she had had the time.

Mariah performed in Chicago several times in the past few months.

10.
Which sentence best expresses that Beth lived in Toronto in the past but no longer lives there?


Beth lives in Toronto for five years.

Beth has lived in Toronto for five years.

Beth lived in Toronto for five years.

Beth had been living in Toronto for five years.

Answer 1

1- smiles
2-Watches
3-has ring
4-fixed...broke
5-is...have
6-Brynn is a photographer who specializes in nature photography
7-The last option
8-growing
9-The first option
10-Beth lived in Toronto for five years.

Answer 2

1) smiled: this is the only verb from the options. elderly is an adjective, woman is a noun, and when is a conjuection

2) watches: simple present, 3rd person singular is used in this case to describe a daily routine.

3) has rung: present perfect tense since it is an action taht started in the past and continues in the present.

4) fixed, broke: simple past tense, both actions started and finished in the past.

5) is, have: subject verb agreement. Gary is (singular)... children have (plural)

6) Brynn is a photographer who specializes in nature photography: simple present in both parts of the sentence since this verb tense is used to express habitual actions.

7) Option C)

8) is: the verb within the options provided is "is". The owrd "but" is a conjunction, the word "growth" is a noun, and the word "growing" is a present participle.

9) Mariah has performed in Chicago several times in the past few months: present perfect tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues in the present.

10) Beth lived in Toronto for five years: simple past is used to describe ac action that started and finished in the past.