Starter quiz

  • A verb is a ...
    • doing, being or having word.  ✓
    • a naming word for a person, place or thing.
    • a describing word.
  • Which of the following are verbs?
    • ate  ✓
    • is  ✓
    • beautiful
    • grape
    • has  ✓
  • Which of these sentences is written in the first person?
    • I slept well last night.  ✓
    • You look very smart today.
    • He ripped the birthday card.
    • They smell nice!
    • We got soaking wet in the park.  ✓
  • Which of the following sentences is written in the simple future tense?
    • We will go to the post office tomorrow.  ✓
    • The flowers have died because no one fed them any water.
    • The lion yawns sleepily.
  • Which of the following would be found in a sentence in a progressive tense?
    • an auxiliary verb from ‘to be’  ✓
    • a verb ending with -ed
    • a verb ending with an -ing suffix  ✓
    • an auxiliary verb from ‘to have’
  • Match the sentence to the tense.
    • simple present
      ⇔
      I eat breakfast at school most mornings.  ✓
    • progressive past
      ⇔
      I was helping my sister with her homework.  ✓
    • progressive future
      ⇔
      I will be fasting next week.  ✓
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