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10-verbs-7



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

A.7 A verb that states an action that happened before another event in the past is in the present perfect tense.
 

 2. 

A.7 A verb that has happened numerous times or at an unknown time in the past is in the present perfect tense.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 3. 

B.7 “I have been to many college football games in my life.”

The verb is in
a.
present perfect tense.
b.
past perfect tense.
 

 4. 

A.7 “When she walked into her class the children were working.”

The main verb is in _______ perfect tense.
a.
present
c.
future
b.
past
 

 5. 

B.7 “He had wondered through the woods before coming upon a house.”

The main verb is in ________ perfect tense.
a.
present
c.
future
b.
past
 

 6. 

B.7 “They _________ eaten at many fancy restaurants in the course of their lives.”

The main verb is in ________ perfect tense.
a.
present
c.
future
b.
past
 

 7. 

B.7 “The children _______ been to many playgrounds.”
a.
has
c.
have
b.
was
 

 8. 

B.7 “They _____ always gone to the swings before getting on the slide.”

The main verb is in _______ perfect tense.
a.
past
d.
All of the above
b.
present
e.
None of the above
c.
future
 

 9. 

B.7 “The cat ______ eaten many mice.”

The main verb is in _________ perfect tense.
a.
past
d.
All of the above
b.
present
e.
None of the above
c.
future
 

 10. 

A.7 When a verb phrase is in the present perfect tense the helping verb used is either ______ or ______.
a.
has; have
b.
is; was
 



 
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