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Is this sentence future, past,

or present tense?
Many stories will tell about
the past.
future

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A: present

B: past

C: future

D: all of the above

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Identify the verb in the

following question: Some
African societies have
changed greatly.
have changed
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A: have changed

B: changed greatly

C: have

D: changed

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What is the action

verb.
Archaeologist use
shovels and picks.
use
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A: Archeologist

B: use

C: shovels

D: picks

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$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
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$2,000
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$500
$300
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$1 Million
$500,000
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What is the verb?

Someone had
discovered them by
accident.
had discovered

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A: accident

B: had

C: had discovered

D: discovered

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Label direct object in the

following sentence:
We boarded the ship for
Africa.
ship

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A: We

B: boarded

C: ship

D: Africa

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$500,000
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$16,000
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the $1,000
Milestone!

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$1 Million
$500,000
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$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
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$4,000
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$500
$300
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Is the verb action or

linking?
Corey seems tired
and sleepy.
seems-linking
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A: tired-action

B: tired-linking

C: seems-action

D: seems-linking

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$1 Million
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What is the verb

tense?
Eagles live in these
mountains.
present
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$500,000
$250,000
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$16,000
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$500
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$200
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A: past

B: present

C: furture

D: none of the above

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$32,000
$16,000
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$500
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What verb is
correct?
Joey ___________
for 2 tickets.
paid
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A: pay

B: payed

C: paid

D: none of the above

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$500
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We have _________
through two states
today.
driven
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A: drove

B: driven

C: drive

D: dryven

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$1 Million
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$500
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My father had
________ grocery
shopping on
Thursday.
gone
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A: went

B: gone

C: goed

D: all of the above

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the $32,000
Milestone!

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Nathan has _______

in the back seat all
day.
sat
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A: sit

B: sat

C: set

D: all of the above

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$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
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What is the verb tense?

They have lived here for
centuries.
past participle
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$500,000
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$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
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$500
$300
$200
$100

A: past

B: present

C: past participle

D: present participle

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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
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What is the verb tense?

I never saw an eagle.

past
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A: present

B: past

C: present participle

D: past participle

$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
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$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100

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What is the verb tense?

For years I had looked
for one.
past participle
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A: present

B: past

C: present participle

D: past participle

$1 Million
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$125,000
$64,000
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$16,000
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
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What is the verb?

They couldnt go to
the store.
could go
(none of the above)
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A: couldnt go

B: go

C: could

D: none of the above

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