VERB TENSES

CORRECT THE VERB TENSES IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. (SOME MAY BE CORRECT)

Owens breaked several sports

records during his career.

At the Olympic games of 1936,

he winned four gold medals.

A photographer took this picture of one of Owen’s victories.

Owen’s career begun in an unusual way.

As a little boy, Owens had been very sick, and later

he run to strengthen his lungs.

In high school, the other boys

on the track team done their

practicing after school, but Owens had to work.

Owens’s coach encouraged him to practice an hour

before school and brung him breakfast every morning.

The coach knowed Owens’s parents couldn’t afford to send their son to college.

The coach seen that something had to be done; and he helped Owens’s

father find a job.

Later, Owens went to Ohio State University, where he became a track star.

Have you ever saw the wacky

characters shown here?

The imagination of Dr. Seuss

brought both of them to life.

You may have bursted out laughing at the Cat in the

Hat, Horton the Elephant, or the Grinch.

In one story, the mean Grinch

stoled Christmas.

In another, a bird gived Horton

an egg to hatch.

The Lorax spoke out in support

of the trees and the environment.

The Cat in the Hat has always

wore his striped hat.

During his lifetime, Dr. Seuss

must have wrote about fifty

books with unusual characters.

Many children have began reading with his books.

Dr. Seuss choosed The Lorax as

his own favorite book.

Has everyone ___________ the

assignment for today? (read)

CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST OR PAST PARTICIPLE FORM OF THE VERB.

Suddenly, the door _______ open. (burst)

We have ________ on Oklahoma’s Indian Nation Turnpike. (drive)

Have you ________ your socks

yet? (find)

Who ________ at this year’s Hispanic Heritage awards ceremony? (speak)

Patricia has ________ two inches in one year. (grow)

One of the hikers had ________ the distant growl

of a bear. (hear)

Mrs. Matsuo __________ me a

copy of the book Origami: Japanese Paper-Folding.

(give)

The water in the birdbath has

______ again. (freeze)

Which play have they _______

to perform? (choose)

The Highland School Band has

always ________ Scottish kilts.

(wear)

Noriko ________ the way to Lynn’s house. (know)

Ms. Brook has _________ all of

us how to work together. (teach)

My sweater was too small, so I

_______ it to my cousin. (send)

Who ________ the doorbell a moment ago? (ring)

The puppy _____ up its injured paw. (hold)

David _______ a ball past third base in the ninth

inning. (hit)

Have you _______ your towel

at the pool? (leave)

We had never _______ a koala

before. (see)

Jerome ________ the decorations for the party. (buy)

TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE The clown juggled grenades and bombs

but didn’t get hurt.

Allie is a recent college graduate.

The polished silver will look great on the dining room table.

Bill polished the car until it shone like the top of the Chrysler Building.

Evan and Tom celebrated their birthdays in style.

The sun will (rise, rose) tomorrow morning at 6 A.M.

Mrs. Autrey (teached, taught) us about verbs.

Kenny and Pam (raise, rose) at dawn each day of their vacation to jog.

Bill (write, wrote) three novels last year.

Will you develop my photographs this weekend?

A. Present B. Past C. Past participle D. Present participle E. Future

The horse sprinted across the finish line.

A. Present B. Past C. Past participle D. Present participle E. Future

Candy looks stylish in that dress. A. Present B. Past C. Past participle D. Present participle E. Future

Which of the following sentences contains an irregular verb that is used in the form of the past participle?

A. Bryan searched far and wide for his new bike that was stolen last week.

B. The man cut his finger with a sharp knife.

C. She has taught us many lessons about life.

D. Kaylah likes shopping with her mother.