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Advanced Practice Exercises - Verbs and Verbals
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1
Choose the sentence that includes a verb in present perfect tense.
A)Throughout this seemingly endless war, I hear the thunder of the distant guns.
B)Throughout this seemingly endless war, I heard the thunder of the distant guns.
C)Throughout this seemingly endless war, I have heard the thunder of the distant guns.
2
Choose the sentence that includes a verb in present perfect tense.
A)The diver has descended to the ocean floor.
B)The diver will descend to the ocean floor.
C)The diver descends to the ocean floor.
3
Choose the sentence in which the main verb is in present perfect tense.
A)Immigrants bring new customs to Canada, stimulating continual change.
B)Immigrants are bringing new customs to Canada, stimulating continual change.
C)Immigrants have brought new customs to Canada, stimulating continual change.
4
Choose the sentence that includes a verb in past perfect tense.
A)The wind chimes had hung from the kitchen window since their first anniversary.
B)The wind chimes hung from the kitchen window since their first anniversary.
C)The wind chimes hang from the kitchen window since their first anniversary.
5
Choose the sentence that contains a verb in past perfect tense.
A)After many years, the mighty oak grew from a tiny acorn.
B)After many years, the mighty oak had grown from a tiny acorn.
C)After many years, the mighty oak has grown from a tiny acorn.
6
Choose the sentence in which the main verb is in past perfect tense.
A)Nick went to school in Kingston before joining the navy.
B)Nick has gone to school in Kingston before joining the navy.
C)Nick had gone to school in Kingston before joining the navy.
7
Choose the sentence in which the main verb is in past perfect tense.
A)Although she now regretted it, she had given him the best years of her life.
B)Although she now regretted it, she gave him the best years of her life.
C)Although she now regretted it, she was giving him the best years of her life.
8
Choose the sentence that includes a verb in past perfect tense.
A)By the end of the thirteenth century, the Tartar invaders slew thousands of Poles.
B)By the end of the thirteenth century, the Tartar invaders had slain thousands of Poles.
C)By the end of the thirteenth century, the Tartar invaders were slaying thousands of Poles.
9
Choose the sentence in which the main verb is in past perfect tense.
A)The Arab soldiers just finished their meal when the Berbers attacked them.
B)The Arab soldiers were just finishing their meal when the Berbers attacked them.
C)The Arab soldiers had just finished their meal when the Berbers attacked them.
10
Choose the sentence in which the main verb is in past perfect tense.
A)In all of the survivors' stories, the Titanic had sunk rapidly beneath the freezing waters.
B)In all of the survivors' stories, the Titanic was sinking rapidly beneath the freezing waters.
C)n all of the survivors' stories, the Titanic sank rapidly beneath the freezing waters.







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