Take This Quiz to Find Out
Verb conjugation refers to how a verb changes from one form to another in order to show a different person, tense, number, aspect, or mood. Verbs are critical to understanding what and when something is happening to or via a subject or object in a sentence. It’s vital to know what’s happening in a sentence. And it’s just as important to know who is doing what when we’re communicating, as well as when they’re doing it, and how they’re doing it. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to communicate with one another very efficiently.
Before you take the quiz below, here’s a quick refresher on what to consider when conjugating verbs.
When we communicate, we indicate who is doing what by indicating the person and number of a verb. Do you remember seeing this chart of the irregular verb “to be” in grammar school?
|
First Person Singular |
Second Person Singular |
Third Person Singular |
|
I am |
you are |
he/she/it is |
|
First Person Plural |
Second Person Plural |
Third Person Plural |
|
we are |
you are |
they are |
When we’re trying to indicate when something is happening, we indicate the tense of the verb. Here are the tenses of the verb “sort”:
|
Simple Present |
Simple Past |
Simple Future |
|
sort |
sorted |
will sort |
|
Present Continuous |
Past Continuous |
Future Continuous |
|
am sorting |
was sorting |
will be sorting |
|
Present Perfect |
Past Perfect |
Future Perfect |
|
have sorted |
had sorted |
will have sorted |
|
Present Perfect Continuous |
Past Perfect Continuous |
Future Perfect Continuous |
|
have been sorting |
had been sorting |
will have been sorting |
It’s probably been a while since you’ve seen charts like those. But now that you’ve had a quick refresher, take this quiz to see how adept you are at conjugating verbs. In each question, please select the phrase that correctly completes the sentence. In some instances, there are two phrases needed to complete the sentence.
You’ll get your results right away on the same screen, and the correct answers will be highlighted. Be sure to share your scores with everyone else in the comments below. No gloating (or snickering) allowed!
