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7/27/2019 Quiz on Tenses
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Name: ______________________________________________ Score: ________________
Student Number: _____________________________________ Date: _________________
Quiz on the Tenses of Verb (15 points)
I. IDENTIFICATION AND COMPLETION. (10 points) Complete the sentence by underlining the verb
that will make the sentence sound and correct. Refer to the pool of choices below to indicate thecorrect context for every tense. Write the letter that corresponds to your answer on the blank beforeeach number. (1 point each: 0.5 point for the correct verb and 0.5 for the correct context)
A. Present StateB. Present EventC. Present HabitD. Future ReferenceE. Temporary PresentF. Planned Actions
G. Temporary HabitH. Ongoing ActivityI. Actions in the Recent or
Distant PastJ. Past HabitK. Temporary Actions in
Progress in the Past
L. Actions which were inProgress when SomethingHappened
M. Actions in Progress at theSame Time
N. Polite Inquiries
______ 1. The family (takes, is taking, took, was taking) a well-deserved break by going to thebreathtaking island of Boracay next month.
______ 2. I (use, am using, used, was using) to visit the historical Barasoain Church often when I was
still living in the city of Malolos.
______ 3. We (declare, am declaring, declared, were declaring) the Palawan Underground River as
one of the eight new Great Wonders of the World.
______ 4. The foreigners (take, are taking, took, were taking) pictures of the iconic Mayon Volcano
during the entire afternoon when they went to Albay.
______ 5. The class (traverse, is traversing, traversed, was traversing) the streets of Vigan when they
saw a horse with a kalesa on its back.
______ 6. To accomplish the book I am writing about cultural heritage in the Philippines, I (visit, am
visting, visited, was visiting) the National Museum thrice a week at this time of the year.
______ 7. The Malacanang Palace (serves, is serving, served, was serving) as the Presidents home
ever since its first construction during the Spanish Occupation Period.
______ 8. While my brother (enjoys, is enjoying, enjoyed, was enjoying) the waves of Siargao, mysister was visiting our ancestral house at Ilocos Norte.
______ 9. The concert at Taguig (starts, is starting, started, was started) by 7 in the evening. Let's
meet this afternoon to be there in time.
______ 10. During the FIBA Asia championship match, our maid said, They (watch, are watching,
watched, were watching) the match between Gilas Pilipinas and Iran at MOA. Why are you here
studying?
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II. Paragraph Writing. (5 points)
According to the National Competitiveness Council (NCC), Cagayan de Oro is the Philippines'most competitive city in 2012.(ABS-CBN News. 2013)
Write a paragraph with five to seven (5-7) sentences explaining why the city where you wereborn is the most competitive of all cities in the Philippines. The paragraph must contain 3 verbs
that use the past tense and another3 that use the present tense. Underline the 6 verbs used. Theverbs will be checked according to the appropriateness of their tenses according to the contexts inwhich they were used. (3 points for the verbs used: 0.5 point for correct use of verb tense AND correctcontext used; 2 points for coherence of thought)