What two factors determine the tense of an infinitive verb?

the main verb and the meaning of the sentence

Which of these sentences does not contain any errors in verb tense?

Suri plans to study chemistry in college.

Which of the following statements is correct?

For future perfect forms, you could add has, have, or had before the verb.

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AP English Language and Composition: Writing – Verb Tenses

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1
What two factors determine the tense of an infinitive verb?
the main verb and the number of subjects
the main verb and the meaning of the sentence
the number of subjects and the number of truisms present
the meaning of the sentence and the length of the sentence
2
Which of these sentences does not contain any errors in verb tense?
She would have majored in biology if she would have aced her biology final.
Studying chemistry her whole life, Suri knew she would be a great chemist!
Suri's guidance counselor suggests a great college when they met yesterday.
Suri plans to study chemistry in college.
3
Identify the verb written in present perfect tense.
will write
writes
wrote
has written
4
Identify the verb written in past tense.
will cook
cooked
cooking
cook
5
Which of the following statements is correct?
For present perfect forms, you could add -ing to the verb.
To express future action, add -ed to the verb.
For future perfect forms, you could add has, have, or had before the verb.
To express past action, add will before the verb.
6
Identify the infinitive verb: After exercising, Nelle sat down and called her grandma to wish her a happy birthday.
sat
to wish
exercising
called
7
Identify the verb that should fill the blank: If Caroline ______, she would have made the basketball team.
practices
will practice
had practiced
would have practiced
8
Truisms (statements that are obviously true) are always written in __________ tense.
present
past
past perfect
future
9
Verb tenses help readers understand
the person responsible for an action
where an action occurred
how many times an action happened
when an action occurred
10
Fix this sentence: Harold and Hannah had a picnic on the spot where a tree was.
Change was to were.
Change where to were.
Change was to had been.
This sentence is correct as is.

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AP English Language and Composition: Writing – Verb Tenses

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Questions 10

Answers

1
What two factors determine the tense of an infinitive verb?
the main verb and the number of subjects
the main verb and the meaning of the sentence
the number of subjects and the number of truisms present
the meaning of the sentence and the length of the sentence
2
Which of these sentences does not contain any errors in verb tense?
She would have majored in biology if she would have aced her biology final.
Studying chemistry her whole life, Suri knew she would be a great chemist!
Suri's guidance counselor suggests a great college when they met yesterday.
Suri plans to study chemistry in college.
3
Identify the verb written in present perfect tense.
will write
writes
wrote
has written
4
Identify the verb written in past tense.
will cook
cooked
cooking
cook
5
Which of the following statements is correct?
For present perfect forms, you could add -ing to the verb.
To express future action, add -ed to the verb.
For future perfect forms, you could add has, have, or had before the verb.
To express past action, add will before the verb.
6
Identify the infinitive verb: After exercising, Nelle sat down and called her grandma to wish her a happy birthday.
sat
to wish
exercising
called
7
Identify the verb that should fill the blank: If Caroline ______, she would have made the basketball team.
practices
will practice
had practiced
would have practiced
8
Truisms (statements that are obviously true) are always written in __________ tense.
present
past
past perfect
future
9
Verb tenses help readers understand
the person responsible for an action
where an action occurred
how many times an action happened
when an action occurred
10
Fix this sentence: Harold and Hannah had a picnic on the spot where a tree was.
Change was to were.
Change where to were.
Change was to had been.
This sentence is correct as is.