Verb Conjugation, Tense, and Aspect on the Farm

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Verb Conjugation, Tense, and Aspect on the Farm
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Angus the Cow and Franky the Pig ________ to one another in the loft on top of the barn.
was reading
we're reading
were reading
reading
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Patty the Chicken ________ invited to the kitchen before she received the invitation from Farmer Brown.
had never been
weren't never
have never been
wasn't never
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Patty the Chicken, Franky the Pig, and Shelly the Sheep ________ on the back of Farmer Brown's lowrider pickup truck.
we're rapping and singing
was going to be rapping and singing
were rapping and singing
was rapping and singing
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Nellie the Horse ________ her fanciest shoes at the hoedown later tonight.
will be wearing
had been wearing
wore
was wearing
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Mrs. Brown was disappointed because she ________ bacon for breakfast.
had wanted
have wanted
has wanted
want
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Patty the Chicken ________ eggs in the doghouse ever since the henhouse collapsed.
been laying
laying
has been laying
done been laying
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The ears of corn in Farmer Brown's field ________ ripe and ready to be picked just in time for the Harvest Festival.
were
was
is
has been
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Shelly the Sheep ________ too cold to go outside since she was just sheered by Farmer Brown.
maybe
may be were
may be was
may be
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The animals that slept in the barn ________ cold during the long winter nights.
were
we're
was
been
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Franky the Pig saw that Farmer Brown ________ the words "Carve bacon" on his to-do list earlier that morning.
writes
had wrote
had written
has wrotten
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"The United States ________ a great place to have a farm because of the rich top soil," said Farmer Brown.
are
be
is
am
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Patty the Chicken gave the signal and the animals ________ by the horse trough.
met
had meeten
meet
meets
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"W-W-W-We'd all get extra hay if Franky the Pig ________ in charge of the farm," chattered the frigid Shelly the Sheep
were
was
we're
has been
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Farmer Brown's cold hands ________ so startling to Angus the Cow that the barn echoed with moos of anguish.
were
we're
is
was
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Frankie the pig noticed that Mr. and Mrs. Brown ________ at Patty the Chicken and licking their lips.
we're looking
were looking
had looked
was looking
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Frankie the pig and Angus the Cow ________ together on a plan to escape the farm.
working
been working
is working
are working
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Farmer Brown would have found the escape plans if Shelly the Sheep ________ them just in time.
hasn't eat
hadn't ate
hadn't eaten
hadn't aten
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Agatha the Goose ________ Farmer Brown while Franky the Pig steals his keys.
will distract
had distracted
distracted
distract
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Shelly the Sheep ________ behind Farmer Brown while he is milking Angus the Cow and trip him.
is sneaking
has sneaked
will sneak
sneaked
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After Shelly the Sheep ________ Farmer Brown, Patty the Chicken will unlock the barn door.
tripped
trip
trips
had tripped
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After Patty the Chicken had opened the barn door, Nellie the Horse ________ into the house.
is running
will run
ran
runs
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"Help, ________ in trouble!" screamed Farmer Brown.
we
we're
we's
were
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Farmer Brown ________ Shelly the Sheep a sweater to keep her warm after sheering her.
could of gave
could have given
could a gave
could of given
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Angus the Cow and Frankie the Pig are going to hook the wagon to the tractor and then Agatha the Goose ________ it.
drove
will drive
had driven
drives
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If ________ a goose drive a tractor before, you'll want to want to keep your eyes on Agatha.
you've never seen
you never seen
you'll never saw
you've never saw
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Patty the Chicken and the other chickens ________ eggs at Farmer Brown and Mrs. Brown as they tried to flee.
throw
threw
will throw
are throwing
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Shelly the Sheep ________ on wool sweaters in Mrs. Brown's closet while Nellie the Horse rampaged through the house.
were trying
will be trying
was trying
we're trying
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Farmer Brown made a deal with Franky the Pig and the rest of the animals so that they all ________ in peace.
had been living
could live
had lived
could life
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They all agreed that Farmer Brown ________ them better when he had the chance.
should have treated
should treat
should of treated
should a treated
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If I ________ Farmer Brown, I would get my bacon and beef at the store after seeing those animals in action.
were
we're
where
was
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