9
QuizMultiple Choice

Verb Tense and Voice

Question 9 • 2026 Summer 305 ELA/ESOL CR_Grade 8

Read the paragraph.1Getting out of bed is the first goal I tackle each day. 2Several small goals are achieved by me as the day progresses. 3When I am riding the bus home or walking the dog, I think about the bigger goals I have for my life.

Answer
A
Sentences 1 and 2 contain present progressive verbs. Sentence 3 contains both present progressive and simple present verbs. Sentence 2 uses passive voice.
B
Sentences 1 and 2 contain simple present verbs. Sentence 3 contains present progressive verbs. All three sentences use active voice.
C
Sentences 1 and 2 contain present progressive verbs. Sentence 3 contains simple present verbs. All three sentences use active voice.
D
Sentences 1 and 2 contain simple present verbs. Sentence 3 contains both present progressive and simple present verbs. Sentence 2 uses passive voice.
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