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HESI A2 - GRAMMAR EXAM 2 LATEST 2026/2027 |
VERB TENSE & MODIFIERS | 40 VERIFIED Q&A |
DETAILED RATIONALES | MULTIPLE-CHOICE | PASS
GUARANTEED – A+ GRADED
SECTION 1: VERB TENSE - Questions 1-25
Q1: Verb Tense - Consistency
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The nurse administered the medication and then documents the response.
B. The nurse administered the medication and then documented the response.
C. The nurse administer the medication and then documented the response.
D. The nurse administering the medication and then documented the response.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Both actions occurred in the past, so both verbs should be in past tense: "administered"
and "documented." [100% CORRECT]
Q2: Verb Tense - Consistency - 2
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The nurse checks the vital signs, administered the medication, and documents the response.
B. The nurse checks the vital signs, administers the medication, and documents the response.
C. The nurse checked the vital signs, administers the medication, and documented the response.
D. The nurse checks the vital signs, administered the medication, and documented the response.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: All verbs should be in the same tense for parallel structure. "Checks," "administers," and
"documents" are all present tense. [100% CORRECT]
Q3: Verb Tense - Consistency - 3
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The patient was admitted, examined, and was treated.
B. The patient was admitted, was examined, and was treated.
C. The patient was admitted, examined, and treated.
D. The patient was admitted, examining, and treating.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: All verbs should be in the same form for parallel structure. "Admitted," "examined," and
"treated" are all past participles. [100% CORRECT]
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Q4: Verb Tense - Present Perfect - Has/Had
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The patient has took the medication.
B. The patient has taken the medication.
C. The patient has take the medication.
D. The patient has tooken the medication.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The present perfect tense requires "has" + past participle. The past participle of "take" is
"taken." [100% CORRECT]
Q5: Verb Tense - Present Perfect - Has/Had - 2
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The nurse has gave the medication.
B. The nurse has given the medication.
C. The nurse has give the medication.
D. The nurse has gived the medication.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The present perfect tense requires "has" + past participle. The past participle of "give" is
"given." [100% CORRECT]
Q6: Verb Tense - Irregular Verbs - Eat
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The patient had ate breakfast.
B. The patient had eaten breakfast.
C. The patient had eat breakfast.
D. The patient had eated breakfast.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The past perfect tense requires "had" + past participle. The past participle of "eat" is
"eaten." [100% CORRECT]
Q7: Verb Tense - Irregular Verbs - Go
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The nurse had went to the patient's room.
B. The nurse had gone to the patient's room.
C. The nurse had go to the patient's room.
D. The nurse had goed to the patient's room.
HESI A2 - GRAMMAR EXAM 2 LATEST 2026/2027 |
VERB TENSE & MODIFIERS | 40 VERIFIED Q&A |
DETAILED RATIONALES | MULTIPLE-CHOICE | PASS
GUARANTEED – A+ GRADED
SECTION 1: VERB TENSE - Questions 1-25
Q1: Verb Tense - Consistency
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The nurse administered the medication and then documents the response.
B. The nurse administered the medication and then documented the response.
C. The nurse administer the medication and then documented the response.
D. The nurse administering the medication and then documented the response.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Both actions occurred in the past, so both verbs should be in past tense: "administered"
and "documented." [100% CORRECT]
Q2: Verb Tense - Consistency - 2
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The nurse checks the vital signs, administered the medication, and documents the response.
B. The nurse checks the vital signs, administers the medication, and documents the response.
C. The nurse checked the vital signs, administers the medication, and documented the response.
D. The nurse checks the vital signs, administered the medication, and documented the response.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: All verbs should be in the same tense for parallel structure. "Checks," "administers," and
"documents" are all present tense. [100% CORRECT]
Q3: Verb Tense - Consistency - 3
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The patient was admitted, examined, and was treated.
B. The patient was admitted, was examined, and was treated.
C. The patient was admitted, examined, and treated.
D. The patient was admitted, examining, and treating.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: All verbs should be in the same form for parallel structure. "Admitted," "examined," and
"treated" are all past participles. [100% CORRECT]
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Q4: Verb Tense - Present Perfect - Has/Had
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The patient has took the medication.
B. The patient has taken the medication.
C. The patient has take the medication.
D. The patient has tooken the medication.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The present perfect tense requires "has" + past participle. The past participle of "take" is
"taken." [100% CORRECT]
Q5: Verb Tense - Present Perfect - Has/Had - 2
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The nurse has gave the medication.
B. The nurse has given the medication.
C. The nurse has give the medication.
D. The nurse has gived the medication.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The present perfect tense requires "has" + past participle. The past participle of "give" is
"given." [100% CORRECT]
Q6: Verb Tense - Irregular Verbs - Eat
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The patient had ate breakfast.
B. The patient had eaten breakfast.
C. The patient had eat breakfast.
D. The patient had eated breakfast.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The past perfect tense requires "had" + past participle. The past participle of "eat" is
"eaten." [100% CORRECT]
Q7: Verb Tense - Irregular Verbs - Go
The nursing student is reviewing grammar for the HESI A2. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
A. The nurse had went to the patient's room.
B. The nurse had gone to the patient's room.
C. The nurse had go to the patient's room.
D. The nurse had goed to the patient's room.
