Verb Consistency

Choose the sentence that is written with the CORRECT VERB TENSE CONSISTENCY.

• A fable is a brief story that usually included animal characters and a moral.

• A fable is a brief story that has included animal characters and a moral.

• A fable is a brief story that usually includes animal characters and a moral.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Choose the sentence that is written with the CORRECT VERB TENSE CONSISTENCY.

• Many people associate the fables with Aesop, but some attributed the animal fables to an imaginary author.

• Many people associate the fables with Aesop, but some attribute the animal fables to an imaginary author.

• Many people have associated the fables with Aesop, but some will attribute the animal fables to an imaginary author.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Choose the sentence that is written with the CORRECT VERB TENSE CONSISTENCY.

• A grasshopper spent the summer singing while the ant works hard gathering food for the winter.

• A grasshopper spend the summer singing while the ant worked hard gathering food for the winter.

• A grasshopper spent the summer singing while the ant worked hard gathering food for the winter.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Choose the sentence that is written with the CORRECT VERB TENSE CONSISTENCY.

• The man thought that humans are stronger than lions.

• The man thought that humans were stronger than lions.

• The man will think that humans are stronger than lions.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

My cat rolls over and then purred very softly.

• correct

• rolled

• rolling

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I liked to work with numbers, so I'm thinking of becoming an accountant.

• correct

• like

• liking

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Choose the sentence that is written with the CORRECT VERB TENSE CONSISTENCY.

• The crow has a piece of cheese, and the fox wanted it.

• The crow had a piece of cheese, and the fox wanted it.

• The crow had a piece of cheese, and the fox wants it.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Choose the sentence that is written with the CORRECT VERB TENSE CONSISTENCY.

• Arachne's products were beautiful, and everyone loved them.

• Arachne's products are beautiful, and everyone loved them.

• Arachne's products were beautiful, and everyone loves them.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Choose the sentence that is written with the CORRECT VERB TENSE CONSISTENCY.

• Arachne loses the contest to the goddes and wished to die.

• Arachne lost the contest to the goddes and wished to die.

• Arachne lost the contest to the goddes and wishes to die.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

The guard opens the roadblock as the soldier rode up to him.

• opened

• correct

• opening

• opens

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D