Verb Tense Consistency

I ____ swimming lessons since October.

• took

• will have taken

• take

• have taken

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

By June 20, I _____ thirty lessons.

• have attended

• will have attended

• attend

• was attending

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Since starting lessons, my teacher ______ me on my Australian crawl.

• has complimented

• will compliment

• will have complimented

• compliments

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Over time, my diving also ____.

• improved

• has improved

• have improved

• will improve

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I ____ even more lately.

• will have practiced

• have practiced

• practiced

• practicing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

By the end of August, I _____ in several events.

• raced

• have raced

• race

• will have raced

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence is CORRECT (avoids unnecessary shift in verb tense)?

• Mr. Micawber gets in money troubles but believes he can overcome them.

• Mr. Micawber gets in money troubles but believed he can overcome them.

Answer explanation

The word "gets" is written in present tense, and "believes" is also written in present tense.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which sentence is CORRECT (avoids unnecessary shift in verb tense)?

• Mrs. Micawber admits her husband’s faults but declared she will not leave him.

• Mrs. Micawber admits her husband’s faults but declares she will not leave him.

Answer explanation

The words "admits" and "declares" are both written in present tense.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which sentence is CORRECT (avoids unnecessary shift in verb tense)?

• Dickens modeled Mr. Micawber after his father who is extravagant.

• Dickens modeled Mr. Micawber after his father who was extravagant.

Answer explanation

The words "modeled" and "was" are both written in past tense.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D