Consistent Verb Tense

As the rain and heat ______ together, steam rises from the forest floor.

• came

• come

• are coming

• will have come

Monkeys ______ out warning sounds from the trees while toucans make noises to talk to their mates.

• will call

• have called

• called

• call

Tall grasses brush against your legs as you ______.

• explore

• explored

• had explored

• will explore

Which of the following sentences uses consistent verb tenses? I will go to the store and buy some apples. I will go to the store and bought some apples.

• I go to the store and bought some apples.

• I went to the store and buy some apples.

• I will go to the store and buy some apples.

• I will go to the store and buy some apples.

Which sentence uses consistent verb tenses? A) She is reading a book when the phone rings. B) She was reading a book when the phone rings.

• D) She has been reading a book when the phone will ring.

• C) She reads a book when the phone rang.

• A

• E) She will read a book when the phone is ringing.

Which sentence uses consistent verb tenses? He is eating dinner when the movie starts. He was eating dinner when the movie started.

• A

• B

• He eats dinner when the movie started.

• He will eat dinner when the movie starts.

Identify the present tense verb in the following sentence: The cat (sleep) peacefully on the windowsill.

• sleep

• running

• jumped

• ate

Choose the correct past tense form of the verb in the following sentence: She (go) to the store yesterday.

• goed

• gone

• went

• goed

Fill in the blank with the correct future tense form of the verb: By next year, I (learn) how to play the guitar.

• will be learning

• learning

• will learn

• learned

Choose the correct past tense form of the irregular verb in the following sentence: He (swim) across the lake last summer.

• swimmed

• swimmeded

• swum

• swam