Identify the verb tenses in each sentence (past, present, future). Select the sentence with the correct shift in verb tense.
Verb Tense Shift

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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
My teacher suggested extra practice when I will fail my grammar test.
My teacher suggested extra practice when I fail my grammar test.
Correct as is.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the verb tenses in each sentence (past, present, future). Select the sentence with the correct shift in verb tense.
By the time the speech began, many people will have left the auditorium.
By the time the speech began, many people had left the auditorium.
Correct as is.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the verb tenses in each sentence (past, present, future). Select the sentence with the correct shift in verb tense.
The doctor suggested antibiotics for the patient, who suffers from a throat infection.
The doctor suggested antibiotics for the patient, who suffered from a throat infection.
The doctor suggested antibiotics for the patient, who will suffer from a throat infection.
Correct as is.
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Write the word (verb tense) from the parenthesis that correctly completes each sentence.
We will leave for the airport as soon as the taxi ____ (arrives / arrived / arrive).
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Write the word (verb tense) from the parenthesis that correctly completes each sentence.
Yesterday, I competed in a tennis game that was ____ (held / hold) against the top seeded player.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the verb tenses in each sentence (past, present, future). Select the sentence with the correct shift in verb tense.
Radishes are the crops that grow best in temperatures below 80 F.
Radishes were the crops that grow best in temperatures below 80 F.
Radishes are the crops that are grown best in temperatures below 80 F.
Correct as is.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the verb tenses in each sentence (past, present, future). Select the sentence with the correct shift in verb tense.
My mom planted the seeds that we will buy yesterday.
My mom planted the seeds that we buy yesterday.
My mom will plant the seeds that we will buy yesterday.
My mom planted the seeds that we bought yesterday.
Correct as is.
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