Shifts in Tense

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).

My cat rolls over and then purred very softly.

• correct

• rolled

• rolling

Fix any verbs that dont match the tense of the verb written in blue. (There are 2)
Tracy took the clipboard, will walk down the hall, and passes it to the art teacher.

• walked/passed

• will walk/will pass

• walked/will pass

• will walk/will pass

Fix any verbs that dont match the tense of the verb written in blue.  (There are 2)
When Jennifer finishes grading the papers, she took them back to work and had put them in the file cabinet.

• finished/put

• will finish/will put

• will finish/put

Is the sentence written correctly?
When I finished the race, I checking the race results.

• No

• Yes

The referee closely watches the players as they ______ around the field.

• will move

• move

• moved

If the bank is closing early, I would have to come back tomorrow to deposit my check.

• correct

• incorrect

Identify the correct shift in tense: "Yesterday, she says she will go to the market."

• A) said she would go

• B) says she will go

• C) said she will go

• D) says she would go

Choose the sentence with the correct tense shift: "He was running when he suddenly falls."

• A) He was running when he suddenly fell.

• B) He is running when he suddenly fell.

• C) He was running when he suddenly falls.

• D) He runs when he suddenly fell.

Select the correct verb tense to complete the sentence: "By the time we arrived, the concert _____."

• A) had started

• B) has started

• C) started

• D) starts