Complete the paragraphs so that the verb tense stays the same throughout.
✔ simpleperfectprogressive
simple✔ perfectprogressive
simpleperfect✔ progressive
starts cryingcries✔ cried
had seen✔ sawsees
For each sentence, select the tense of the underlined verb(s). She pretends to be a police officer by dressing up. Will you change the sheets tonight? The elephant had eaten all the hay. Between 1981 and 1989, Ronald Reagan was leading the United States.
presentpast✔ future
present✔ pastfuture
present✔ pastfuture
Use your knowledge of verbs to choose the correct word in each sentence. I a little English before I moved to the United States. I English now. The boy for his English exam for months.
had studiedwill have studied✔ am studyingwill be studying
will have studied✔ was studyingwas studiedto study
For each sentence, select the aspect of the underlined verb(s). She pretends to be a police officer by dressing up. Will you change the sheets tonight? The elephant had eaten all the hay. Between 1981 and 1989, Ronald Reagan was leading the United States.
What verb tense and aspect are used in the capitalized sentence?
Which choice shows the same sentence properly written in past tense?
Which statements are written in active voice? Check all that apply.
Which sentences have the infinitives correctly underlined? Check all that apply.We’ve always wanted to jump from a plane.Selling the car to pay for our daughter’s education is our only option.She wanted to buy the dress and give it to me tonight.Although the issue was presented to the board, members have not yet voted on it.The players on the soccer team wanted to win.
Complete the paragraphs so that the verb tense stays the same throughout. Nadine's little sister Olivia loved penguins and wanted to go to the zoo. Last year, Nadine planned a trip to surprise her. It off as just an idea, but Nadine's brother insisted they work together to make it a reality. That's how the planning . First, Justin and Nadine to tell Olivia that they were going to a new park. Olivia happy to go, because she loved swings. However, when Nadine and Justin dragged her past the swings, Olivia . She didn't understand why she couldn't go play. Then, when Olivia the huge, ice-filled tank of penguins, she stopped crying. That trip was all Olivia talked about for days!
✔ beganhad begunbegins
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