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Tense Consistency In ParagraphsSet 8

1She has found that nobody can help her if she did not try her best to do it herself.

2Most people ..... at work when the fire ......

3Is the tense of an italicized verb correct or does it need to be changed to match verb tense?Betty finishes the first draft quickly, but she labored over the revision for hours.

4I ..... what you ..... me but I don't agree.

5When I was only a child, my father teaches me how to play soccer.

6Justin has packed a lemon soda, a blanket, and waters the plants before leaving.

7We always ..... cheese sandwiches for supper but this evening we ..... toast.

8Last week, I ..... my scarf, and now I ..... my gloves.

9I was late. She is not there anymore when I arrived.

10Find the mistake:It was English that is used by people all over the world.

11Revise the following sentence to maintain verb tense consistency: "He finishes his homework and went to bed."

12Recognize the tense shift: I was reading a book, and then I go to sleep.

13Rectify the error by choosing the correct option.My mother bakes a chocolate cake for me. I was so delighted when the important day arrived.

14Why is it important to avoid changing verb tenses in writing?

15Choose the correct variant: Rosemary often ..... to work by bus, but she ..... to work by taxi yesterday.

16Maya writes a letter to her cousin last night. She tells her all about the new puppy. Which revision keeps both verbs in the same time frame?

17He first ..... to Vietnam in 2012. Since then, he ..... to visit three times

18Identify the error in verb tense consistency in the following sentence: "He walks to school every day and forgot his lunch yesterday."

19Check the sentence below as true or false.Yesterday is a day when everything went wrong.

20Which revision most effectively maintains consistent verb tense in the sentence below? He opens the door and looked outside.

21Methodology should be written in present tense.

22Read the paragraph. Choose the verb that keeps consistent tense. We played on the playground and ..... the ball across the grass.

23Select the sentence that contains an INappropriate shift in verb tense.

24Fix the verb that doesn't match the tense of the verb in bold.I started a movie, but I fall fast asleep after just five or ten minutes.

25How did the accident happen? B: Well ..... The driver ..... when the accident .....

26A ..... (I / not speak) to you yesterday because you looked busy when I saw you.B Yes, ..... (I / try) to repair my printer when you came in.

27Those students ..... since the lesson .....

28She studied very hard so she can pass the exam. A) studied B) hard C) can D) pass

29Fix the verb that doesn't match the tense of the verb in bold.Mimi pays her fare and then waited on the platform for the next train.

30Recognize the tense shift in the sentence: 'He was running when he falls.'

31Given the sentence "He was running to the store and buys some milk," identify the error and explain how to correct it.

32Students ..... already their tests and now they .....