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Shifts in Verb Tense

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Questions in this quiz (10)

  1. 1Verb tense has to do with _________ a verb happened.
    1. Ahow
    2. Bwhen
    3. Cwhy
  2. 2Fill in the blank correctly:

    Sheila carried her books to her car and ________ them into the back seat.
    1. Aplace
    2. Bplaced
    3. Cplacing
  3. 3Fill in the blank correctly:

    Macy is such a wonderful dancer, and she ___________ beautifully.
    1. Aperformed
    2. Bperforms
    3. Cperforming
  4. 4Fill in the blank correctly:

    The kitten will be given to a new family, and it __________ happy there.
    1. Awould be
    2. Bwill be
    3. Cwould've been
  5. 5Fill in the blank correctly:

    Dinner was chicken, peas, and bread, but tomorrow _______ steak, zucchini, and potatoes.
    1. Awill be
    2. Bwould've been
    3. Cwas
  6. 6Fill in the blank correctly:

    The test was really hard, but I _______ I did well.
    1. Afeel
    2. Bfelt
    3. Cfeeling
    4. Dwill feel
  7. 7Read the following sentence:

    Daniel was so polite, and he always remembers to say "please" and "thank you."

    Does this sentence contain an incorrect shift in verb?
    1. AYes; "remembers" should be past tense (remembered)
    2. BNo
    3. CYes; "remembers" should be future tense (will remember)
  8. 8Read the following sentence:

    Carly played video games all afternoon today, but she went to school tomorrow.

    Is there an incorrect shift in verb tense?
    1. AYes; "go" should be present tense (goes)
    2. BYes; "go" should be future tense (will go)
    3. CNo
  9. 9Read the following sentence:

    The children ran after the ball and enjoyed their game.

    Is there an incorrect shift in verb tense?
    1. ANo
    2. BYes; "enjoyed" should be present tense (enjoy)
    3. CYes; "enjoyed" should be future tense (will enjoy)
  10. 10Read the following sentence:

    Chocolate tastes good with peanut butter, and cookies tasted good with milk.

    Is there an incorrect shift in verb tense?
    1. ANo
    2. BYes; "tasted" should be present tense (tastes)
    3. CYes; "tasted" should be future tense (will taste)

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Students will recognize correct and incorrect shifts in verb tense.
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