Verb Tense Consistency

Are the verb tenses consistent?

I went to school to be a psychologist. It takes eight years to get my degree.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Are the verb tenses consistent?

I was speeding on the expressway when a cop approaches with its flashing lights on.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Are the verb tenses consistent?

Next Sunday, I will cook dinner for the whole family. I will buy all the food from Costco.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Are the verb tenses consistent?

I always do my homework on Sundays, because I went to basketball practice on Saturdays. 

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Are the verb tenses consistent?

At the football game yesterday, the quarterback scored a touchdown and the crowd went wild.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Are the verb tenses consistent?

We worked hard, practice daily, and eventually won the championship.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Choose the sentence that is written with the CORRECT VERB TENSE CONSISTENCY.

• A fable is a brief story that usually included animal characters and a moral.

• A fable is a brief story that has included animal characters and a moral.

• A fable is a brief story that usually includes animal characters and a moral.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Choose the sentence that is written with the CORRECT VERB TENSE CONSISTENCY.

• Many people associate the fables with Aesop, but some attributed the animal fables to an imaginary author.

• Many people associate the fables with Aesop, but some attribute the animal fables to an imaginary author.

• Many people have associated the fables with Aesop, but some will attribute the animal fables to an imaginary author.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Choose the sentence that is written with the CORRECT VERB TENSE CONSISTENCY.

• The characters in a fable are usually animals that were given human characteristics, which is known as personification, by the way.

• The characters in a fable are usually animals that will be given human characteristics, which was known as personification, by the way.

• The characters in a fable are usually animals that are given human characteristics, which is known as personification, by the way.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Choose the sentence that is written with the CORRECT VERB TENSE CONSISTENCY.

• As you read, you can figure out the message that each fable conveys.

• As you read, you can figure out the message that each fable conveyed.

• As you read, you can figure out the message that each fable will convey.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D