Hoboken Elementary Shifts in Verbs

Which sentence uses verb shifts correctly?

• We ate a taco for lunch and will walk around the track.

• Susan cuddles her puppy and walked him outside.

• The girls play battle ball, and the boys will play basketball.

• We wrote our names on a piece of paper and listened to the teacher's directions.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which sentence uses shifts in verbs correctly?

• Mary slowly walks to the kitchen, as the lights went off.

• Mary slowly walked to the kitchen, as the lights went off.

• Mary slowly will walk to the kitchen, as the lights go off.

• Mary is slowly walking to the kitchen as the lights went off.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which sentence uses shifts in verbs correctly?

• My teacher smiled at me when I enter the room.

• My teacher smiles at me when I entered the room.

• My teacher will smile at me when I entered the room.

• My teacher smiles at me when I enter the room.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which sentence uses the correct shift in verbs?

• When George goes to the grocery store, he bought a bag of apples.

• When George went to the grocery store, he buys a bag of apples.

• When George is going to the grocery store, he will buy a bag of apples.

• When George went to the grocery store, he bought a bag of apples.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which sentence uses shifts in verbs correctly?

• Harry walks to the bus stop and waits for the school bus.

• Mary rode to school and talks to her mom in the car.

• Jeff runs to the parking lot and found his mom waiting.

• Sally skips down the hall and smiled at her teachers.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which sentence uses shifts in verbs correctly?

• Kevin had set the table while Mary tosses the salad.

• Kevin is setting the table while Mary is tossing the salad.

• Kevin sets the table while Mary tossed the salad.

• Kevin will set the table while Mary tossed the salad.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Look at the following sentence. Change the second verb to match the tense of the underlined verb.

John reads out loud while the class listened.

• will listen

• was listening

• listens

• had listened

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Look at the following sentence. Change the second verb to match the tense of the underlined verb.

Jan will expect a birthday gift, so we had to get her one.

• got

• are getting

• had gotten

• will get

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Look at the following sentence. Change the second verb to match the tense of the underlined verb.

When Ken got to school, he goes straight to class.

• will go

• is going

• went

• will be going

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence uses shifts in verbs correctly?

• Rachel climbed the tree and rescues the cat.

• Yesterday, Ron went to the carnival and is enjoying the rides.

• When I get to the mall, I called you.

• The caterpillar crawled slowly and munched some leaves.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E