Verb Tense Consistency

If the company followed the quality guidelines, they …………………… not land in trouble.

• will

• would

• are

• were

The telephone …………………. while I was having a bath.

• rings

• rang

• is ringing

• was ringing

Since its conception in the early 1970s, the internet ………………… . in popularity.

• grew

• grow

• has grown

• grown

If she had acted more responsibly, everything ………………… all right.

• will be

• would be

• is

• would have been

Thousands of people ……………………… see the art exhibition before it closes on Friday.

• would

• may

• will

• can

Captain James Cook ………………… . by Hawaiian islanders in 1779 while he was on a visit to Alaska.

• killed

• was killed

• had killed

• had been killed

I was terribly disappointed with my marks because I …………………… really hard.

• had worked

• worked

• am working

• was working

The teacher started asking questions as soon as she ……………………… the lessons.

• has finished

• finished

• was finished

• finishes

Everyone …………………… that she would return safely.

• had hoped

• has hoped

• hoped

• is hoping

The boy confessed that he ………………… . the money.

• has taken

• takes

• took

• had taken