Verb Tense Consistency

She had ridden a bicycle for ten years before she (started, has started, starts) to ride a unicycle.

• starts

• started

• has started

Carlos scored the winning point and the fans (cheered, had cheered, cheer) with excitement.

• had cheered

• cheered

• cheer

Jared rushed into the room and (stopped, had stopped, stops) to catch his breath.

• stopped

• had stopped

• stops

Why didn’t he shut the window before he (left, leaves, is leaving) the house?

• leaves

• left

• is leaving

The cat twitched its tail once, curled into a ball, and quickly (fell, had fallen, falls) asleep.

• fell

• had fallen

• falls

Karinna has already finished her research and (wrote, has written, writes) most of her report.

• wrote

• has written

• writes

My mother came in, (took, had taken, takes) one look at the mess in the kitchen, and sat down in a chair.

• took

• had taken

• takes

We will need to return this book to the library after we (finished, have finished, finish) it.

• finished

• have finished

• finish

The sailboat sank because its hull (broke, is breaking, breaks).

• broke

• is breaking

• breaks

After we drank the milk, we (ate, have eaten, will eat) all the apples.

• ate

• have eaten

• will eat