SAT Prep - Verb Tenses

Had the committee’s recommendation been followed earlier, the issue _______ far more efficiently.

• could resolve
• had resolved
• would have been resolved
• has been resolved

By the time the panel reaches a decision, the research team _______ alternative solutions to mitigate the problem.

• had already proposed
• will have already proposed
• has already proposed
• already proposed

Even though the scientist’s findings _______ widely accepted today, they were initially dismissed by her peers as implausible.

• have become
• had become
• will become
• would have become

If the data _______ properly analyzed before publication, the errors in the study could have been avoided.

• had been
• have been
• were being
• will be

While many critics claim the novel _______ its significance over time, recent analysis suggests that its impact remains profound.

• had lost
• loses
• will lose
• has lost

By the time the conference adjourned, the participants _______ several amendments to the proposal.

• will have introduced
• have introduced
• had introduced
• were introducing

Despite the warning signs, it was not until after the financial crisis that analysts realized they _______ the market’s vulnerabilities.

• have underestimated
• will have underestimated
• had underestimated
• would underestimate

Although she initially dismissed the idea, the professor later acknowledged that the alternative hypothesis _______ merit.

• has
• had
• will have
• would have

Had the negotiations proceeded as planned, the treaty _______ long before tensions escalated.

• could have been signed
• was signed
• has been signed
• will be signed

For years, astronomers _______ the existence of an Earth-like exoplanet, but only recently has technology advanced enough to confirm it.

• suspected
• had suspected
• have suspected
• would have suspected