Verb Consistency

Change the underlined verb to keep verb consistency:

As Barbara puts in her contact lenses, the telephone rang.

If the sentence is incorrect, change it to the correct verb tense:

Thousands of people will see the art exhibit by the time it closes.

• Change to "would see"

• Change to "saw"

• Change to "closed"

• No changes

Change the underlined verb to maintain verb consistency:

By the time negotiations began, many pessimists have expressed doubt about them.

If the sentence is incorrect, change it to the correct verb tense:

After Capt. James Cook visited Alaska on his third voyage, he is killed by Hawaiian islanders in 1779.

• Change to "was killed"

• Change to "kills"

• Change to "visits"

• Change to "had visited"

If the sentence is incorrect, make changes to maintain verb consistency:

I was terribly disappointed with my grade because I will study very hard.

• No changes

• Change to "studies"

• Change to "studying"

• Change to "had studied"

If the sentence is incorrect, change the verb to maintain consistency:

The moderator asks for questions as soon as the speaker has finished.

• No change

• Change to "asked"

• Change to "had finished"

• Change to "asking"

Change the underlined verb to make the sentence correct:

Everyone hopes the plan would work.

If the sentence is incorrect, change the verb to maintain consistency:

Scientists predict that the sun will die in the distant future.

• No change

• Change to "predicts"

• Change to "died"

• Change to "has died"

Change the verb to maintain consistency:

The boy insisted that he has paid for the candy bars.

Change the underlined verb to maintain consistency:

The dog barked when the door bell rings.