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WorksheetsConsistent Tense
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Jerome wants to be an astronaut one day, so he ________ hard in math and science.
a)
studied
b)
study
c)
studies
d)
has studied
2.
As we ___________, I asked Laura to join me for lunch.
a)
were talking
b)
talk
c)
talking
d)
have been talking
3.
The alligator _________ slowly toward its prey and did not make a sound before it pounced.
a)
was creeping
b)
crept
c)
will creep
d)
creep
4.
Traveling at speeds over 5,000 mph, the new jet aircraft __________ easily the fastest in the world!
a)
has been
b)
was
c)
is
d)
will have been
5.
Kurt _________ if his friend knew when the soccer game started.
a)
will ask
b)
asking
c)
ask
d)
asked
6.
Colvin Run Mill has a wooden water wheel and a gristmill that still _________.
a)
operates
b)
will operate
c)
operated
d)
will have operated
7.
The tornado ________ through the little town, leaving broken buildings and creating chaos.
a)
torn
b)
tore
c)
tear
d)
will have torn
8.
I __________ Jovan as he held the kite up to the sky. "Do you think it will fly?" he asked.
a)
will watch
b)
watch
c)
watched
d)
have been watching
9.
The vampire walked down the master staircase and ____________ at his next victims.
a)
will smile
b)
smile
c)
is smiling
d)
smiled
10.
The mayor said, "Crime rates in our city _________ dramatically after enforcing a curfew last year ."
a)
have dropped
b)
drop
c)
will have dropped
11.
If the club __________ its membership, it will have to raise its dues.
a)
limited
b)
limits
c)
will have limited
12.
After Capt. James Cook visited Alaska on his third voyage, he ____________ by Hawaiian islanders in 1779.
a)
is killed
b)
is killing
c)
was killed
d)
will have been killed
13.
Most people associate penguins with Antartica, but many penguins actually ___________ along the coasts of Africa and South America.
a)
lived
b)
have lived
c)
lives
d)
live
14.
Add another verb that is in the same tense as the existing verb in red:
My father laughs whenever he _____ a joke.
My father laughs whenever he _____ a joke.
a)
told
b)
is telling
c)
tells
d)
is going to tell
15.
Add another verb that is in the same tense as the existing verb in red:
While we waited in the queue, someone ________ in front.
While we waited in the queue, someone ________ in front.
a)
pushed
b)
pushes
c)
is pushing
d)
was pushing
16.
Add another verb that is in the same tense as the existing verb in red:
When he _______ the state of the room, the detective suspected foul play.
When he _______ the state of the room, the detective suspected foul play.
a)
could see
b)
was seeing
c)
will see
d)
saw
17.
Add another verb that is in the same tense as the existing verb in red:
Margaret ________ the piano when she was five years old.
Margaret ________ the piano when she was five years old.
a)
was playing
b)
plays
c)
played
d)
will play
18.
Alter the verbs in red to make the tense consistent in each sentence:
When I walked in the room, the guests (will stare) ________ at me.
When I walked in the room, the guests (will stare) ________ at me.
a)
are staring
b)
stare
c)
stared
d)
were staring
19.
Alter the verb in red to make the tense consistent in each sentence:
It will be spring soon and the bulbs (bloom) ________.
It will be spring soon and the bulbs (bloom) ________.
a)
are blooming
b)
will be blooming
c)
bloomed
d)
will bloom
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