WorksheetsShifts in Verb Tenses
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Choose the option that corrects the underlined verb or verb phrase.
Margaret was setting the table when the doorbell ringing.
rings
will ring
rang
correct as is
Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence.
Whenever I look at a bright light, I _____ .
sneezed
sneeze
had sneezed
Choose the option that corrects the underlined verb or verb phrase.
The baby has not taken a nap, so she was very cranky.
is
were
are
correct as is
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Carmen ran across the room and _____ her toe on the leg of the coffee table.
stubs
stubbed
will have stubbed
Choose the option that corrects the underlined verb or verb phrase.
The game will have ended by the time the rain begins.
began
begin
had begun
correct as is
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The actor kept on performing as if he hadn’t _____ a mistake.
makes
make
made
Choose the option that corrects the underlined verb or verb phrase.
The trainer yells out a command, and the dog rolled over.
had rolled
rolls
will have rolled
correct as is
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While I play the drums, Janice _____ and strums her guitar.
sang
sung
sings
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After you hear the thunder, you will see a bolt of lightning.
saw
had seen
were seeing
correct as is
Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence.
Fabian cannot play games on his iPad until he _____ his chores.
finishes
finished
will finish
Choose the option that corrects the underlined verb or verb phrase.
By the time you wake up, I U breakfast.
had eaten
was eating
will be eating
correct as is
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After Milo watches the show, he _____ dinner at the restaurant.
will eat
had eaten
was eating
Choose the option that corrects the underlined verb or verb phrase.
The wave had knocked me down and covers me in seaweed.
covered
is covering
will have covered
correct as is
Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence.
I hit a home run in the ninth inning, but my team still _____ the game.
loses
will lose
lost
Choose the option that corrects the underlined verb or verb phrase.
My parents are sleeping, so please talked quietly.
were talking
talks
talk
correct as is
Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence.
Saul was distraught because he _____ his grandfather’s pocket watch.
loses
had lost
will have lost
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I had waited for the store to open for over an hour before I finally leave.
left
will be leaving
leaves
correct as is
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Julie and Lisa _____ because their team lost the championship.
were crying
will have cried
crying
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The ants were swarming the scoop of ice cream that I drop on the ground.
was dropping
drops
had dropped
correct as is
Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence.
Hugo _____ to volunteer at the animal shelter, but was too busy with school work.
wanted
wants
will want
