Determining Appropriate Verb Tense
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Gloria Salinas
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What do verbs do?
Verbs have different tenses, which tell you whether an action happened in the past, is happening in the present, or will happen in the future.
A grammatical error can occur when the wrong tense is used in a sentence.
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Multiple Choice
The theme of the upcoming conference on education was the importance of being academically ready for high school.
was
will be
has been
was being
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HERE'S A TIP💡
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In addition to phrasal clues, remember that a verb can tell you three things:
(1) when the action began (past, present, or future).
(2) whether it happened before, after, or during another action.
(3) whether it is continuous.
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Multiple Choice
He could sing before large groups if he were asked.
sing
sang
sung
singed
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Multiple Choice
The engineer has designed and to build his own home.
to build
builds
built
had built
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Multiple Choice
Men's tailored clothing sales have been stagnant in recent years as consumers assembled business casual wardrobes. replacing suits with budget khakis and knit shirts.
assembled business casual
wardrobes, replacing
have assembled business casual
wardrobes, replacing
have assembled business casual
wardrobes and replacing
had assembled business casual
wardrobes, replacing
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Multiple Choice
Curare has little effect when ingested, but few people are known to recover from its effects when the poison is introduced directly into the bloodstream.
but few people are known to
recover from its effects
but few people are known to have
recovered from its effects
but its effects are known to allow
few people to recover
and few people are known to
recover from its effects
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