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Choose the sentence that includes a verb in simple present tense. |
| | A) | The fairy tale had begun with "Once upon a time." |
| | B) | The fairy tale began with "Once upon a time." |
| | C) | The fairy tale begins with "Once upon a time." |
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Choose the sentence that includes a verb in simple present tense. |
| | A) | The flowers and trees bend in the wind. |
| | B) | The flowers and trees bent in the wind. |
| | C) | The flowers and trees were bending in the wind. |
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Choose the sentence that includes a verb in simple present tense. |
| | A) | Mosquitoes bit the unsuspecting victims. |
| | B) | Mosquitoes bite the unsuspecting victims. |
| | C) | Mosquitoes had bitten the unsuspecting victims. |
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Choose the sentence that includes a verb in simple present tense. |
| | A) | The train whistle had blown every night at suppertime. |
| | B) | The train whistle blew every night at suppertime. |
| | C) | The train whistle blows every night at suppertime. |
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Choose the sentence that includes a verb in simple present tense. |
| | A) | My heart breaks at least once every day. |
| | B) | My heart broke at least once every day. |
| | C) | My heart had broken at least once every day. |
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Click on the sentence that includes a verb in simple future tense. |
| | A) | The maid will wring the wet sheets and blankets. |
| | B) | The maid wrings out the wet sheets and blankets. |
| | C) | The maid has wrung out the wet sheets and blankets. |
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Click on the passage where all verbs are in simple past tense. |
| | A) | Peter is energetic. He never walks anywhere; he always runs. |
| | B) | Peter is energetic. He never walked anywhere; he always ran. |
| | C) | Peter was energetic. He never walked anywhere; he always ran. |
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Choose the sentence in which all the verbs are in simple past tense. |
| | A) | Babysitting my six-year-old nephew in the park was not easy, and it paid nothing. |
| | B) | Babysitting my six-year-old nephew in the park is not easy, and it pays nothing. |
| | C) | Babysitting my six-year-old nephew in the park will not be easy, and it pays nothing. |
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Choose the sentence in which all the verbs are in simple past tense. |
| | A) | He will often jump across the brook and catch frogs. |
| | B) | He often jumped across the brook and caught frogs. |
| | C) | He often jumped across the brook and catches frogs. |
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Choose the passage in which all the verbs are in simple past tense. |
| | A) | Susan liked to read murder mysteries. She borrowed at least five mysteries a week from the library. She even belonged to a mystery book club. |
| | B) | Susan likes to read murder mysteries. She borrowed at least five mysteries a week from the library. She even belongs to a mystery book club. |
| | C) | Susan liked to read murder mysteries. She borrows at least five mysteries a week from the library. She even belongs to a mystery book club. |
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Choose the passage in which all the verbs are in simple past tense. |
| | A) | Those English professors appear to be very educated. They know all about literature and quote lines from different novels and poems. |
| | B) | Those English professors appeared to be very educated. They knew all about literature and quoted lines from different novels and poems. |
| | C) | Those English professors appear to be very educated. They know all about literature and will quote lines from different novels and poems. |
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Choose the passage in which all the verbs are in simple present tense. |
| | A) | My mother bakes good pies. She uses only the best ingredients and will cook them to perfection. |
| | B) | My mother bakes good pies. She will use only the best ingredients and will cook them to perfection. |
| | C) | My mother bakes good pies. She uses only the best ingredients and cooks them to perfection. |
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Choose the passage in which all the verbs are in simple present tense. |
| | A) | Jaime studies hard. He comes home from school at 3:00 p.m. and immediately begins his math homework. |
| | B) | Jaime studies hard. He comes home from school at 3:00 p.m. and immediately began his math homework. |
| | C) | Jaime studied hard. He comes home from school at 3:00 p.m. and immediately began his math homework. |
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Choose the passage in which all the verbs are in simple present tense. |
| | A) | I worked at the mall, but I spent more money than I earned. |
| | B) | I work at the mall, but I spend more money than I earn. |
| | C) | I am working at the mall, but I spent more money than I earned. |
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Choose the passage in which all of the verbs are in simple present tense. |
| | A) | The flautists played soft melodies while the drummers beat their drums in unison. People loved the performance. |
| | B) | The flautists play soft melodies while the drummers beat their drums in unison. People love the performance. |
| | C) | The flautists are playing soft melodies while the drummers beat their drums in unison. People loved the performance. |
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Choose the sentence that uses a verb form or forms correctly. |
| | A) | All federally elected officials must pledge upholding their oath of allegiance to the queen. |
| | B) | All federally elected officials must pledge to uphold their oath of allegiance to the queen. |
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Choose the sentence that uses verb forms correctly. |
| | A) | His doctor insists that he gets a physical every year. |
| | B) | His doctor insists that he get a physical every year. |
| | C) | His doctor insists that he will get a physical every year. |
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Choose the sentence that uses verb forms correctly. |
| | A) | If Rhett had had a reason to give a damn, he would stay. |
| | B) | If Rhett had had a reason to give a damn, he would had stayed. |
| | C) | If Rhett had had a reason to give a damn, he would have stayed. |
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Choose the sentence that uses verb forms correctly. |
| | A) | The nymph Daphne refused to submit to the advances of Apollo, a god who had fallen madly in love with her. |
| | B) | The nymph Daphne refused submitting to the advances of Apollo, a god who had fallen madly in love with her. |
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Choose the sentence whose main verb is in past progressive tense. |
| | A) | Believing they were members of the master race, the Nazis are attempting to eradicate people they considered inferior. |
| | B) | Believing they were members of the master race, the Nazis were attempting to eradicate people they considered inferior. |
| | C) | Believing they were members of the master race, the Nazis attempted to eradicate people they considered inferior. |
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