English 5 Grade | Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense

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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 5 Language - Verbs 2 (Questions)

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Sometimes, in compound sentences, students will use inappropriate shifts in the verb tense. These must be corrected. Other times, a shift may occur in a sentence with a dependent clause. First, the students must be able to identify them by looking at the tense of each verb in the sentence. In this quiz, the students will choose the correct verb tense or choose the problem in the sentence.

Sarah cooks dinner, makes the beds and did the laundry.
Which word causes an inappropriate verb tense shift?

[ ]	makes
[ ]	did
[ ]	the
[ ]	laundry

When the dog shakes after a bath, it threw water everywhere.
Which word causes an inappropriate verb tense shift?

[ ]	threw
[ ]	after
[ ]	when
[ ]	bath

I will look up the information on the computer in the library, then I walked outside.
Which word causes an inappropriate verb tense shift?

[ ]	look
[ ]	then
[ ]	walked
[ ]	library

The children are celebrating their teacher's birthday and they cheered for her.
Which word causes an inappropriate verb tense shift?

[ ]	cheered
[ ]	they
[ ]	celebrating
[ ]	are

When the sun came up, I pull open the blinds.
Which word causes an inappropriate verb tense shift?

[ ]	open
[ ]	when
[ ]	pull
[ ]	blinds

Sarah CHOOSES her favorite color before we painted the walls.
Which verb below should replace the capitalized verb in the sentence?

[ ]	are choosing
[ ]	choose
[ ]	had chosen
[ ]	chooses

Today, we are feeding the horses, going swimming and WILL RUN through the field.
Which verb below should replace the capitalized verb in the sentence?

[ ]	running
[ ]	is running
[ ]	ran
[ ]	runs

The janitors CLEANED the walls and mop the floors.
Which verb below should replace the capitalized verb in the sentence?

[ ]	clean
[ ]	cleans
[ ]	cleaned
[ ]	will clean

My dad will park the car and we GET out of the parking garage.
Which verb below should replace the capitalized verb in the sentence?

[ ]	got
[ ]	will get
[ ]	getting
[ ]	gotten

10.

We tiled and CLEAN the floors in my house.
Which verb below should replace the capitalized verb in the sentence?

[ ]	are cleaning
[ ]	cleans
[ ]	cleaned
[ ]	will clean

English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 5 Language - Verbs 2 (Answers)

Sarah cooks dinner, makes the beds and did the laundry.
Which word causes an inappropriate verb tense shift?

[ ]	makes
[x]	did
[ ]	the
[ ]	laundry

Since this verb is in the past tense, it should be in the present tense like the other two verbs

When the dog shakes after a bath, it threw water everywhere.
Which word causes an inappropriate verb tense shift?

[x]	threw
[ ]	after
[ ]	when
[ ]	bath

This verb should be in the present tense

I will look up the information on the computer in the library, then I walked outside.
Which word causes an inappropriate verb tense shift?

[ ]	look
[ ]	then
[x]	walked
[ ]	library

Both verbs should be in the future tense

The children are celebrating their teacher's birthday and they cheered for her.
Which word causes an inappropriate verb tense shift?

[x]	cheered
[ ]	they
[ ]	celebrating
[ ]	are

Since these are happening at the same time, it should be in the continuous tense

When the sun came up, I pull open the blinds.
Which word causes an inappropriate verb tense shift?

[ ]	open
[ ]	when
[x]	pull
[ ]	blinds

Pull is the verb in this sentence that should be changed

Sarah CHOOSES her favorite color before we painted the walls.
Which verb below should replace the capitalized verb in the sentence?

[ ]	are choosing
[ ]	choose
[x]	had chosen
[ ]	chooses

This action had to be done first and finished before the next action

Today, we are feeding the horses, going swimming and WILL RUN through the field.
Which verb below should replace the capitalized verb in the sentence?

[x]	running
[ ]	is running
[ ]	ran
[ ]	runs

This verb is consistent with the first verb

The janitors CLEANED the walls and mop the floors.
Which verb below should replace the capitalized verb in the sentence?

[x]	clean
[ ]	cleans
[ ]	cleaned
[ ]	will clean

Since mop is used, clean should be used

My dad will park the car and we GET out of the parking garage.
Which verb below should replace the capitalized verb in the sentence?

[ ]	got
[x]	will get
[ ]	getting
[ ]	gotten

The first event happened in the future and so the second one does too

10.

We tiled and CLEAN the floors in my house.
Which verb below should replace the capitalized verb in the sentence?

[ ]	are cleaning
[ ]	cleans
[x]	cleaned
[ ]	will clean

This took place in the past