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Consistency of Tenses

Select the correct tense of the verb.

1. Bobbi saved twenty dollars, but now she ________ the money.

had not found
cannot find

2. In times past, chickens were kept in cages; today, though, many farmers _________ them to roam in enclosed areas.
allowed
allow

3. Alexandra watched the clouds as they _________ in the sky.
floated
float

4. The Lorensons, now in their sixties, have saved fifty dollars a month since they ________ in 1960.
were married
had been married

5. Franklin learned in the fourth grade that Earth ________ around the sun.
has revolved
revolves

6. I will be home by six o'clock, and we ________ dinner at seven.
shall have
have had

7. Because of compound interest, Amelia has $240.00 in her account instead of the $225.00 that she _________.
deposited
will deposit

8. When Aunt Marcia gave me this dress, I ________ only three years old.
am
was

9. Grandpa showed us that watering a transplanted sapling every day _______ in a healthy tree.
results
has resulted

10. Many Algonquian tribes befriended the Pilgrims and ______ them to grow corn and pumpkins.
teach
taught