Sequence of Tense Answers
Directions:
Correct the sequence of tenses in the sentences below by correcting the underlined verbs on the lines at the left.
Example:
_bought_ Abigail went into the furniture store and buys a mahogany chest for her bedroom.
took 1. After Sally chose the puppy, she takes it home in a doll’s baby buggy.
lasted 2. Tricia’s new lipstick lasts for nine hours, but it smelled and tasted like turpentine.
wants 3. Regina never feels satisfied with what she does and wanted a better life for herself.
won 4. When Manny was in college, he wins his first orchid contest.
tastes 5. Luella will decide to drink bottled water after she tasted the tap water here.
wrote 6. After Maureen writes in her diary, she hid it in the secret drawer of her roll-top desk.
started 7. When Vicky retired, she starts belly dancing lessons.
has 8. Brad can never remember telephone messages, but he had memorized hundreds of sports statistics.
weighed 9. The goliath beetle we caught was more than four inches long and weighs three-and-a half ounces.
puts 10. Marlon’s lawn mower does not start on cold days unless he put it in a sunny spot for at least half an hour.