Correcting Problems with Consistency of Verb Tense

For each of the following sentences, select the proper form of the verb to maintain consistency of tense throughout the set of sentences. Remember that sometimes shifts in tense are logical.

For help with this exercise, see chapter 25 of Real Essays 5e.

Example

  1. Beach volleyball players seldom (achieve, achieved) fame in the United States, but today there is an exception.
    1. achieve
    2. achieved

  1. Question 1.318

    Misty May-Treanor (is, was) definitely famous to many for her three Olympic victories.

    		A.
    		B.

  2. Question 1.319

    In 2004, she (wins, won) her first gold medal.

    		A.
    		B.

  3. Question 1.320

    The Olympic tournament (is, was) grueling for most athletes, but May-Treanor is not a typical athlete.

    		A.
    		B.

  4. Question 1.321

    In 2012, at the age of thirty-five, she (became, becomes) the first three-time medal winner in the history of her sport.

    		A.
    		B.

  5. Question 1.322

    Commentators (consider, considered) her and her partner, Kerri Walsh Jennings, the greatest beach volleyball team ever.

    		A.
    		B.

  6. Question 1.323

    After winning her second gold medal in 2008, May-Treanor (endures, endured) a serious Achilles tendon injury on Dancing with the Stars.

    		A.
    		B.

  7. Question 1.324

    She (returns, returned) to beach volleyball competition in 2009.

    		A.
    		B.

  8. Question 1.325

    Her success (is, was) evident not only in her athletic achievements.

    		A.
    		B.

  9. Question 1.326

    To help people less fortunate than herself, she (serves, served) as a sports ambassador for the Special Olympics.

    		A.
    		B.

  10. Question 1.327

    She and her husband, baseball player Matt Treanor, whom she married in 2004, now (lived, live) in Florida and California.

    		A.
    		B.