Verb tense shifts

Choose the verb that completes the sentence correctly. For help with this topic, see Writing in Action, section 34a.

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Langston Hughes ____ one of the twentieth century's best-known poets, a man who is famous enough to be featured on a U.S. postage stamp.

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Chapter 34 - Verb tense shifts: - Langston Hughes ____ one of the twentieth century's best-known poets, a man who is famous enough to be featured on a U.S. postage stamp.

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Langston Hughes was born in Missouri and ____ his first twelve years in Kansas.

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Chapter 34 - Verb tense shifts: - Langston Hughes was born in Missouri and ____ his first twelve years in Kansas.

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Although Hughes ____ associated today with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, he did not arrive in New York until 1921.

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Chapter 34 - Verb tense shifts: - Although Hughes ____ associated today with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, he did not arrive in New York until 1921.

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When Langston Hughes came to New York, he ____ nineteen years old.

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Chapter 34 - Verb tense shifts: - When Langston Hughes came to New York, he ____ nineteen years old.

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Hughes quickly ____ a name for himself with his poetry when he published "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" in a national magazine in 1921.

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Chapter 34 - Verb tense shifts: - Hughes quickly ____ a name for himself with his poetry when he published "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" in a national magazine in 1921.

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Because he wanted only to write, not to teach or to work in an office, Langston Hughes ____ nearly every kind of writing.

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Chapter 34 - Verb tense shifts: - Because he wanted only to write, not to teach or to work in an office, Langston Hughes ____ nearly every kind of writing.

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He published short stories, essays, a play, and a novel; he also ____ newspaper columns and children's books.

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Chapter 34 - Verb tense shifts: - He published short stories, essays, a play, and a novel; he also ____ newspaper columns and children's books.

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During his lifetime, his poetry was very popular, and it ____ still widely read today.

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Chapter 34 - Verb tense shifts: - During his lifetime, his poetry was very popular, and it ____ still widely read today.

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A line from "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" adorns the floor of the Langston Hughes Auditorium, which ____ in Harlem.

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Chapter 34 - Verb tense shifts: - A line from "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" adorns the floor of the Langston Hughes Auditorium, which ____ in Harlem.

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Blue stone in the shape of a river ____ the floor of the auditorium, and an urn containing Hughes's ashes rests underneath the stone.

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Chapter 34 - Verb tense shifts: - Blue stone in the shape of a river ____ the floor of the auditorium, and an urn containing Hughes's ashes rests underneath the stone.