EXERCISE G2–11 Verb tense and mood

EXERCISE G2-11Verb tense and mood

Click on the correct verb form in the parentheses.

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Question

Because Mark (picked / had picked) her up the previous evening, she assumed he would appear the next evening as well.

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EXERCISE G2-11 Verb tense and mood - 1 of 10: Because Mark (picked / had picked) her up the previous evening, she assumed he would appear the next evening as well.

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Ken recommended that Juan (remain / remains) on the beginner slopes for at least a week.

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EXERCISE G2-11 Verb tense and mood - 2 of 10: Ken recommended that Juan (remain / remains) on the beginner slopes for at least a week.

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If it (was / were) only the two of us, we could afford the trip; but we cannot afford airfare for the whole family.

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EXERCISE G2-11 Verb tense and mood - 3 of 10: If it (was / were) only the two of us, we could afford the trip; but we cannot afford airfare for the whole family.

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Before Kate was three years old, she knew that there (are / were) one hundred pennies in one dollar.

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EXERCISE G2-11 Verb tense and mood - 4 of 10: Before Kate was three years old, she knew that there (are / were) one hundred pennies in one dollar.

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Our neighbor stood at the door looking so pale and ashen that we thought he (just saw / had just seen) a ghost.

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EXERCISE G2-11 Verb tense and mood - 5 of 10: Our neighbor stood at the door looking so pale and ashen that we thought he (just saw / had just seen) a ghost.

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Toni could be an excellent student if she (wasn’t / weren’t) so distracted by problems at home.

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EXERCISE G2-11 Verb tense and mood - 6 of 10: Toni could be an excellent student if she (wasn’t / weren’t) so distracted by problems at home.

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Craig’s own mother asked that the principal (expel / expels) him from school.

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EXERCISE G2-11 Verb tense and mood - 7 of 10: Craig’s own mother asked that the principal (expel / expels) him from school.

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By 8:00 a.m., everyone in the family (left / had left) for work or school.

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EXERCISE G2-11 Verb tense and mood - 8 of 10: By 8:00 a.m., everyone in the family (left / had left) for work or school.

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In the feminist rewriting of Sleeping Beauty, the girl (is / was) not awakened by a prince.

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EXERCISE G2-11 Verb tense and mood - 9 of 10: In the feminist rewriting of Sleeping Beauty, the girl (is / was) not awakened by a prince.

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I would like (to tour / to have toured) Europe after graduation, but I had to go to work immediately.

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EXERCISE G2-11 Verb tense and mood - 10 of 10: I would like (to tour / to have toured) Europe after graduation, but I had to go to work immediately.