Verb tense and mood 1

In each pair, click on the sentence that has no error in the use of verb tense and mood.

For help with this exercise, see Survey of tenses.

Example

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◯ In Cervantes’s novel, Don Quixote was an idealist ill suited for life in the real world.
◯ In Cervantes’s novel, Don Quixote is an idealist ill suited for life in the real world.
Verb tense and mood 1 – 1

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◯ Visiting the technology museum inspired the high school seniors and had reminded them that science could be fun.
◯ Visiting the technology museum inspired the high school seniors and reminded them that science could be fun.
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◯ I would like to have been on the Mayflower but not to have experienced the first winter.
◯ I would have liked to have been on the Mayflower but not to have experienced the first winter.
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◯ When the director yelled “Action!” I forgot my lines, even though I had practiced my part every waking hour for three days.
◯ When the director yelled “Action!” I forgot my lines, even though I practiced my part every waking hour for three days.
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◯ If midday naps were a regular practice in American workplaces, employees will be far more productive.
◯ If midday naps were a regular practice in American workplaces, employees would be far more productive.
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