Verb tense and mood 3

In each pair, click on the sentence in which the verb tense or mood is correct.

For help with this exercise, see Survey of tenses.

Example

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◯ Last semester’s course in environmental studies gave me a new appreciation for how important the oceans were to our survival.
◯ Last semester’s course in environmental studies gave me a new appreciation for how important the oceans are to our survival.
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◯ I refused to pay for the baseball card when I discovered that it had been bent during shipping.
◯ I refused to pay for the baseball card when I discovered that it was bent during shipping.
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◯ We had been instructed to have finished our research proposals by October 15.
◯ We had been instructed to finish our research proposals by October 15.
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◯ When we were running to catch the bus, I had realized that my cell phone was still on the kitchen table.
◯ When we were running to catch the bus, I realized that my cell phone was still on the kitchen table.
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◯ If my grandfather were alive today, he would be appalled by the amount of debt that the average American has.
◯ If my grandfather was alive today, he would be appalled by the amount of debt that the average American has.
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◯ In Dave Eggers’s novel What Is the What, the main character recounts stories from his childhood in Sudan during the civil war of 1983–2005.
◯ In Dave Eggers’s novel What Is the What, the main character recounted stories from his childhood in Sudan during the civil war of 1983–2005.
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◯ As usual, Monica fell asleep by the time the movie ended.
◯ As usual, Monica had fallen asleep by the time the movie ended.
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◯ As I kept watch over the sauce, Emilia rolled out the dough.
◯ As I kept watch over the sauce, Emilia had rolled out the dough.
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◯ Caitlin seems to forget the study group meeting.
◯ Caitlin seems to have forgotten the study group meeting.
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◯ James insisted that we stayed in his “spare room,” which was really just an oversized closet.
◯ James insisted that we stay in his “spare room,” which was really just an oversized closet.
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