Verb Tense

More Resources For Verb Consistency:

• More on Verb Tense Consistency from towson.edu

  • Controlling Shifts in Verb Tense (OWL)

Practice Quizzes on Verb Tense Consistency 

• An Exercise on Verb Tense Consistency 

• Verb Tense Consistency Self Test

• Towson Verb Tense Exercise 1 

• Towson Verb Tense Exercise 2

Keeping Verbs Consistent 

Do not change tenses when there is no time change for the action.

INCORRECT: 

During the lecture, George left and Cindy falls asleep.

                                                                               past tense                                 present tense

CORRECT: 

                                                                                          past tense      

During the lecture, George left and Cindy 

         past tense     

dropped her books.