Identifying Verb Tense Errors

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SAT Writing › Identifying Verb Tense Errors

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Allowed the students to continue their protest, the police stood watch without making a move.

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Margaret carried her dog, which was often clad in a pink and white argyle sweater, everywhere she goes. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

As soon as I bought an expensive patio umbrella I am finding them on clearance everywhere. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Although Steven does not usually have an appetite, he has ate more tonight than anyone else at the dinner. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

The man peered around the corner, checked to see if the coast was clear. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

While most species of monkeys live in tropical areas, there is a type of monkey that lives in northern Japan, where it has snowed. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Sharleen, who knew and appreciated how much work her mother put into preparing supper each night, often misses dinners with friends because she insisted on eating at home with her family. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Reporters speculated wildly about what the prisoners had saw while they were in captivity, a time that spanned almost ten months. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Prior to accepting the post of head developer in London, Mrs. Reynolds has been spending time in France. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

She spent the afternoon wondering if having been gone to Scotland during the summer was worth the trouble. No error

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