Writer's Choice Grade 9

Unit 15: Verb Tenses and Voice

Directions: For each sentence, select the correct tense of the verb.


1.	Bobbi saved twenty dollars, but now she ________ the money.
		A)	had not found
		B)	cannot find


2.	In times past, chickens were kept in cages; today, though many farmers _________ them to roam in enclosed areas.
		A)	allowed
		B)	allow


3.	Alexandra watched the clouds as they _________ in the sky.
		A)	floated
		B)	float


4.	The Lorensons, now in their sixties, have saved fifty dollars a month since they ________ in 1960.
		A)	were married
		B)	had been married


5.	Franklin learned in the fourth grade that Earth ________ around the sun.
		A)	has revolved
		B)	revolves


6.	I will be home by six o'clock, and we ________ dinner at seven.
		A)	shall have
		B)	have had


7.	Because of compound interest, Amelia has $240.00 in her account instead of the $225.00 that she _________.
		A)	deposited
		B)	will deposit


8.	When Aunt Marcia gave me this dress, I ________ only three years old.
		A)	am
		B)	was