Worksheet 9: Tricky Tenses
546 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT
Correct any tense errors in the following sentences.
- By the time the committee had adjourned, it voted on all four key proposals.
- In the evening, we had a nice meal with the same group of people we skied with that afternoon.
- By the time I am done with finals, I will write four major papers.
- Being nominated for office, Ellen felt that she had to run an honest campaign.
- It surprised us to learn that Venus was almost the same size as Earth.
- ReadingThe Sun Also Rises, I feel as if I’ve learned a great deal about bullfighting.
- Most Oscar nominees claimed that they were happy simply to be nominated.
- When the epidemic struck Rwanda, the entire population had suffered.
- I have never felt so free as when I am running.
- Centuries ago, physicians had believed that illnesses were caused by imbalances in bodily fluids.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- David has been the president of the club ever since it was founded.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- Over the last several years, real estate values increased by over 20%.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- Students often worry excessively about grades and will forget about actually understanding the concepts.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- We need not bother to patch the hull now that the entire boat had been inundated.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- By the time we arrived at the tent where the reception would be held, the caterers set up all the chairs.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- We will have been in this house for three years in February.
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