Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Exercise : Tense Consistency Exercise 1
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with applying consistent verb tenses.
Other
H&h Publishing: Identify Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense
Practice improving four sentences by correct verb tense shifts and eliminating unnecessary words.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Was and Were Worksheets
In this learning module, students will distinguish between the verb "was" and the verb "were" in context. A video lesson, verbs chart, and reinforcement worksheets are provided. This module is designed to support all students via...
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Avoiding Shifts
This entry focuses on avoiding shifts when writing sentences including shifts in verb tense, mood, number, person, discourse, and sentence structure. It provides explanation and examples of each type of error and explanation and examples...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Preterite vs Imperfect Review
Comprehensive review of the preterite and imperfect past tenses. Includes regular, irregular, and stem-changing conjugations. Rules for usage and time expressions in Spanish are listed. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Word Study With Henry and Mudge
Contains plans for six second or third grade lessons that use "Henry and Mudge: The First Book" by Cynthia Rylant to teach high-frequency spelling words, base words, the past tense marker -ed, phonemic patterns, predicting, and...
Other
English Made in Brazil: Erros Comuns (Common Errors)
An explanation of the most common grammatical errors that Portuguese speakers are likely to make in English. Each error is analyzed, with special attention to mistakes Portuguese speakers typically make when translating their language's...
Council of Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations: u.s. Cuban Relations
The tense relationship between USA and Cuba is a complicated one. This article addresses ten topics including the current status between the countries, public opinion, main issues in conflict, role of Raul Castro, why Cuba is on world...
University of Sydney (Australia)
The Write Site: What Are Sentence Fragments?
This learning module provides a clear explanation of sentence fragments. Hints for finding sentence fragments are provided, along with explanations about how to fix them.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Answer Key for Grammar Evaluation 3 [Pdf]
This is the answer key for a 22-question, grammar test requiring students to correct sentences with miscellaneous usage errors.