Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Tense Consistency Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on creating Tense Consistency.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Tense Consistency Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on creating Tense Consistency.
Other
Mc Graw Hill: Avoid Shifts in Verb Tense
This reference from the McGraw-Hill CCCS Literacy eHandbook discusses the importance of keeping a consistent verb tense when writing. Students will see examples of ways to correct sentences that contain incorrect verb tense shifts. A...
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Tense Shift Power Point
Learn about using consistent verb tenses and practice identifying tense shifts in questions that could be found on standardized tests.
Other
Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Writing Center: Shifty Tenses
Notes about verb tense, when it should and should not be changed, and what tense is best to use when writing about literature.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Verb Tense Consistency: Lesson 1
A slideshow explaining how to maintain verb tense consistency. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Verb tense consistency" and is followed by a three-quesiton quiz to check for understanding.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Verb Tense Consistency: Lesson 2
A video explaining how to maintain verb tense consistency. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Verb tense consistency" and is followed by a three-question multiple choice quiz. [7:25]
Towson University
Towson University: Verb Tense Consistency
After reviewing verb tenses, this online writing support shows how to maintain verb tense consistency within in sentences, withing paragraphs, and within entire essays.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Verb Tense
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will use verb tenses with increasing accuracy in speaking and writing. Students will use past tense consistently for narration, and will recognize and use the term 'verb' appropriately.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Grammar Verb Tense
[Free Registration/Login Required] Help students to use verb tenses with increasing accuracy in speaking and writing, e.g. catch/caught. Use past tense consistently for narration. Help students to use the term 'verb' appropriately.
Other
H&h Publishing: Identify Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense
Practice improving four sentences by correct verb tense shifts and eliminating unnecessary words.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Editing for Coherence and Transition
In this lesson, students will learn how to edit sentences so they move seamlessly from one to another within a paragraph; however, they can use the same methods to ensure that paragraphs move seamlessly from one to another in an entire...
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Shifts in Writing
Five areas to edit for shifts in writing: Consistent Point of View, Consistent Verb Tenses, Verbs Consistent in Mood and Voice, Shifts from Indirect to Direct Questions/Quotations, and Shifts from British to American English. Each area...
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Avoiding Shifts Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on correcting Faulty Shifts in tenses.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Avoiding Shifts Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on correcting Faulty Shifts.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Avoiding Shifts Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on correcting Faulty Shifts.