Lab Activities
Lab Activity 37: Making Verb Tenses Correct and Consistent
 
 
Objective: To use correct and consistent verb tenses.

Step 2: Select the correct verb tense for each blank.


      1. For many years, Jimi Hendrix ________ one of my mother's favorite musicians. 

  is
  was
  will be
  has been


      2. Hendrix ________ fame in the 1960s for his innovative guitar playing. 

  achieved
  achieves
  achieving
  achievement


      3. He ________ his first electric guitar when he was twelve. 

  got
  gets
  has
  gotten


      4. He ________ back-up guitar for many R & B groups, including Ike and Tina Turner, Little Richard, and the Isley Brothers. 

  plays
  played
  playing
  play


      5. He ________ his first band in late 1965. 

  form
  formed
  was formed
  forms


      6. By 1967, the Jimi Hendrix Experience ________ fame and accolades to Jimi and his band mates. 

  brings
  brought
  is bringing
  brang


      7. Hendrix ________ a celebrity in both America and Great Britain. 

  becomes
  became
  is becoming
  has become


      8. Through the rest of his short life he ________ to amaze fans and critics alike with his talent and creativity on the guitar. 

  continues
  continued
  is continuing
  continuation


      9. He ________ in 1970. 

  dies
  died
  has died
  was dying


      10. His innovative guitar playing ________ Jimi Hendrix as a legend in his own time. 

  establishes
  established
  was established
  was establishing







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