Tenses Titans | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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I was terribly disappointed with my grade because I studied very hard.

I was terribly disappointed with my grade because I had studied very hard. (change studied to had studied)

2. As Barbara puts in her contact lenses, the telephone rang.

2. As Barbara puts in her contact lenses, the telephone rang. (change puts to put) OR As Barbara puts in her contact lenses, the telephone rings.

Harry wants to show his friends the photos he took last summer.

1. We stand patiently, hoping that change ____________________. (use future tense)

We stand patiently, hoping that change will occur.

1. If the club limited its membership, it would have to raise its dues.

1. If the club limited its membership, it will have to raise its dues. (change will to would)

Scientists predict that the sun will die in the distant future.

The doctor suggested bed rest for the patient, who suffers from a bad cold.

The doctor suggested bed rest for the patient, who was suffering from a bad cold. (change suffers to was suffering)

The boy insisted that he has paid for the candy bars.

The boy insisted that he had paid for the candy bars. (change has to had)

5. After Capt. James Cook visited Alaska on his third voyage, he is killed by Hawaiian islanders in 1779.

U 5. After Capt. James Cook visited Alaska on his third voyage, he was killed by Hawaiian islanders in 1779. (change is to was)

The moderator asks for questions as soon as the speaker has finished.

The moderator asks for questions as soon as the speaker has finished. (asks as habitual action; will ask is also possible)

8. Everyone hopes the plan would work.

Everyone hoped the plan would work. (change hopes to hoped)

4. By the time negotiations began, many pessimists have expressed doubt about them.

By the time negotiations began, many pessimists had expressed doubt about them. (change have to had )