Read the examples Then choose the verb from the brackets that uses the same tense as the verb in the sentence. Examples: If you come west,we can look for gold together. present present There was no gold left after I arrived. past 1) [check,checked] Before I purchased the land . I __ the value of it. 2) [walk, walked]Wear a helmet before you __ into the mining shaft. 3) [call, called] I __ the police because my jewelry was missing. 4) [owe, owed]A debt is money that you __ to other people. 5) [work,worked] The workers had a low income even though they __ hard. 6) [can, could]The sisters believed that they __ start their own business. [has, had] His paper necklace __ no value, but he

1) [check, checked] Before I purchased the land, I **checked** the value of it.<br /> - The verb "purchased" is in the past tense, so "checked" should also be in the past tense.<br /><br />2) [walk, walked] Wear a helmet before you **walk** into the mining shaft.<br /> - The verb "wear" is in the present tense, so "walk" should also be in the present tense.<br /><br />3) [call, called] I **called** the police because my jewelry was missing.<br /> - The verb "was" is in the past tense, so "called" should also be in the past tense.<br /><br />4) [owe, owed] A debt is money that you **owe** to other people.<br /> - The verb "is" is in the present tense, so "owe" should also be in the present tense.<br /><br />5) [work, worked] The workers had a low income even though they **worked** hard.<br /> - The verb "had" is in the past tense, so "worked" should also be in the past tense.<br /><br />6) [can, could] The sisters believed that they **could** start their own business.<br /> - The verb "believed" is in the past tense, so "could" should also be in the past tense.<br /><br />7) [has, had] His paper necklace **had** no value, but he<br /> - The verb "had" is in the past tense, so "had" should also be in the past tense.