Asked by Cheril

Write five sentences about the role of education in successful financial planning, in which you correctly use a different verb tense in each sentence.
• Mark each verb used in bold and, in parentheses, identify the specific tense used.

CAN YOU TELL ME IF THE SENTENCES BELOW ARE CORRECT??

1. College graduates <b>earn<b> (simple present tense) almost twice as much during their lifetime compared to high school graduates.
2. The skills you <b>are learning<b> (present progressive tense) in college will help you get a better paying job.
3. A college degree <b>will qualify<b> (future tense) you for many new jobs or may get you a promotion in your current job.
4. Upon graduation you <b>will have expanded<b> (future perfect tense) your social network, which can help in your new career search.
5. You could have <b>saved<b> (simple past tense) money on your taxes had you taken advantage of the tax credits available to those enrolled in school.
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Answered by Writeacher
1 - 4 are fine.

5 is not. Rethink that tense.
Answered by Cheril
5. I saved (simple past tense) money on my taxes because I was enrolled in school.

Is it right now?
Answered by Cheril
Or should it be

5. Because I was enrolled in school I saved (simple past tense) money on my taxes.
Answered by Writeacher
Either one works, but if you're going to use the second one, put a comma after "school."

It was the "could have" that kept it from being <i>simple</i> past tense!
Answered by Cheril
What tense was the original sentence?
I think that sentence is the best out of the 3.
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