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Understanding verb tenseUnderstanding verb tenseWhat are the verb tenses?
Present and present perfect
Past and past perfect
Future and future perfect
Consistency of tense
Review A
Review B
TimelineTimeline• Draw a timeline on page 46 of your
life. List 5-8 events on the time line.– Make sure you list your future
graduation date!
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Was Born1987
Started School 1991
1st time on Air plane 2001
Started highSchool 2001
GraduatedHigh school 2005
Started Teaching atSJHS 2013
Daughter isBorn 2007
What are the verb tenses?What are the verb tenses?Verbs do a lot of work in sentences. They show actions and states of being. They even take different forms to show time.
flies
flew will fly
Verb TenseVerb Tense• The tense of a verb indicates the
time of the action or state of being expressed by the verb
• Draw another time line and label it accordingly
Past Present Future
Now, label the timeline with the Now, label the timeline with the verbs. Place in them on the correct verbs. Place in them on the correct
spot on the timelinespot on the timeline...
flies
flew will fly
What are the verb tenses?What are the verb tenses?Present and present perfectPresent and present perfect
The present tense expresses an action or a state of being that is occurring now, at the present time.
Today we honor our veterans.
What are the verb tenses?What are the verb tenses?Present and present perfectPresent and present perfect
The present perfect tense
• is usually formed using the helping verb have or has plus the past participle
Mike has been in several parades.
He has played the drums in all of them.
What are the verb tenses?What are the verb tenses?Past and past perfectPast and past perfect
The past tense- action that occurs in the past.
The two friends shared the large swing.
What are the verb tenses?What are the verb tenses?Past and past perfectPast and past perfect
The past perfect tense
• is usually formed using had plus the past participle
After Maria had gone home, Kim was bored.
She asked her dad about the time that he had been a lifeguard at the beach.
What are the verb tenses?What are the verb tenses?Future and future perfectFuture and future perfect
The future tense
• is usually formed using will or shall plus the verb
• expresses an action or a state of being that will occur
My family will ride the train to Chicago.
What are the verb tenses?What are the verb tenses?Future and future perfectFuture and future perfect
The future perfect tense
• is usually formed using will have or shall have plus the past participle
By the time you receive this letter, she will have returned home.
After this trip, he will have been to Chicago three times.
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Change the tense of the verb in each sentence, as indicated in parentheses.
1. I do not miss the bus. (Change to future.)
2. Were they at the party? (Change to past perfect.)
3. By then, Keith had returned. (Change to future perfect.)
4. My sister dances well. (Change to past.)
On Your Own
What are the verb tenses?What are the verb tenses?
Consistency of tenseConsistency of tenseDo not change needlessly from one tense to another.
To describe events that occur at the same time, use verbs in the same tense.
Sara peeked over the fence and she will see a cornfield.
Sara peeks over the fence and sees a cornfield.
past tense future tense
present tense present tense
Consistency of tenseConsistency of tense
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On Your Own
Proofread the paragraph for unnecessary changes of verb tense. Change the verbs to make the tenses consistent.
(1) I was in my room Saturday morning, planning to study for two hours. (2) To my surprise, Nancy Chang drops by. (3) She dashed into the house, runs up the stairs, and calls my name. (4) What she wanted was a fishing companion. (5) As I get my fishing gear together, I was so happy. (6) On our way to the lake, we notice some dark clouds. (7) We wished we checked the weather first.
Review A
Change the tense of each boldface verb to the tense indicated in parentheses.
1. The otter swam to the edge of the pond. (present perfect)
2. The three sisters regularly meet for lunch. (past)
3. Each student chooses a lab partner. (past perfect)4. Wasps were entering the house through the torn screen.
(present)
Goal ReflectionGoal Reflection• What is verb tense?
• What words indicate you’re in perfect tense?