Transcript File

Verbs
…because we just have to
memorize the rules…
A Long, Long Time Ago…
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The Past Tense
– Expresses an action or state of being that occurred in
the past and did not continue in to the present
– Existing or happening in the past
– I ran.
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The Past Perfect Tense
– Expresses an action or state of being that ended
before some other past action or state of being
– Existing or happening before a specific time in the
past
– I had run many miles before I got blisters and
stopped.
Limbo
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The Present Perfect Tense
– Expresses an action or state of being that
occurred at an indefinite time in the past
– Existing or happening sometime before now;
may be continuing now
– I had run the trails many times.
Here and Now
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The Present Tense
– Expresses an action or state of being that is
occurring now, at the present time
– Existing or happening now
– Michael enters the room.
*Strangely, the Present Perfect Tense describes
something that occurred at an indefinite time
in the PAST and may continue into the
present
Back to the Future
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The Future Tense
– Expresses an action or state of being that will occur
– Existing or happening in the future
– I will run a marathon.
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The Future Perfect Tense
– Expresses an action or state of being that will end
before some other future occurrence
– Existing or happening before a specific time in the
future
– I will have run a marathon by the end of the year.
Special Notes
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The Progressive form can be applied to any of the tenses
to express a continuing action or state of being
– I will be running the marathon next week. (Future Progressive)
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Do not use “would have” in if clauses that express the
earlier of two actions
– If I had trained harder, I would not have been so sore after the
marathon.
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When talking about events that occurred at the same
time, use the same tense
– I stopped running and retied my shoelaces.
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When talking about events that occurred at different
times, use different tenses to show the order of events
– I enjoyed running, but now I enjoy TaeBo .
Re-Cap
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Past Perfect = one thing far in the past before
another thing in the past
Past = Yesterday
Present Perfect = starting in the past and
continuing now
Present = Now
Future Perfect = one thing in the future
happening before another thing further in the
future
Future = Tomorrow
Practice
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Channel 5 News has reported on how
successfully Asian immigrants have adjusted to
life in the U.S.
I took piano lessons for three years.
We will have done our research on Friday.
Jane had studied recent fossil discoveries and
cataloged her findings.
I will make a timeline of the Middle Ages before
this weekend.
I think I’m wearing two different colored socks!
New Material
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Active voice: the subject of the verb performs the action
– Aaron kicked the soccer ball.
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Passive voice: the subject of the verb receives the action
– The soccer ball was kicked by Aaron.
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Passive voice is always constructed by using a past tense
linking verb (was/were), a past tense verb, and a
prepositional phrase beginning with “by”.
USE IT SPARINGLY
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When you do not know who is performing the action
When you do not want to reveal who is performing the action
When you want to emphasize the receiver of the action
PRACTICE: pg 680 1, 3, 5, 7, 9