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VERB TENSES
LAST WEEK
Present Tense:
I walk
You walk
He/she walks
We walk
They walk
Ex. I walk to school everyday.
YESTERDAY
TODAY
NEXT WEEK
TOMORROW
Present tense
indicates
something Goofy
always or
generally does
VERB TENSES
Present Progressive
YESTERDAY
5 MIN AGO
•
I am walking
•
You are walking
•
He/she is walking
•
We are walking
•
They are walking
•
Ex. I am walking to school right now.
RIGHT NOW
TOMORROW
IN 5 MIN
Present
progressive tense
indicates
something Goofy
is doing RIGHT
NOW
VERB TENSES
LAST YEAR
Regular Past Tense: (Add -ed)
I walked
You walked
He/She walked
We walked
They walked
Ex. I walked to school yesterday.
5 MIN AGO
RIGHT NOW
NEXT YEAR
IN 5 MIN
Past tense
indicates
something Goofy
did in the past,
whether 5 minutes
or 5 decades ago.
VERB TENSES
Irregular Past Tense: (Various)
See pg. 179 for full list
These verbs don’t automatically get an “–ed” ending
I was
You were
He/She was
We were
They were
Ex. I was angry yesterday.
VERB TENSES
Some verbs don’t change form in past tense:
•
Therefore, figuring out the time these actions occurred must be determined from
other clues in the writing.
Bet
Read
Cost
Hurt
Hit
Pit
Shut
Spread
Etc.
VERB TENSES
LAST YEAR
Present Perfect: Expresses an
action that has began in the
past and is continuing to
present (or has just been done)
I have walked
You have walked
He/She has walked
We have walked
They have walked
Ex. I have walked to school since
last November.
Ex. I have just walked to school.
5 MIN AGO
RIGHT NOW
NEXT YEAR
IN 5 MIN
Present perfect
tense indicates
something Goofy
started in the past
and is continuing
to do or he just did
VERB TENSES
5 YEARS
AGO
Past Perfect: Used to
emphasize that an action
happened in the past
(usually, further in the past
than another action)
I had walked
You had walked
He/She had walked
We had walked
They had walked
Ex. I had walked to school for
5 years before they closed
the road last summer.
5 YEARS
AHEAD
RIGHT NOW
LAST
SUMMER
NEXT
SUMMER
Past perfect tense indicates
something Goofy did in the
past, before another action that
also occurred in the past.
VERB TENSES
RIGHT NOW
LAST YEAR
Future
I will walk
You will walk
He/she will walk
We will walk
They will walk
Ex. I will walk to school tomorrow.
5 MIN AGO
NEXT YEAR
IN 5 MIN
Future tense
indicates something
Goofy will definitely
do in the future (it
hasn’t yet happened)
VERB TENSE
5 YEARS
AGO
Future perfect: Used to emphasize
that an action will happen by a
definite point in time (in
comparison to another future
moment)
I will have walked
You will have walked
He/she will have walked
We will have walked
They will have walked
Ex. I will have walked 500 miles to
and from school by the time I buy a
car next summer.
5 YEARS
AHEAD
RIGHT NOW
LAST
SUMMER
Future perfect tense
indicates something
Goofy will definitely do
in the future (hasn’t
happened yet), before
another future action
NEXT
SUMMER
VERB TENSES
5 YEARS
AGO
Conditional: Used to emphasize
that something is a possibility
(woulda, coulda, shoulda)
I would walk
You could walk
He/she should walk
We would walk
They could walk
Ex. I could walk to school
tomorrow if I have time.
5 YEARS
AHEAD
RIGHT NOW
YESTERDAY
TOMORROW
?
Conditional tense
indicates something
Goofy might do in the
future (hasn’t happened
yet) if certain factors are
in place.
?
VERB TENSES
Conditional Perfect: Used to
emphasize that
something was a
possibility at a certain
point in time
I would have walked
You could have walked
He/she should have
walked
We would have walked
They could have walked
Ex. I would have walked to
school yesterday if I left
earlier.
5 YEARS
AGO
YESTERDAY
RIGHT NOW
5 YEARS
AHEAD
TOMORROW
Conditional perfect tense
indicates something Goofy
might have done in the past
(BUT DIDN’T) if certain factors
had been in place.
VERB TENSE GUIDELINES
Avoid shifts in tense:
Ex. When I walked to school, I sing.
Avoid passive voice: makes actions seem as if they happen without agents
Ex. The football player was respected. (Who respected the football player?)
To fix: The fans respected the football player.
ACTIVITY
•
Verb Tenses Worksheet
•
Active vs. Passive Voice Trial Activity
• If time:
• Exercise 13.10 (pg 184)
• Exercise 13.12 (pg 185)
• Exercise 13.13 (pg 186)