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S2 Homework Task:
April
Tense
S2 Homework Task:
February
Checklist
Section
Section
A
B
Understanding
Tense
Applying my
understanding
of Tense
Understanding
Tense
Applying my
understanding
of Tense
S2 Homework Task:
April
Activities to be Completed
THIS MONTH
Section
Section
A
Tense
 Success
Criteria:
Read
Knowledge
Slides for key
information
Complete Tasks
A1.1(a),
A1.1(b),
A1.1(c)
B
Tense
 Success
Criteria:
Read
Knowledge
Slides for key
information
Complete Tasks
B1.1
S2 Homework Task: February
Curriculum for Excellence (CFE)
“Experiences and Outcomes”
I can review and edit my writing to
ensure it makes sense at first reading.
Lit. 3-23a
I can engage and/or influence my
reader through my use of language,
style, tone, genre.
Lit. 3-27a
Learning Intentions
Introduction •Tense
Tense & Person

Besides showing the action or state of being in the sentence, the
verb also indicates the time the action or “being” took place. By
learning about the different kinds of simple, perfect, past, and
present tenses, your speaking and writing will be clear and
concise.

Simple present tense: tells what is happening now.

Simple past tense: tells what happened before now.
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Simple future: talks about what has not happened yet.
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Present perfect tense: expresses an action or state of being in
the present that has some connection with the past.

Past perfect tense: places an event before another event in the
past.
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Future perfect tense: talks about something that has not
happened yet in relation to another event in the future.
Tense
Knowledge Slide 1

PRESENT TENSE: The verb shows action
that happens regularly.
◦ Example: Brandon plays football with Lee.
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PAST TENSE: The verb shows action that
happened.
◦ Example: I wrote a story about animals.
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FUTURE TENSE: The verb shows action
that will happen.
◦ Example: Lisa will read to us.
Tense
Knowledge Slide 2
Present
Simple present
Jack walks
verb (+ s/es for third person)
Present progressive
Jack is walking
am/is/are + present participle
Present perfect
Jack has walked (doesn't sound like present
to me?)
has/have + past participle
Present perfect progressive
Jack has been walking
has/have been + present participle
Simple past
Jack walked
verb + d/ed/t (except for irregular verbs)
Past progressive
Jack was walking
was/were + past participle
Past perfect
Jack had walked
had + past participle
Past perfect progressive
Jack had been walking
had been + present participle
Simple future
Jack will walk
Jack is going to walk
will + verb
am/is/are going to + verb
Future progressive
Jack will be walking
Jack is going to be walking
will be + present participle
am/is/are going to be + present participle
Future perfect
Jack will have walked
Jack is going to have walked
will have + past participle
am/is/are going to have + past participle
Future perfect progressive
Jack will have been walking
Jack is going to have been walking
will have been + present participle
am/is/are going to have been + present
participle
Past
Future
Tense
Knowledge Slide 3
Task 1: Tense
– Past, Present, Future
Identify the tense in the following excerpts
from famous texts; remember to:
•Read the passages carefully.
•Answer all questions in complete
sentences.
Tense
Knowledge Slide 3
Task 1: IDENTIFYING Past, Present, Future Tense
At the first howl the horses began to strain and rear, but the driver spoke to
them soothingly, and they quieted down, but shivered and sweated as though
after a runaway from sudden fright. Then, far off in the distance, from the
A1.1 (a) mountains on each side of us began a louder and a sharper howling, that of
wolves, which affected both the horses and myself in the same way. For I was
minded to jump from the caleche and run, whilst they reared again and
plunged madly, so that the driver had to use all his great strength to keep
them from bolting. In a few minutes, however, my own ears got accustomed
to the sound, and the horses so far became quiet that the driver was able to
descend and to stand before them.
From Dracula, Bram Stoker
1. This passage is written in _______________.
2. I know this passage to be written in _____________ because _____________.
3. The main effect for the author of writing this passage in the _____________ is
________________________________________________________________.
4. The main effect on the reader of writing this passage in the _____________ is
________________________________________________________________.
Tense
Task 1: IDENTIFYING Past, Present, Future Tense
“Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this
useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life
so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so
A1.1 (b)
impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? . . . Do you think
every thing you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told to want? . . . . If you don't claim your
humanity you will become a statistic. You have been warned.”
From Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk
1. This passage is written in _______________.
2. I know this passage to be written in _____________ because _____________.
3. The main effect for the author of writing this passage in the _____________ is
________________________________________________________________.
4. The main effect on the reader of writing this passage in the _____________ is
________________________________________________________________.
Tense
Task 1: IDENTIFYING Past, Present, Future Tense
A1.1 (c)
I want you to imagine that you are about to visit a small village. It doesn't matter which country it's in because all
villages are the same whichever part of the world they are in . . . . But it's not all sweetness and light here
because there is a longstanding feud going on between two families. I'll let the local gossip, Mary tell you the
background. "It must be ten years ago when it all started. I doubt it'll ever stop", she laughed when she
said that. "But then I've been told I am to tell you the beginning of it all and also you are to listen, remember.
There are two women who are always arguing about something. One of them lives in that huge house over
there. Don't look now because she'll open her front door in a minute. She's going to catch the 9.15 bus that
goes in ten minutes from that stop there.
Alan Townend
1. This passage is written in _______________.
2. I know this passage to be written in _____________ because _____________.
3. The main effect for the author of writing this passage in the _____________ is
________________________________________________________________.
4. The main effect on the reader of writing this passage in the _____________ is
________________________________________________________________.
Tense
Task 2: APPLYING Past, Present, Future Tense
B2.1
Your are now to write a short passage using your
imagination.
You must remember to include:
 Character
 Setting
 Plot
You must also choose a tense in which to write – and
maintain this consistently through your piece.
Tense
S2 Homework Task:
April
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