Transcript Verb Tenses

Verb Tenses
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Date: ________________
Mr. Paniagua
Tense
• The tense of a verb indicates the
time of the action or the state of
being that is expresses by the verb.
– Examples:
• Yesterday, Denise served bagels for
breakfast.
• Randy has played bass guitar for the band,
but now he plays the drums.
• Once they have painted the signs, Jill and
Cody will finish the decorations for the
dance.
6 Tenses of English
Past
Yesterday and
beyond
Examples:
• I sang
•We sang
Past Perfect
Present
TODAY
Examples:
• I sing.
•We sing.
Present
Perfect
Before a time in the
past
Before now
Examples:
Examples:
I had sung
I have sang
They had sung
They have sang
Future
Tomorrow and
beyond
Examples:
• I will sing.
•We will sing.
Future Perfect
Before a time in the
future
Examples:
I will have sang
They will have sang
Consistency of Tense
• You need to keep the same verb
tense through out each idea.
– Inconsistent:
• When we go to the movies, we bought
some popcorn.
– Consistent:
• When we go to the movies, we buy
some popcorn.
• When we went to the movies, we
bought some popcorn.
Making Tenses of Verbs
Consistent
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My uncle comes back to Michigan for
Christmas, and he drove his vintage sports
car.
Ava finished her assignment, but she
forgets to put a title page on it.
The stages of the booster rocket dropped
away as the space shuttle climbs into the
sky.
Aunt Maureen jumped to her feet and
cheers when Mia made the winning basket.
When Barbara presents her science fair
project, all the judges were very impressed.