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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:
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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
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Conditional tense
indicates something
Goofy might do in the
future (hasn’t happened
yet) if certain factors are
in place.
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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)