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Verb Tenses

Verb Tenses. How to distinguish different verb tenses when teaching. WHY THE TOPIC?. During the tutoring session, I believe that many learners often write their essays with wrong verb tenses. IMPORTANCE FOR CORRECT VERB TENSES. Clear and easy to understand Consistency

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Verb Tenses

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  1. Verb Tenses How to distinguish different verb tenses when teaching

  2. WHY THE TOPIC? • During the tutoring session, I believe that many learners often write their essays with wrong verb tenses.

  3. IMPORTANCE FOR CORRECT VERB TENSES • Clear and easy to understand • Consistency • To express the event with proper verb tenses

  4. HOW TO FIND THE VERB? • Underline the possible verbs that show or imply some action. • Change the time of the sentence and find the word that changes. • *Some verbs may contain two words “ex: I am going to school.”

  5. EDITING ADVICE • Do all the verbs belong to the time cluster (present, past, or future) in one paragraph? • If yes, ask yourself that does each verb convey precisely the time you had in mind, the relationship to other times or actions, and the idea of an action completed or in progress? • If no, look carefully at the verbs that do not fit. Is there a reason for the switch in time? Then, rewrite the verb that provides the appropriate indication of time. (from Ann Raime’s grammar toublespots)

  6. OVERVIEW 1. Present 2. Past 3. future

  7. OVERVIEW A. Simple tenses B. Progressive tenses C. Perfect tenses D.*Perfect progressive tenses (decided not to cover here)

  8. NOW PAST FUTURE

  9. 1.ASSIGNMENTS THAT MAY USE PRESENT TENSES • The assignment that talks about “who I am.” • The assignment that compares the new grading system with the old one (writing about the new system). • The assignment that introduces ourselves.

  10. (1A)SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

  11. MEANING • Activities or events that occurring in the present. • Summarizing pieces of writing, films, plays. • Stating ongoing opinions, beliefs, habits, and facts. • Ex: I ride a bike to school everyday. • (from Judy’s grammar package)

  12. Singular: Writes Studies walks Plural: Write Study Walk Verbs in the simple present tense

  13. (1B)PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

  14. MEANING • One thing happened in the past, and is in progress at the present time, and probably will continue. • Ex: I am washing the dishes.

  15. Examples for verbs in the present progressive sentences am walking is + doing are staying (verb + ing)

  16. (1C)PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

  17. MEANING • The action happened before now. • The exact time is not important. • Ex: She has already dropped the class.

  18. PARTICIPLE • wanted, turned, dropped • hurt, come, build • felt, gone, hidden • blown, grown, known • begun, rung, swum

  19. (2)ASSIGNMENTS THAT MAY USE PAST TENSES • The assignment that compares the new grading system with the old one (writing about the old system). • The assignment that talks about childhood.

  20. (2A)SIMPLE PAST TENSE

  21. MEANING • At one particular time in the past, it happened. It began and ended in past. • Ex: I walked to school this morning.

  22. Regular: played, walked, noticed Irregular : became, began blew, grew thought, taught cut, hurt, let Verbs in the simple past tense

  23. (2B) PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE

  24. MEANING • One thing happened before and was in process at a particular time in the past, and it continued. • Ex: I was doing my homework.

  25. Examples for verbs in the past progressive sentences • was typing + leaving • were working (verb + ing)

  26. (2C) PAST PERFECT TENSE

  27. MEANING • The action was completely done before another time in the past. • Ex: He had already finished his exam before I met him.

  28. Verbs in the past perfect tense had + (participles)

  29. PARTICIPLE • wanted, turned, dropped • hurt, come, build • felt, gone, hidden • blown, grown, known • begun, rung, swum

  30. (3)ASSIGNMENTS THAT MAY USE FUTURE TENESES • The assignment that talks about what do we want to do in the future.

  31. (3A)SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

  32. MEANING • At one particular time in the future, it will happen. • Ex: Jason will go to bed at 12 o’clock.

  33. Verbs in the simple future tense will be going to

  34. (3B)FUTURE PROGRESSIVE TENSE

  35. MEANING • One thing will happen in the future, and it will bein process at a particular time in the future, and it will probably continue. • Ex: Katie will be sleeping when her father comes home.

  36. Verbs in the future progressive sentences will be + (verb + ing)

  37. (3B)FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

  38. MEANING • The action will be completely done before another time in the future. • Ex: Albert will already have taken shower before he goes to bed.

  39. Verbs in the future perfect tense will + have + (participle)

  40. PARTICIPLE • wanted, turned, dropped • hurt, come, build • felt, gone, hidden • blown, grown, known • begun, rung, swum

  41. MODALS

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