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Verb Tenses

Verb Tenses. Foundations of writing I. Verb Tenses. LAST WEEK. TODAY. NEXT WEEK. Present Tense: I walk You walk He/she walks We walk They walk Ex. I walk to school everyday. YESTERDAY. TOMORROW. Present tense indicates something Goofy always or generally does. Verb tenses.

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Verb Tenses

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  1. Verb Tenses Foundations of writing I

  2. Verb Tenses LAST WEEK TODAY NEXT WEEK • Present Tense: • I walk • You walk • He/she walks • We walk • They walk • Ex. I walk to school everyday. YESTERDAY TOMORROW Present tense indicates something Goofy always or generally does

  3. Verb tenses YESTERDAY RIGHT NOW TOMORROW • Present Progressive • I am walking • You are walking • He/she is walking • We are walking • They are walking • Ex. I am walking to school right now. 5 MIN AGO IN 5 MIN Present progressive tense indicates something Goofy is doing RIGHT NOW

  4. Verb Tenses RIGHT NOW NEXT YEAR 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 IN 5 MIN Past tense indicates something Goofy did in the past, whether 5 minutes or 5 decades ago.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Verb Tenses RIGHT NOW NEXT YEAR 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 IN 5 MIN Present perfect tense indicates something Goofy started in the past and is continuing to do or he just did

  8. Verb Tenses 5 YEARS AHEAD 5 YEARS AGO RIGHT NOW • 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. LAST SUMMER NEXT SUMMER Past perfect tense indicates something Goofy did in the past, before another action that also occurred in the past.

  9. Verb Tenses RIGHT NOW NEXT YEAR 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 IN 5 MIN Future tense indicates something Goofy will definitely do in the future (it hasn’t yet happened)

  10. Verb Tense 5 YEARS AHEAD 5 YEARS AGO RIGHT NOW • 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. LAST SUMMER NEXT SUMMER Future perfect tense indicates something Goofy will definitely do in the future (hasn’t happened yet), before another future action

  11. Verb Tenses 5 YEARS AHEAD 5 YEARS AGO RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW • 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. TOMORROW YESTERDAY ? ? Conditional tense indicates something Goofy might do in the future (hasn’t happened yet) if certain factors are in place.

  12. Verb Tenses 5 YEARS AHEAD 5 YEARS AGO RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW • 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. YESTERDAY TOMORROW Conditional perfect tense indicates something Goofy might have done in the past (BUT DIDN’T) if certain factors had been in place.

  13. 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.

  14. 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)

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