English 9 Mr. Rinka - Lesson #33 Verb Tense Poetry Analysis

Verb Tense A Verb’s Tense expresses the time of action or state of being. Verbs have 6 Tenses formed from the principle parts:

Verb Tense Present Past Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect

Verb Tenses in Order of Time Past Perfect = existing or happening before a specific time in the past. I had played video games before I went to bed.

Verb Tenses in Order of Time Past = existing or happening in the past. I played with Jenny yesterday.

Verb Tenses in Order of Time Present Perfect = existing or happening sometime before now. I have played baseball for five years.

Verb Tenses in Order of Time Present = existing or happening now. I still play with my toys.

Verb Tenses in Order of Time Future Perfect = existing or happening before a specific time in the future. Tomorrow by this time, I will have finished playing our game.

Verb Tenses in Order of Time Future = existing or happening in the future. I will play with you this weekend.

Conjugating Verbs Conjugating a verb is listing all 6 tense forms of a verb. We will now conjugate the verb play in active voice.

Conjugating Verbs Principle parts of the Verb Play Base Form Present participle Past Past Participle play (is) playing played (have) played

Present Tense Singular I play you play he/she/ it plays Plural we play you play they play

Past Tense Singular I played you played he/she/it played Plural we played you played they played

Future Tense (will or shall + Base Form) Singular I will play you will play he/she/it will play Plural we will play you will play they will play

Present Perfect Tense (have or has + past participle) Singular I have played you have played he/she has played Plural we have played you have played they have played

Past Perfect Tense (had + past participle) Singular I had played you had played he/she/it had played Plural we had played you had played they had played

Future Perfect Tense (will have or shall have + past participle) Singular I will have played You will have played he/she/it will have played Plural we will have played you will have played they will have played

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense I have given you notes on verb tenses. We will cover more on verbs later. I live in a city on the Atlantic Ocean. The students will have learned a lot about grammar by the end of school.

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense I have given you notes on verb tenses. present perfect We will cover more on verbs later. future

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense I live in a city on the Atlantic Ocean. present The students will have learned a lot about grammar by the end of school. future perfect

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense My mother had baked a cake before. We watched a movie on Saturday night. He has worked for our company for years. You will like the new downtown library.

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense My mother had baked a cake before. past perfect We watched a movie on Saturday night. past

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense He has worked for our company for years. present perfect You will like the new downtown library. future

Progressive Form All 6 tenses have a progressive form as well. Progressive form presents continuing action or state of being. (appropriate tense of “be + present participle).

Progressive Form Appropriate tense of “be + present participle: Present = be, am, is, are Past = was, were Present Participle = being Past Participle = been

Progressive Form Present Progressive We are talking about this weekend’s trip to the mountains.

Progressive Form Past Progressive My friends were going to the beach while I was in school.

Progressive Form Future Progressive The teacher will be giving us help after school all week.

Progressive Form Present Perfect Progressive My class has been studying Chinese art for two weeks.

Progressive Form Past Perfect Progressive We had been studying African art before that.

Progressive Form Future Perfect Progressive By next week, we will have been working for two months on our art projects.

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense My family watched television last night. We watch television every night. I was watching television when you called.

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense My family watched television last night. past We watch television every night. present I was watching television when you called. past progressive

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense I have been watching the best television show. I will watch that show again next week.

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense I have been watching the best television show. present perfect progressive I will watch that show again next week. future

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense We will be watching television all night. I had watched that television show before. He is watching television right now.

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense We will be watching television all night. future progressive I had watched that television show before. past perfect He is watching television right now. present progressive

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense My friends have been watching television since 4:00 PM. I had been watching television when you called.

Identify Verbs And Verb Tense My friends have been watching television since 4:00 PM. present perfect progressive I had been watching television when you called. past perfect progressive

Verb Tense Exercise http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/lefg1_futuretenses2.html#

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud  That floats on high o'er vales and hills,  When all at once I saw a crowd,  A host, of golden daffodils;  Beside the lake, beneath the trees,  Fluttering and dancing in the breeze

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth Continuous as the stars that shine  And twinkle on the milky way,  They stretched in never-ending line  Along the margin of a bay:  Ten thousand saw I at a glance,  Tossing their heads in sprightly dance..

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth The waves beside them danced; but they  Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:—  A poet could not but be gay  In such a jocund company:  I gazed—and gazed—but little thought  What wealth the show to me had brought:

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth For oft when on my couch I lie  In vacant or in pensive mood,  They flash upon that inward eye  Which is the bliss of solitude,  And then my heart with pleasure fills,  And dances with the daffodils......

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud A That floats on high o'er vales and hills, B When all at once I saw a crowd, A  A host, of golden daffodils; B Beside the lake, beneath the trees, C Fluttering and dancing in the breeze C

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth Continuous as the stars that shine D And twinkle on the milky way, E They stretched in never-ending line D Along the margin of a bay: E Ten thousand saw I at a glance, F Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.. F

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth The waves beside them danced; but they E Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:— G A poet could not but be gay E In such a jocund company: G  I gazed—and gazed—but little thought H What wealth the show to me had brought: H

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth For oft when on my couch I lie I In vacant or in pensive mood, J They flash upon that inward eye I Which is the bliss of solitude, J And then my heart with pleasure fills, A And dances with the daffodils...... A

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth Iambic Tetrameter Four Sestets (Sextet) = a six line stanza Lyric = Songlike poetry that expresses private emotions or thoughts.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth I wan / dered lone / ly as / a cloud That floats / on high / o'er vales / and hills, When all / at once / I saw / a crowd, A host, / of gol / den daf / fo dils; Be side / the lake,/ be neath / the trees, Flut tering / and danc / ing in / the breeze

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth Alliteration The repetition of consonant sound in words that are close to one another.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud (1) That floats on high o'er vales and hills, (2) A host, of golden daffodils; (4) Beside the lake, beneath the trees, (5)

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth Assonance The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in words that are close together.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth When all at once I saw a crowd, (3) Beside the lake, beneath the trees (4)

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth Simile Comparison using “Like” or “as” I wandered lonely as a cloud (1) (Daffodils) Continuous as the stars that shine (7)

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth Personification Giving nonhuman things human qualities. When all at once I saw a crowd, (3) Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.. (12)

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud  That floats on high o'er vales and hills,  When all at once I saw a crowd,  A host, of golden daffodils;  Beside the lake, beneath the trees,  Fluttering and dancing in the breeze

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth While wandering in a path like a cloud would take, the speaker comes upon a field of daffodils fluttering in the breeze beneath trees on the lake shore.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth Continuous as the stars that shine  And twinkle on the milky way,  They stretched in never-ending line  Along the margin of a bay:  Ten thousand saw I at a glance,  Tossing their heads in sprightly dance..

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth The daffodils spread all along the lake shore reminding the speaker of all the stars in the Milky Way. The speaker is alone yet finds company in the flowers and makes them human like when he sees them as a crowd that is dancing.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth The waves beside them danced; but they  Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:—  A poet could not but be gay  In such a jocund company:  I gazed—and gazed—but little thought  What wealth the show to me had brought:

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth As the speaker watched the daffodils out perform the waves in the lake with their dancing, he did not fully realize the impact this experience would have on him and what he will take with him in his memories.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth For oft when on my couch I lie  In vacant or in pensive mood,  They flash upon that inward eye  Which is the bliss of solitude,  And then my heart with pleasure fills,  And dances with the daffodils......

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth Later on whenever he was at home on his couch, alone, he can recall the memory of the daffodils which fills him with feelings of comfort and joy. To the speaker, he is never then alone.

What Do You Think? What experience have you had that when you recall gives you a feeling of comfort and even joy?

Verb Tense Exercise http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/lefg1_futuretenses2.html#