How Verbs show when action occurs Verb Tense How Verbs show when action occurs

3 Tenses Simple Tense Perfect Tense Progressive Tense Past Present Future Perfect Tense Progressive Tense 3 Tenses

Simple Tense Simple Tense refers When Something happens or when To a specific time when something is happening When Something happens or when Something happened Something will happen Simple Tense

Simple Tense Simple Past Tense Simple Present Tense He sat, She sat, We sat Simple Present Tense He sits, She sits, We sits Simple Future Tense He will sit, She will sit, We will sit Simple Tense

Perfect Tense Refers to when Uses words has, have, or had + a verb An action is continuing on over an extended period of time Uses words has, have, or had + a verb Perfect Tense

Perfect Tense Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect I have sat I had sat Future Perfect I will have sat Perfect Tense

Progressive Tense Refers to the progress of an action Uses is, are, was or were + a verb is, are, was or were known as “auxiliary verb” or “Be verbs” Am, Are, Is, Was, Were, Be, Become, Became Progressive Tense

Progressive Tense Progressive Present Progressive Past I am sitting Progressive Past I was sitting Progressive Future I will be sitting Progressive Tense

Make sure the verb tense is the same when actions occur all at once For instance The instructor explains the diagram to students who asked questions during the lecture. Should become The instructor explains the diagram to students who ask questions during the lecture. Or The instructor explained the diagram to students who asked questions during the lecture. Using Verb Tense

They currently love their tree house… Only change verb tense if when the action happened demands it. Example: The children love their new tree house, which they built themselves. And not The children love their new tree house, which they build themselves. Explanation: They currently love their tree house… HOWEVER They built it earlier! Using Verb Tense

Let’s try some together Online Quiz: http://utminers.utep.edu/micontreras/Verb%20Tense%20Q uiz%201.htm Bibliography: PurdueOwl.com. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/601/04/. Purdue University Writing Lab. 2013. Towson.edu. http://www.towson.edu/ows/tenseconsistency.htm. 2013. Let’s try some together