1. Understanding verb tense What are the verb tenses? Present and present perfect Past and past perfect Future and future perfect Consistency of tense Review A Review B

2. Timeline Draw a timeline on page 46 of your life. List 5-8 events on the time line. –Make sure you list your future graduation date! 2 Was Born 1987 Started School 1991 1 st time on Air plane 2001 Started high School 2001 Graduated High school 2005 Started Teaching at SJHS 2013 Daughter is Born 2007

3. What are the verb tenses? Verbs do a lot of work in sentences. They show actions and states of being. They even take different forms to show time. flies flew will fly

4. Verb Tense The tense of a verb indicates the time of the action or state of being expressed by the verb Draw another time line and label it accordingly Past PresentFuture

5. Now, label the timeline with the verbs. Place in them on the correct spot on the timeline.. flies flew will fly

6. What are the verb tenses? Present and present perfect The present tense expresses an action or a state of being that is occurring now, at the present time. Today we honor our veterans.

7. What are the verb tenses? Present and present perfect The present perfect tense is usually formed using the helping verb have or has plus the past participlehelping verb Mike has been in several parades. He has played the drums in all of them.

8. What are the verb tenses? Past and past perfect The past tense- action that occurs in the past. The two friends shared the large swing.

9. What are the verb tenses? Past and past perfect The past perfect tense is usually formed using had plus the past participle After Maria had gone home, Kim was bored. She asked her dad about the time that he had been a lifeguard at the beach.

10. What are the verb tenses? Future and future perfect The future tense is usually formed using will or shall plus the verb expresses an action or a state of being that will occur My family will ride the train to Chicago.

11. What are the verb tenses? We can also express future action in other ways. We are going to make our own costumes. They are about to begin the awards ceremony. I have a test tomorrow.

12. What are the verb tenses? Future and future perfect The future perfect tense is usually formed using will have or shall have plus the past participle By the time you receive this letter, she will have returned home. After this trip, he will have been to Chicago three times.

13. 1.Lia will begin the yard work later. Identify the tense of each verb in bold. Be prepared to explain the difference in meaning between the sentences. What are the verb tenses? 2.Jamie lived there for three years. 3.Some of the girls were practicing karate.

14. What are the verb tenses? 1.Lia will begin the yard work later. Identify the tense of each verb in bold. Be prepared to explain the difference in meaning between the sentences in each pair. future tense Expresses an action (beginning the yard work) that will occur in the future (later).

15. What are the verb tenses? Identify the tense of each verb in bold. Be prepared to explain the difference in meaning between the sentences in each pair. past tense The action (lived) occurred in the past and did not continue into the present. 2.Jamie lived there for three years.

16. What are the verb tenses? Identify the tense of each verb in bold. Be prepared to explain the difference in meaning between the sentences in each pair. present perfect tense The action (practiced) occurred in the past and continues into the present. 3.Some of the girls have practiced karate.

17. [End of Section] Change the tense of the verb in each sentence, as indicated in parentheses. 1. I do not miss the bus. (Change to future.) 2.Were they at the party? (Change to past perfect.) 3.By then, Keith had returned. (Change to future perfect.) 4.My sister dances well. (Change to past.) On Your Own What are the verb tenses?

18. Change the tense of the verb in each sentence, as indicated in parentheses. 1. I do not miss the bus. (Change to future.) 2.Were they at the party? (Change to past perfect.) 3.By then, Keith had returned. (Change to future perfect.) Answers What are the verb tenses? 1. I will not miss the bus. 2.Had they been at the party? 3.By then, Keith will have returned. 4.My sister danced well.

19. Consistency of tense Do not change needlessly from one tense to another. To describe events that occur at the same time, use verbs in the same tense. Sara peeked over the fence and she will see a cornfield. Sara peeks over the fence and sees a cornfield. past tensefuture tense present tense

20. 1.Kira caught the ball and throws it to first base. 2.Lily lives next door now but will soon move to another town. 3.My cousin has broken his leg, so I helped him get around. Change each sentence to make the verb tense consistent. Be prepared to explain your answers. Hint: One sentence is already correct (C). Consistency of tense

21. Possible Answer 1.Kira caught the ball and threw it to first base. The actions occur at the same time, so the verbs should both be in the same tense. Change each sentence to make the verb tense consistent. Be prepared to explain your answers. Hint: One sentence is already correct (C).

22. Consistency of tense The action of living takes place now, but the action of moving will happen later. Change each sentence to make the verb tense consistent. Be prepared to explain your answers. Hint: One sentence is already correct (C). 2.Lily lives next door now but will soon move to another town. C

23. Consistency of tense Possible Answer The action of breaking the leg happened before the action of helping. Change each sentence to make the verb tense consistent. Be prepared to explain your answers. Hint: One sentence is already correct (C). 3.My cousin had broken his leg, so I helped him get around.

24. Consistency of tense [End of Section] On Your Own Proofread the paragraph for unnecessary changes of verb tense. Change the verbs to make the tenses consistent. (1) I was in my room Saturday morning, planning to study for two hours. (2) To my surprise, Nancy Chang drops by. (3) She dashed into the house, runs up the stairs, and calls my name. (4) What she wanted was a fishing companion. (5) As I get my fishing gear together, I was so happy. (6) On our way to the lake, we notice some dark clouds. (7) We wished we checked the weather first.

25. Consistency of tense Possible Answers (1) I was in my room Saturday morning, planning to study for two hours. (2) To my surprise, Nancy Chang drops by. (3) She dashed into the house, runs up the stairs, and calls my name. (4) What she wanted was a fishing companion. (5) As I get my fishing gear together, I was so happy. (6) On our way to the lake, we notice some dark clouds. (7) We wished we checked the weather first. dropped ran called got noticed had

26. Review A Change the tense of each boldface verb to the tense indicated in parentheses. 1.The otter swam to the edge of the pond. (present perfect) 2.The three sisters regularly meet for lunch. (past) 3.Each student chooses a lab partner. (past perfect) 4.Wasps were entering the house through the torn screen. (present)

27. Review A Change the tense of each boldface verb to the tense indicated in parentheses. 1.The otter has swum to the edge of the pond. (present perfect) 2.The three sisters regularly met for lunch. (past) 3.Each student has chosen a lab partner. (past perfect) 4.Wasps enter the house through the torn screen. (present)

28. Goal Reflection What is verb tense? What words indicate you’re in perfect tense?