1. Verb Tense

2. I can identify the tense of a verb. I can use different tenses
I can identify the tense of a verb. I can use different tenses. I can use resources to help me create different tenses of verbs.

3. Tense: indicates when it happened
Present: happening now
The bird sings.
Past: already happened
The bird sang.
Future: will happen; uses will or shall
The bird will sing.

4. Present Perfect: has/have + past participle
The bird has sung.
Past Perfect: had + past participle
The bird had sung.
Future Perfect: will have + past participle
The bird will have sung.

5. Present Progressive: is/am/are + -ing verb
The bird is singing.
Past Progressive: was/were + -ing verb
The bird was singing.
Future Progressive: will be + -ing verb
The bird will be singing.

6. Present Perfect Progressive:
has/have + been + -ing verb
The bird has been singing.
Past Perfect Progressive: had been + -ing verb
The bird had been singing.
Future Perfect Progressive: will have been + -ing verb
The bird will have been singing.

7. Verb Tense Consistency
Do not change needless from one tense to another.
Incorrect:
We sat on the porch and gaze at the stars.
sat = past; gaze = present
Correct:
We sat on the porch and gazed at the stars.
sat and gazed = past