1. Verb Tense

2. Three Simple Tenses Verb tense shows time. It is important to keep verb tense consistent. Past ---happened before now--”I ate tacos.” Present---happening now--”I eat tacos.” Future---happening after now--”I will eat tacos.”

3. Principle Parts of a Verb Present tense—learn, sing Past tense—learned, sang Past participle—learned, sung

4. Progressive Tenses Use progressive tenses when you want to describe a continuous or repeated action. Progressive tense=form of the verb “be” + present participle Past Progressive—also called imperfect “I was coming.” Present Progressive– “I am coming.” Future Progressive—”I will be coming.”

5. Perfect Tense Perfect tense=past participle+helping verb(have,has,had) Use when an action isn’t clearly a past, present, or future action; it’s an ongoing action. Past perfect-shows completed actions, an action before another action in the past. “I had seen that show before.” Present perfect(passive)-an action continuing from past to present. “I have seen this show before.” Future perfect-event prior to the future. “ I will have seen that show by this weekend.”

6. Tips on Tense Avoid changing tenses when events occur at the same time. Do change tenses to show that events occurred at different times. Use a logical sequence of tenses to show when events happened in relation to one another.

7. Keep verb tense consistent. https://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/tenses / https://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/tenses /