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ACTIVITY 2.5
HEW How english Works: Verbs and Verb Tenses Learning Targets
• Apply understanding of verb tenses to comprehending and writing texts. • Exchange information and ideas about appropriate verb tenses.
Verb Tenses
Stories, traditional tales, and narrative poems use a variety of verb tenses. When
telling the plot events, stories often use the simple past tense to show something that happened in the past: “Wolf went and knocked on Grandma’s door.” Writers can also use the simple present tense to describe events or the future tense to describe something that will happen in the future.
Language Resources: Verb Tenses
Verb
Definition
First person
Third Person
Third Person
Tense
Skim through the poem looking for examples of each of the verb tenses. Write two sentences for each tense in the chart and underline the verb.
singular
Plural
Simple present
Indicates an event that happens habitually; used in descriptions
I talk to my friends at lunch.
She talks to the people at the next table.
They talk over all the noise.
Simple past
Indicates an event that happened in the past
Yesterday, I talked to Manuel.
She talked to all her friends.
They talked for a long time about the dance.
Future tense
Indicates an event happening in the future – formed by adding will or is going to to the present
I will talk to my friends at lunch. I am going to see the movie.
She will talk to all of her friends. She is going to study for the exam.
They will talk about the decision at the meeting. They are going to vote later.
Verb Tense
sentences from the Poem
Simple Present
1. “That’s wrong!” (That’s = that is) 2.
Simple Past
1. 2.
Simple Future
1. 2.
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