Verbs: Time (Tense)

Application 10

Instructions In each sentence below, notice the words at the end that give you clues about the time of the actin. Type them into the first box. Then concentrate on the section of the sentence that comes before the phrase "in the shower" and the adverb "beautifully": select the word or words that give you a clue about the time in that part of the sentence, and type it into the second box. All your second boxes will contain verbs. Example: I sing beautifully in the shower every day. Time clue: every day Verb clue: sing 1. I sang beautifully in the shower once upon a time. Time clue: Verb clue:      2. I will sing beautifully in the shower after the game. Time clue: Verb clue:      3. I am singing beautifully in the shower right now. Time clue: Verb clue:      4. I was singing beautifully in the shower this morning. Time clue: Verb clue:      5. I will be singing beautifully in the shower until midnight. Time clue: Verb clue:      6. I have sung beautifully in the shower all my life. Time clue: Verb clue:      7. I had sung beautifully in the shower for hours before breakfast. Time clue: Verb clue:      8. I will have sung beautifully in the shower for hours by that time. Time clue: Verb clue:      TIP: Verbs show time. Review the words in the verb clue boxes above. They show the time changes built into the verb "to sing." Notice that the verb is sometimes a single word and sometimes a verb string. These forms showing different times are often called tenses.

CONTENTS MAIN PAGE 2.1 Your Writing 2.2 Doing and Being Verbs 2.3 Single-Word Verbs and Verb Strings 2.4 Split Verbs 2.5 Time (Tense) 2.6 A Verb's Four Forms 2.7 Irregular Verbs 2.8 Non-Verb Forms 2.9 Combining Sentences 2.10 Review & Practice 2.11 Fun With Grammar 12.12 Return to Your Writing 12.13 Mastery Test on Verbs