Grammar Toolkit Tense Grammar Toolkit Tense A verb not only tells what action is taking place it also tells when the action takes place A verbs tense tells whether the action is ID: 617679
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What is tense?
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Tense
A verb not only tells what action is taking
place
,
it also tells when the action takes place. A verb’s tense tells whether the action
is:
taking place now —
present tense
Goldy
jumps
.
has already taken place —
past tense
Goldy
jumped.
will take place in the future — future tense
Goldy
will jump
.Slide3
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Tense
Complete the sentences to
describe the
images.
What
tense are the verbs you’ve chosen?
The kitten
.
The
man
. The eggs
. Ellie her sandwich.
sleeps will sleep will break break
will trip tripped munches munchedsleeps
present tense
tripped
past tense
will break
future tense
munched
past tenseSlide4
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Tense
A verb shows action or being.
A verb also tells when the action takes place. Its tense shows whether the action is happening now (present tense), has happened (past tense)
or
will happen (future tense).Slide5
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Tense
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