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B3E1
Verb Tense Examples
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If you're having trouble identifying a tense to correct a story
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error, find an example below similar to the story example,
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note its tense in bold, then go to
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Tense Choices
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 and select
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the correct tense.
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Present Tense
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    Active:    Ridges enter,
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rise
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, and then exit.
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            You run; later, you
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hear
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 an explosion.
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    Passive:    He
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is
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 known for generosity. (helping verb)
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            That unit is
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 called
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 an era. (past participle)
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    Linking verb
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            An age
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is
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 a time period. (present tense)
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            ...coconut
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is
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 a fruit. ...sea cow
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is
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 the only...
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Present Progressive
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 (a form of
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be
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 and present
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    participle)
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            He is
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getting
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 ready. (present participle)
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Present Perfect
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 (
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have
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 or
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has
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, and past participle)
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            We
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have
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 just eaten. (helping verb)
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            Books have
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portrayed
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 them. (past participle)
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            Have you ever
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heard
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...She has
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flown
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...
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            I have
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found
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...
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Present Perfect Progressive
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 (
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have
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 or
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has
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, past
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    participle of
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be
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, and present participle)
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            He has been
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taking
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 the car. (present participle)
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            They have
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been
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 running fast. (past participle)
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Past Tense
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    Regular
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        Active:    The big cat
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slumped
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. Tours
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used
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 to end.
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                        He
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described
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 them. He
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remarked
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.
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        Passive:    It was
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discovered
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. (past participle)
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                        The raft
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was
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 lifted. (helping verb)
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                        It was
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hunted
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... (past participle)
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    Irregular
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            I
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did
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 research. They
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lent
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 qualities. The plane
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burst
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.    Wright
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brought
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 flight. They
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built
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 the first
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            airplane.
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Past Progressive
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 (past form of
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be
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 and present
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    participle)
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            We were
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shaking
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. (present participle)
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Past Perfect
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 (
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had
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 and past participle)
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            The lion had
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fled
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. (past participle)
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            He
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had
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 won the toss. (helping verb)
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            He
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had
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 never seen...They
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had
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 gotten...
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            He
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had
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 broken...
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Future
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 (will or shall plus infinitive)
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    Active:    Stars
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will
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 appear. (helping verb)
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                    I'll
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bet
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 I can play. (infinitive)
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                    It will
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begin
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. (infinitive)
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    Passive:    It
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will
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 be presented. (helping verb)
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Future Perfect
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will
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shall
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]
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have
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 plus past
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    participle)
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            You will have
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had
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. (past participle)
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            We will not have
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spent
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... (past participle)
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            She will have
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tasted
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... (past participle)
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            We will
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have
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 seen them. (helping verb)
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