verb tense time line
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Verb Tenses
To Think About Verb Tenses, Use a Time Line
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We are stuck in the present.
But, we can remember the past and think about the future.
We do this with our inner eye.
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How Does It Work?
Think of this as your inner-eye. This is what we use to remember
and to imagine with.
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If we really think about time, we are always stuck in the
present.
The Present
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Let’s use the inner-eye.
The Present
Thinking about the future.
The Future
Thinking about the past.
The Past
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By using the inner-eye, let’s now build a time line.
Present FuturePast
I am baking a pepperoni pizza.
What makes this action in the present tense?
bakingam
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Let’s think about yesterday.
Yesterday, I was baking a pepperoni pizza.
What makes this action in the past tense?
was
Present FuturePast
Thinking about the past.
baking
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Let’s think about tomorrow.
Tomorrow, I will be baking a pepperoni pizza.
What makes this action in the future tense?
will
Present FuturePast
Thinking about the future.
bakingbe
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What Marks the Past, Present, and Future?
Present FuturePast
Notice that “baking” is in the past, present and future. It really has no tense. It is just a continuation of an action
which is marked by the “ing”.
bakingamwas baking will bakingbe
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Let’s think about the near past.
Today, I have been baking pepperoni pizza.
Present FuturePast
What marks this action in the present tense?
have
What marks this action in the past tense?
been
Notice that “baking” is now in the past and in the present.
baking
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Let’s think about the past.
Yesterday, I was baking pepperoni pizza.
Present FuturePast
What marks this action in the past?
was baking
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Let’s think further into the past.
The day before yesterday, I had been baking pizza.
Present FuturePastPast/Past
What marks the action as past?
had
What marks the action further into the past?
been
baking
yesterdayday before
Notice “baking” is in the past and further in the past.
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Compare Patterns.
Present FuturePastPast/Past
had
been
baking
Present FuturePast
have
been
baking
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Think about the future as if it is the past.
Present FuturePast
By 2 o’clock tomorrow, I will have been baking pizza for two hours.
tomorrow
will
What marks the future?
What marks the present?
have
What marks the past?
been
Notice “baking” is in the future, present and past.
baking
by 2
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Think about the past as if it is the future.
Present FuturePast
Yesterday, I should have been baking pizza for the party.
What marks the past?
yesterday
been
What marks the present?
have
What marks the future?
should
Notice that “baking” is in the past, present and future.
baking
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The End
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The End