VERB TENSE w/ a focus on PAST

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VERB TENSEw/ a focus on PAST

• Prepare to be schooled
• by Ms. Hanzlick!!!

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3 VERB TENSES

• PAST Bob ate a slice of pizza.
• PRESENT Bob eats a slice of pizza.
• FUTURE Bob will eat a slice of pizza.

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Lets focus on the PAST TENSE.
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Whats the difference?

• Bob walked to the store.
• Bob was walking to the store.
• Bob had walked to the store.
• Bob had been walking to the store.

ANSWER The difference has to do with TIME.
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SIMPLE PAST

• Bob walked to the store.

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PAST PROGRESSIVE

• Bob was walking to the store.

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PAST PERFECT

• Bob had walked to the store.

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PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

• Bob had been walking to the store.

before he broke his leg.
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All this verb tense stuff sounds a lot more
confusing then it really is.The key is to
think critically and logically about the time
the events occurred.
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EXAMPLES

• http//www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/Classro
  omGames/Quizshow/Verb20Tenses20Past,20Future,2
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