Which tense?
They had shaken the tree for so long that all the apples fell out.
Present Perfect or Past Perfect ?
Past Perfect tense
Past tense verb: Sprang.
Give me the present tense of the verb.
spring
We ________ the police officer for directions to the museum (ask).
We asked the police officer for directions to the museum.
Verb: Begun
Past tense
They see. They saw. They will see. They ______. They had seen. They will have seen. What is missing?
They have seen.
I always write my homework in my diary so I don't forget.
Which tense?
Present tense
Past tense verb: Froze.
Give me the present tense of the verb.
freeze
Lou always ________ his homework after dinner. (begin)
Lou always begins his homework after dinner.
The verb: Think.
Present
I ran. I run. I ______. I have run. I had run. I will have run.
I will run.
They will have left by the time we get there.
Future tense or Future Perfect tense?
Future Perfect Tense
Past tense verb: Bit.
Give me the present tense of the verb.
bite
We ___________ very fond of our new neighbors. (grow--present perfect)
We have grown very fond of our new neighbors.
Verb: Had chosen.
Past perfect
She shakes. She shook. She will shake. She _________. She _________ . She _________.
She has shaken, She had shaken, She will have shaken.
They've brought the most beautiful center piece!
Past tense, Past Perfect tense, or Present Perfect tense?
Present Perfect tense
Past tense verb: Lay.
Give me the present tense of the verb.
Lie (down)
Sharon __________ to her counselor earlier in the day. (talk--past perfect)
Sharon had talked to her counselor earlier in the day.
Verb: Will have bitten.
future perfect
We give. We _____. We will give. We have given. We ________ .We ________.
We gave, We had given, We will have given
I will lie down when I get home because I don't feel well.
Present tense, future tense, or future perfect tense?
future tense, present tense
The past tense verb: Wore
The past tense verb: Tore
Give me the present tense verbs for each.
Wear and Tear.
By the end of the tour, the group _____________ in eleven cities. (perform-future perfect)
By the end of the tour, the group will have performed in eleven cities.
Verbs: Saw, Have snuck, Will swim
Present, Present Perfect, Future
I swim. I ______. I ________. I have swum. I ________. I ________.
I swam, I will swim, I had swum, I will have swum.