tense

Examples of tense in the following topics:

• Verb Tense: Past, Present, and Future

  • And without verb tenses, we couldn't talk about when we did those things.
  • We need verb tenses to talk about time.
  • The verbs is, paint, and hears are in the simple present tense.
  • The future tense is different from the present and past tenses in that there is not usually a type of verb conjugation that shows the future tense.
  • The table shows how to correctly format verbs in a given tense.

• Introduction to Verbs: Tense, Aspect, and Mood

  • Tense indicates when the action expressed by a verb takes place.
  • The three simple tenses are past, present, and future.
  • There is no single formula for how to change verb tenses.
  • All verbs have both tense and aspect.
  • Mood can be expressed in any verb tense. 

• Verbal Aspect: Simple, Progressive, Perfect, and Perfect Progressive

  • Since all verbs have both tense and aspect, all combinations of tenses and aspects, such as past progressive and future perfect, are possible.
  • In the past progressive tense, the main verb is paired with the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were) to show that the action occurred continually in the past.
  • Use "had" paired with the main verb in simple past tense.
  • Use "has" or "have" paired with the main verb in simple past tense.
  • Use "will have" paired with the main verb in simple past tense.

• Passage 1.3

• Verb Mood: Indicative, Subjunctive, and Imperative

  • You can change tense and aspect of a verb by changing something about the verb itself: For example, to make the verb "enjoy" past tense, you add -ed to the end.
  • In English, the conditional mood is usually of the form "would" + bare verb with no tense or aspect markers.

• Common Spelling Errors

• Introduction to Inflection

  • ., “you read,” but “she reads”) or based on the time the action is occurring, also known as the verb’s “tense” (e.g., “you walk” for the present, and “you walked” for the past).

• Overview of the IMRAD Model

  • Use the past tense, and use precise language.
  • When you describe your findings, do so in the past tense, using impartial language, with no attempt to analyze the significance of the findings.

• Making Connections Across Disciplines

  • Science writing is generally written in past tense and should be concise.

• Introducing and Formatting Quotations

  • Enclose a change in verb tense to better flow with your sentence: