Verb Tense

Agreement
Verb Tense
Verb Tense is the form of the verb that
indicates time. A verb tense not only indicates
past, present, and future action, but also
indicates whether the action is ongoing or
complete. (Owlet.com)
When to use verb tense
It is important to use verb tense when
describing when an action took
place
Verb Tense
The three most common uses of verb tense are
-Past Tense
-Present Tense
-Future Tense
Example
Swim
-Past Tense
-Present Tense
-Future Tense
Example
Swim
-Past Tense Swam
-Present Tense
-Future Tense
Example
Swim
-Past Tense Swam
-Present Tense Swimming
-Future Tense
Example
Swim
-Past Tense Swam
-Present Tense Swimming
-Future Tense Will Swim
Bad Example
Swim
Past Tense-
Present Tense-
Future Tense-
Bad Example
Swim
Past Tense- Swamed
Present Tense-
Future Tense-
Bad Example
Swim
Past Tense- Swamed
Present Tense- Swamering
Future Tense-
Bad Example
Swim
Past Tense- Swamed
Present Tense- Swamering
Future Tense- Will
Swimed
Consistency
Most of the time once a verb tense is
established in a Sentence it is used for the rest
of the sentence.
Common Mistakes
The Most Common mistake is using the wrong
past tense
Example
Wrong: He has went to the office
Right: He went to the office
Bad example Paragraph
Jim running the dock to met his friends. They
want to go swam in the lake today. so they had
already bringing the towels to dried off
Fixed Example
Jim ran to the dock to meet his friends. They
wanted to go swimming in the lake today. So
they had already brought their towels to dry off.
Thanks