Verb Tenses : Verb Tenses To Think About Verb Tenses, Use a Time Line
We are stuck in the present. : We are stuck in the present. But, we can remember the past and think about the future. We do this with our inner eye.
How Does It Work? : How Does It Work? Think of this as your inner-eye. This is what we use to remember and to imagine with.
If we really think about time, we are always stuck in the present. : If we really think about time, we are always stuck in the present.
Let’s use the inner-eye. : Let’s use the inner-eye. Thinking about the future. Thinking about the past.
By using the inner-eye, let’s now build a time line. : By using the inner-eye, let’s now build a time line. Present Future Past I am baking a pepperoni pizza. What makes this action in the present tense? baking am
Let’s think about yesterday. : Let’s think about yesterday. Yesterday, I was baking a pepperoni pizza. What makes this action in the past tense? was Thinking about the past. baking
Let’s think about tomorrow. : Let’s think about tomorrow. Tomorrow, I will be baking a pepperoni pizza. What makes this action in the future tense? will Thinking about the future.
What Marks the Past, Present, and Future? : What Marks the Past, Present, and Future? 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”.
Let’s think about the near past. : Let’s think about the near past. Today, I have been baking pepperoni pizza. 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
Let’s think about the past. : Let’s think about the past. Yesterday, I was baking pepperoni pizza. What marks this action in the past?
Let’s think further into the past. : Let’s think further into the past. The day before yesterday, I had been baking pizza. What marks the action as past? had What marks the action further into the past? been baking yesterday day before Notice “baking” is in the past and further in the past.
Compare Patterns. : Compare Patterns.
Think about the future as if it is the past. : Think about the future as if it is the past. 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
Think about the past as if it is the future. : Think about the past as if it is the future. 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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