Verb Tense

Verb Tense Keeping tense consistent

Simple Tenses
A tense is a verb form that shows the time of an action or condition.
Verbs have 3 simple tenses:
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense

Examples
The car door opens easily.
The present tense shows that the action or condition occurs now .
The car door opened , and the man stepped out.
The past tense shows that the action or condition occurred in the past.
The car door will open , and I will jump out.
The future tense shows that the action or condition will occur.

Progressive Forms
A progressive form of a verb expresses an action or condition in progress .
Progressive forms of the three simple tenses are used to show that actions or conditions were, are, or will be in progress.

Examples
You are writing notes. Present Progressive
You were reading. Past Progressive
You will be cheering. Future progressive

Present Perfect
The present perfect tense places an action or condition in a stretch of time leading up to the present.
Many people have rafted here.
People have rafted here at unspecified times before the present.

Past Perfect
The past perfect tense places an action or condition before another past action or condition.
After the guide had straightened the raft, we entered the rapids.
The straightening happened before the entering.

Perfect Tenses
The future perfect tense places a future action or condition before another future action or condition.
We will have cleared many rapids before the trip ends.
The clearing will occur before the ending.

Tense Shift
Once you begin a sentence with a particular verb tense, maintain that tense as long as you are referring to the same period of time.
Switching tense without a valid reason creates a problem known as a tense shift.

Keep it Consistent!
Remember, keeping tense consistent makes your message clear & creates a nice flow.
If you are telling a story in that happened in the past, make sure all your verbs are in the past tense!

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