Verb Tense 
Agreement 
Thomas Coats 
Jinwoo Kim
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.

Verb tense agreement

  • 1.
    Verb Tense Agreement Thomas Coats Jinwoo Kim
  • 2.
    Verb Tense VerbTense 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)
  • 3.
    When to useverb tense It is important to use verb tense when describing when an action took place
  • 4.
    Verb Tense Thethree most common uses of verb tense are -Past Tense -Present Tense -Future Tense
  • 5.
    Example Swim -PastTense -Present Tense -Future Tense
  • 6.
    Example Swim -PastTense Swam -Present Tense -Future Tense
  • 7.
    Example Swim -PastTense Swam -Present Tense Swimming -Future Tense
  • 8.
    Example Swim -PastTense Swam -Present Tense Swimming -Future Tense Will Swim
  • 9.
    Bad Example Swim Past Tense- Present Tense- Future Tense-
  • 10.
    Bad Example Swim Past Tense- Swamed Present Tense- Future Tense-
  • 11.
    Bad Example Swim Past Tense- Swamed Present Tense- Swamering Future Tense-
  • 12.
    Bad Example Swim Past Tense- Swamed Present Tense- Swamering Future Tense- Will Swimed
  • 13.
    Consistency Most ofthe time once a verb tense is established in a Sentence it is used for the rest of the sentence.
  • 14.
    Common Mistakes TheMost Common mistake is using the wrong past tense Example Wrong: He has went to the office Right: He went to the office
  • 15.
    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
  • 16.
    Fixed Example Jimran 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.