Tenses

Past, Present, and Future Tenses

The past tense is something that happened before the present.

The present tense is something that happened just now.

The future tense is something that will happen in the future.

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What is the definition of these tenses?

Examples of these tenses

Future: Later, and After

​Future Tense

Past: Before, and Yesterday

Present: Current, and Now

​Past and Present Tense

Multiple Choice

What category of tenses does this word belong to? "After"

• Future Tenses

• Present Tenses

• Past Tenses

Multiple Choice

What category of tenses does this word belong to? "Before"

• Future Tenses

• Present Tenses

• Past Tenses

Multiple Choice

What category of tenses does this word belong to? "Now"

• Future Senses

• Present Tenses

• Past Tenses

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Which tense is in this sentence? "Yesterday, I ate chicken tenders!"

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Which tense is in this sentence? "Before, I went to every concert that was starting, but then I had to save a bunch of my money."

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Which tense is in this sentence? "I currently saw the Blue Whale, and it was awesome!"

Multiple Choice

Why do we need tenses?

• We need tenses to indicate the time of an action or event.
• Tenses are only used in poetry
• Tenses are unnecessary and should be eliminated
• Tenses are used for measuring distance

Multiple Choice

What sentence has an past tense on it?

• My dad is going to Hawaii tommorrow!

• My mother went to an important meeting yesterday.

• Now, I'm thinking that is Hawaiian pizza from Hawaii?

• Tomorrow, my little brother will get a functioning firetruck toy except a normal toy.

Multiple Choice

Which of these words are past tenses?

• Tomorrow, After

• Now, Current

• Yesterday, Before

Multiple Choice

Which of these words are future tenses?

• Tomorrow, Later

• Now, Current

• Before, Yesterday

Multiple Choice

Which of these words are present tenses?

• Now, Later

• Tomorrow, Before

• Current, Now

Open Ended

Can you name as many tenses as you can? (Five tenses will be accepted)

Poll

How was the lesson?

• A bit bad

• Not bad, but not good

• Good

• Awesome

• Fantastic