Understanding Verb Tenses in Writing

The video tutorial explains how to use different verb tenses in narrative writing, focusing on past tense for story actions and present tense for dialogue. It includes practice exercises and a story draft analysis to help students understand and apply these concepts effectively.

What tense is typically used for actions in a narrative story?

• Future tense

• Present tense

• Conditional tense

• Past tense

In dialogue, what tense should be used to reflect exactly what a character says?

• Future tense

• Present tense

• Past perfect tense

• Past tense

How do you change the verb 'watch' to past tense?

• Watchs

• Watched

• Watching

• Watches

What is the past tense form of the irregular verb 'say'?

• Said

• Says

• Sayed

• Saying

In the sentence 'I kicked it to my mom and she kicks it back', which verb is incorrectly tense?

• It

• To

• Kicks

• Kicked

What is the present tense form of the verb 'was' in dialogue?

• Be

• Are

• Is

• Were

Which verb needs to be in past tense in the sentence: 'Only a couple of people are in line'?

• Only

• Line

• Couple

• Are

What is the correct present tense form of 'thought' in dialogue?

• Think

• Thinks

• Thoughts

• Thinking

In the sentence 'We walked over to the restaurant', which verb is correctly in past tense?

• Over

• Walked

• To

• Restaurant

Why is it important to use the correct tense in narrative writing?

• To ensure clarity and logical sequence of events

• To use more verbs

• To confuse the reader

• To make the story longer