Maintaining Consistent Verb Tenses in Writing

The video tutorial focuses on maintaining consistent verb tenses in writing. It explains the present, past, and future tenses with examples and highlights the importance of using keywords to identify tenses. The tutorial includes a story draft analysis to demonstrate how inconsistent tenses can confuse readers. It guides viewers through revising the draft for tense consistency, ensuring clarity in the order of events. The lesson concludes with a revised draft and encourages students to apply these techniques to their writing.

Which of the following sentences uses the present tense to describe a habit?

• She will swim in the pool tomorrow.

• She swam in the pool last week.

• She swims in the pool every Thursday.

• She is swimming in the pool right now.

What is the correct future tense form of the verb in the sentence: 'Tomorrow, we ___ a mountain.'?

• climbing

• climbed

• climb

• will climb

Which keyword indicates that a sentence is in the past tense?

• Last summer

• Every day

• Tomorrow

• Next week

In the sentence 'Yesterday, I played soccer,' what indicates the past tense?

• The word 'yesterday'

• The verb 'play'

• The word 'soccer'

• The verb 'played'

What is the past tense form of the verb 'find'?

• Finds

• Finding

• Finded

• Found

In the draft story, which verb needs to be changed to maintain past tense consistency?

• Kicked

• Says

• Were

• Saw

Which verb form is correct for the past tense of 'get'?

• Getting

• Got

• Gets

• Getted

What is the importance of maintaining consistent verb tense in writing?

• It allows for more complex sentences.

• It makes the writing more colorful.

• It helps the reader understand the sequence of events.

• It makes the writing longer.

Which verb in the sentence 'We walked over to the restaurant where we played a card game while we ate' is irregular?

• Walked

• Over

• Played

• Ate

What should you do after revising your draft for consistent verb tense?

• Change all verbs to present tense.

• Read your draft again to ensure clarity.

• Add more verbs.

• Check for spelling errors.