1. Verb TenseKeeping tense consistent

2. Simple Tenses A tense is a verb form that showsthe time of an action or condition.Verbs have 3 simple tenses: Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense 3. ExamplesThe car door opens easily. The present tense shows that the action orcondition occurs now.The car door opened, and the man stepped out. The past tense shows that the action orcondition occurred in the past.The car door will open, and I will jump out. The future tense shows that the action orcondition will occur. 4. Progressive Forms A progressive form of a verb expresses anaction or condition in progress. Progressive forms of the three simple tensesare used to show that actions or conditionswere, are, or will be in progress. 5. Examples You are writing notes. Present Progressive You were reading. Past Progressive You will be cheering. Future progressive 6. Present Perfect The present perfect tense places an action orcondition in a stretch of time leading up to thepresent.Many people have rafted here. People have rafted here at unspecified timesbefore the present. 7. Past Perfect The past perfect tense places an action orcondition before another past action orcondition.After the guide had straightened the raft, weentered the rapids. The straightening happened before the entering. 8. Tense Shift Once you begin a sentence with a particularverb tense, maintain that tense as long as youare referring to the same period of time. Switching tense without a valid reason createsa problem known as a tense shift. 9. Now You Try! Fix the sentence below: When we arrived, we are upset tolearn we have missed the party. 10. Corrected Sentence When we arrived, we were upset tolearn that we had missed the party. 11. At the beginning of Anna Karenina,Oblonsky is introduced as anunfaithful husband. His wife, Dolly,was furious because of his affairwith the French governess.Oblonskys sister, Anna, soonarrived and persuaded Dolly toforgive him. 12. Can Inconsistent VerbTense Ever Be Correct? The answer is yes When there is a shift in time framedifferent verb tenses can be used For example: When shifting from general descriptionto a specific occasion 13. Example of Mixed Verb Tense Huck Finn is a clever boy whodoesnt like to follow the rules, andas a result, he often gets intotrouble. On one occasion, heescaped from Paps cabin and ranaway to avoid civilization.