Vocabulary Verbs Assignment:For all verbs on your vocabulary list, you need to write and label them for all tenses. For each tense, also write a short sentence. Sentences should include a variety of subjects (singular, plural, 1st person, 2nd person, & 3rd person). Start by writing the word & its definition.

EXAMPLE: Verb: Founder Definition: to become wrecked; fail utterly

Simple TensesPast: (foundered) The company foundered during the economic crisis.Present: (founder/founders) I founder every time I try work on cars.Future: (will founder) Anyone that tries to stop the future will founder.

Progressive TensesPast Progressive: (Was/were foundering) The car was foundering as it tried to climb the hill.Present Progressive: (am/is foundering) I am foundering in math.Future Progressive: (will be foundering) Next year the Steelers will be foundering when they play against the Ravens.

Perfect TensesPast Perfect: (had foundered) We knew the Cardinals had foundered when the Super Bowl was over.Present Perfect: (has/have foundered) Students have foundered on novel quizzes when they didn’t read the book.Future Perfect: (will have foundered) By the end of next season, The Steelers will have foundered.

Perfect Progressive TensesPast Perfect Progressive: (Had been foundering)You had been foundering for weeks before the teacher called your parents.Present Perfect Progressive: (has/have been foundering)As a team, we have been foundering since our first loss.Future Perfect Progressive: (will have been foundering)By the time anyone receives tax refunds, the nation’s economy will have been foundering for too long.