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Understanding Verb Tense in
English
Verbs have 5 qualities:
1. person
2. number
3. tense
4. mood
5. voice
You do not need to worry about
what mood or voice means. You
only need to know that verbs
have mood and voice.
You already know person and number
person = 1st, 2nd, 3rd
number = singular or plural
(can you draw a picture of this chart?)
That leaves TENSE
TENSE shows WHEN a verb
happens.
Can you match the tense name to the verb form? Copy down the verb form and
the name of the tense. We will check your work in class
1. I was walking
2. I have walked
3. I walk
4. I will walk
5. I did walk
6. I am walking
7. I had walked
8. I walked
9. I do walk
10. I will have walked
perfect
pluperfect (past perfect)
simple past
past emphatic
present emphatic
imperfect (past continuous)
simple present
future perfect
present progressive (present continuous)
future
On your paper, translate
ego ambulō
as many ways as possible.
So… the Latin present tense is the
same as how many English tenses?
Latin has SIX tenses:
present
imperfect
perfect
future
pluperfect
future perfect
You have already learned the
present tense. Get ready for the
IMPERFECT TENSE.
On your paper, draw a big picture
of a sheep (in pencil). You must be
able to see all four legs.