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Using Verb Tense By Tyler Melton Verbs and Tense Not only do verbs specify an action, but they also give information about when an action has taken place. Change verb tenses only when a change in time or ordering events. When you are writing about an idea, stay with the same tense. There are five main categories of verb tense. An understanding of these simple tenses will improve ones ability to avoid unnecessary and inappropriate change in tense. Present Present continuous Past Past participle future The Present Tense The present tense shows that an action is taking place in the present but does not specify when the action will end. Examples: When I open the door, my do barked. Corrected: When I open the door, my dog barks. Other uses of the present tense. to describe universal truths: The boiling point of water is 100 degrees C. When commenting on another’s work, even though it has been written in the past: In Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, the main character is a bug. This is the tense often preferred in scientific writing. Present Continuous Tense The present continuous tense shows that something is happening in the present and has a definite end. Example: The cooks are preparing the lunch, and the servers waited on the tables. Corrected: The cooks are preparing the lunch, and the servers are waiting on the tables. . Indicator: verb+ing Past Tense The past tense shows that something was completed in the past. Example: When I arrived at class, my friend greets me. Corrected: When I arrived at class, my friend greeted me. Indicator: verb+ed Past Participle Tense The past participle tense shows that something was completed in the past before another action. Usually, the past participle and the past tense are used in the same sentence Example: When we finally got to the party, our friends left. Corrected: When we finally got to the party, our friends had left. Indicator: had Future Tense The future tense shows that something will happen in the future. Example: We will go out to dinner tonight. We will watch the movie. Indicator: will + verb Changing Tenses Do not shift from one tense to another if the time frame for each action or is the same. Establish a primary tense for the majority of the paper, and use occasional shifts to other tenses to indicate changes in time frame. Grammar checkers have difficulty spotting these types of mistakes.