Verb Tense Packet
P. 35, Part A
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Eric went to the video arcade after school.
Barbara’s stepfather will drive us home.
We walk past that church every day.
Ducks and geese fly south in the fall.
A committee will plan the graduation dance.
Our goalie worked hard in the preseason.
Invariably, I break my pencils during a test.
When shall I come over to your house?
Page 35, Part B.
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play
finish
throw
wear
Perfect Tenses
1. has won = present perfect
2. have memorized = present perfect
3. had fallen = past perfect
4. will have finished = future perfect
5. have put = present perfect
6. had read = past perfect
7. Has begun = present perfect
8. shall have eaten = future perfect
9. has broken down = present perfect
10.had fixed = past perfect
Page 36, Part B.
1. wear (past perfect) = had worn
2. speak (present perfect) = has/have spoken
3. climb (present perfect) = has/have climbed
4. travel (future perfect) = will/shall have traveled
Why use perfect tense?
• Indicate, esp. for past perfect and future
perfect, what event the verb precedes.
I have already taught a lesson on the perfect
tense today.
wear (past perfect) = had worn
** I had worn sweatpants every day this year
until the weather turned cold.
** She had worn the black shirt the day before
her concert, which was last Tuesday.
**He had never worn his new jersey before last
week’s tournament.
Part B.
1. wear (past perfect) = had worn
** I had worn sweatpants every day this year until
I had my picture taken.
** She had worn the black shirt the day before her
concert, so it wasn’t available for her concert.
2. speak (present perfect) = has/have spoken
** He has spoken to his class about discipline
several times already.
** I have spoken to you about this behavior
before.
3. climb (present perfect) = has/have climbed
** They’ve climbed the mountain twice before.
4. travel (future perfect) = will/shall have traveled
** I will have traveled 400 miles by the time this trip
is over.
Please turn to pages 50 & 51 in your
vocab. book!
• Analyze the passage on “Elephant Culture and
Conservation” for VERBS IN THE PERFECT TENSE!
Underline and number the perfect tense verbs as
you go.
• When you finish analyzing for tense, go back and
find at least 5 passive voice verbs!
• Be careful!
Please turn to pages 50 & 51 in your
vocab. book!
Analyze the passage on “Elephant Culture and
Conservation” for VERBS IN THE PERFECT TENSE!
Underline and number the perfect tense verbs as you
go.
• Remember– “have” and “has” + past tense verb =
present perfect tense; “had” + past tense verb = past
perfect tense.
• “Have,” “has,” and “had” on their own are action
verbs and are in the simple present or simple past
tense.
• Be careful!
Begin, break, bring, choose, p. 38
1. Have chosen
2. Chose
3. Have begun
4. Has broken
5. Broke
6. Has broken
7. Began
8. Chose
9. Have chosen
10. have brought
11. have begun
12. have broken
13. will have broken
14. are broken in
15. do bring
16. chose
17. has begun
18. have broken
19. Has brought
20. began
Come, do, drink, eat, p. 39
1. had eaten
2. drank
3. did
4. came
5. ate
6. have eaten
7. has done
8. drank
9. ate
10. did
11.came
12. Has done
13. has drunk
14. did
15. have eaten
16. has come
17. has drunk
18. has done
19. ‘ve (have) eaten
20. came
21. has eaten
22. drank
Give, Go, Grow, Know, p. 40
1. have given
2. must have known
3. went
4. has gone
5. have grown
6. has given
7. knew
8. knew
9. grew
10. gave
11. Have gone
12. has given
13. gave
14. knew
15. was given
16. have gone
17. has grown
18. have known
19. grew
20. knew
21. gave
22. have grown
Rise, Run, See, Sing, Speak, Steal, p. 41
1. has run
2. sang
3. saw
4. Have seen
5. spoke
6. must have spoken
7. stole
8. had risen
9. sang
10.Have spoken
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has seen
has run
spoke
sang
has risen
ran
had seen
was spoken
could have stolen
has risen
Swim, Take, Throw, Write, p. 42
1. swam
2. were thrown
3. threw
4. has taken
5. have written
6. swam
7. wrote
8. has taken
9. swam
10. have swum
11. had thrown
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took
were written
took
had taken
has thrown
threw
had written
wrote
has written
must be taken
swam
Fall, Freeze, Ride, Ring, p. 43
1. must have frozen
2. has fallen
3. has rung
4. have ridden
5. fell
6. rang
7. froze
8. fell
9. rode
10. rang
11. has fallen
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has frozen
has fallen
rode
Has rung
have fallen
were frozen
rang
has ridden
has fallen
Have frozen
rode
Troublesome Verbs, p. 228
1. rise
11. raise voice
2. raise window
12. rose
3. had risen
13. rise
4. rises
14. rises
5. has risen
15. sheep are raised (PV)
6. have risen
16. raise hand
7. blinds were raised (PV) 17.has raised objection
8. raised hand
18. raised voice
9. raise flag
19. rose
10.rises
20. rose
Troublesome Verbs, p. 229
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laid sewing
lying
is lying
lie
lay
lay
11. has lain
12. lie
13. has laid trap
14. lay
15. had laid newspaper
16. laid sleeping bag
7. napkins should be laid (PV) 17. lies
8. lies
18. was lying
9. is lying
19. lie (present tense)
10. was lying
20. laid burdens
Troublesome Verbs, p. 230