Write about what everyone in your home was doing yesterday when your father cam
home. Write using present participle form of the verb. Share your answer with your class.
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Tenses in writing
Verb tenses tell readers when events or actions occured in time—in the past, present, or future. Your verb choices can also indicate aspect, which expresses the completeness or effects of an action.
Verb Tenses
The present tense is used to express anything that is happening now or occurring in the present moment. The present also communicates actions that are ongoing, constant, or habitual. For example:
I'm working on an essay for my English class.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
John loves music.
I run four miles every morning.
Use the past tense to indicate past events, prior conditions, or completed processes. For example:
I voted last week.
Ancient Romans believed basil was poisonous.
The fortress crumbled to ruin during the last century.
The future tense indicates actions or events that will happen in the future. For example:
I will write my paper this weekend.
Aspect allows you to be more precise in your selection of verbs. Aspect falls into two categories: continuous and perfect. To indicate the continuous aspect, add a form of the verb "to be" and a present participle to your main verb. The perfect aspect is created with a form of the verb "to have" and a past participle.
The following chart shows twelve forms of the verb "to write" that result from combining time with aspect.
past present future
simple He wrote He writes He will write
continuous He was writing He is writing He will be writing
perfect He had written He has written He will have written
perfect continuous He had been writing He has been writing He will have been writing(aspect summary)
Aspect in Detail
The continuous aspect is created with a form of "to be" and a present participle (about participles). For example:
I am writing. (present continuous)
I was writing when he called. (past continuous)
If you want to come over later, we will be watching a movie. (future continuous)
The perfect aspect is created with a form of the verb "to have" and a past participle. For example:
I have been in Seattle for six months. (present perfect)
I had studied all night for the test. (past perfect)
I will have finished my paper by eight o'clock. (future perfect)
The perfect aspect is often the most challenging to understand, so here's a brief overview.
Past Perfect describes a past action completed before another. For example, the next two sentences describe one action followed by another, but each achieves a different rhetorical effect by using different verb forms.
She wrote the essay and reread it the next day. simple past tense: "wrote"
The next day, she reread the essay she had written. past perfect: "had written"
"Wrote" and "reread" sound equally important in the first sentence. In the secon
yesterday it was extreme hot summer day .
we were very tired, because it was our vacation I and my sister riya were working in the home helping mom , grandma and Grandpa . the day was very exhausting and gloomy .
finally when the whole work was completed I and my family members were relaxed down in a room waiting for dad's arrival .
we were waiting for dad eagerly because Hi gonna bring something delicious coldly food stuff in this hot day.
finally at 8:30 p.m. Dad arrived with a knock on the door , I and my sister Riya rushed to open the door , where we saw dad holding packets of ice cream . we immediately snatched it from our dad's hand and opened it and ate.
it's taste was delicious. after completing I was licking my hands in fact I was dwindled upon whether it was my ice cream or hand .
finally after enjoying the delicious stuff we felt cool and finally we played a lot with our dad .