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    This document discusses the importance of using consistent verb tenses. It provides examples of incorrect and correct uses of verb tenses when describing facts that exist presently versus events that occurred at specific points in time. Maintaining consistent verb tenses is important to avoid confusion over when events are happening. The document also provides examples that demonstrate how the verb tense should change when the time frame being discussed changes.

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    This document discusses the importance of using consistent verb tenses. It provides examples of incorrect and correct uses of verb tenses when describing facts that exist presently versus events that occurred at specific points in time. Maintaining consistent verb tenses is important to avoid confusion over when events are happening. The document also provides examples that demonstrate how the verb tense should change when the time frame being discussed changes.

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    USING VERB TENSES CORRECTLY

    Keep the verb tense the same unless there is a change in the time described.

    INCORRECT THE PROBLEM CORRECT

    Most bears hibernate in the winter. They are „ This paragraph describes facts and habits Most bears hibernate in the winter. They gather
    gathering leaves, grass and twigs to make about bears in every sentence. leaves, grass and twigs to make warm,
    warm, comfortable beds where they curl up for „ The simple present (e.g., hibernate, comfortable beds where they curl up for their long
    their long period of hibernation. To survive long gather) should always be used to describe period of hibernation. To survive long winters
    winters without eating and drinking, the facts and habits because they exist now, without eating and drinking, the hibernating bears
    hibernating bears will cut their heart rate in have existed in the past, and probably will cut their heart rate in half. In the northern
    half. In the northern regions, hibernation can exist in the future. regions, hibernation can last up to 7 months. In
    last up to 7 months. In the South, hibernation is „ The paragraph incorrectly uses the present the South, hibernation is not common because
    not common because food was available all continuous, the future, and the past tenses. food is available all year round.
    year round.

    Change the verb tense if the time described changes.

    EXAMPLES THE VERB TENSE CHANGES WHEN THE TIME DESCRIBED CHANGES:

    My friend John is a workaholic. He gets up every day at 6 a.m. in FROM


    order to be at work by 8 a.m. Before he goes to work, he always jogs „ a state or action that exists now, has existed in the past, and will probably
    for an hour and then he has breakfast. In the evening, he rarely gets exist in the future (John is a workaholic; he goes to work)
    TO
    home before 10 p.m. Yesterday was a really long day; he got home
    „ a state or action that began and ended in a particular time in the past
    after midnight.
    (Yesterday was a really long day; he got home after midnight.)

    Some people have had a bad night’s sleep for most of their lives. FROM
    Unfortunately, these people suffer from insomnia, a neurological „ a action beginning in the past and continuing to the present
    incapacity to enter into deep sleep. Even though insomniacs often try (Some people have had a bad night’s sleep for most of their lives.)
    sleep therapy, they rarely get relief. If a person is an insomniac TO
    today, he probably will be one tomorrow. „ a state or action that exists now, has existed in the past, and will probably
    exist in the future
    (these people suffer from insomnia)
    TO
    „ a state or action that is predicted to happen at a particular time in the future
    (he probably will be one tomorrow)

    Created in 2007 at the Center for English Language Support, John Jay College, on a U.S. Department of Education Page 1 of 1
    (Title V Collaborative) Grant awarded to John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Queensborough Community College.

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