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Recalling…
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Present, Past and
Tense Shifting
- A GUIDE IN USING AND SHIFTING
TENSES IN ENGLISH

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What are Verb
The tense of aTenses?
verb tells you when a person
did something or when something existed
or happened.

These are the 3 main verb tenses

• Present Tense
• Past Tense
• Future Tense

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 What is Present

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Tense?
The Present Tense is used to state facts
or make generalizations.

Examples:

•Bill writes the letters.

•Peter is coming to our place.
•Alana attends the class every day.

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What is Past Tense?
The Past Tense is used to narrate
events completed in the past.

Examples:

• Bill attended the program.

• Tom performed in the show.
• I prepared the design.

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 What is Tense Shifting?

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Tense Shifting happens mostly in stories and
novels as the basic vehicle of narration.
A narrator is telling a story as it happened.
Sometimes, though, a writer will accidentally slip
into present tense without realizing it.
Example:

Past Tense Past Tense

“ I walked down to the edge of the water and dipped my toe
Present Tense
in. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Jason grabs my arm
Present Tense
and pushes me in the pool! “

- The Artist’s way, author Julia Cameron

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 Tips that will help you decide

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which tense to use
PRESENT TENSE TIP: Use the Present
Tense to make “timeless” statements or
generalizations that are not only true for the
time of the story but will continue to be true
indefinitely unless something happens to
change the situation.

PAST TENSE TIP: Use the Past Tense when

telling a story about something that was
completed in the past.

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 Let us look at the more detailed examples here:

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Past Tense
 Whenever we went to a restaurant, Robert always
Present Tense
makes a fuss about ordering the best soup.
Tell a story (PAST TENSE)
Past Tense
 Tip Applied: Whenever we went to a restaurant,
Past Tense
Robert always made a fuss about ordering the best
soup.
Make a Generalization (PRESENT TENSE)
Present Tense
 Tip Applied: Whenever we go to a restaurant,
Present Tense
Robert always makes a fuss about ordering the best
soup.

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YOUR TURN!
She go to Philippine She go to Philippine She went to Philippine
Normal University which Normal University which Normal University which
was in Taft Avenue, is in Taft Avenue, was in Taft Avenue,
Manila. Manila. Manila.

SHIFT TENSE PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE

APPLY THE TIPS IN TENSE SHIFTING

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Circle the correct form of the verb in the parenthesis.

1. I think that a matinee performance typically (started, starts) at

two.
2. I got a shock when I (plugged, plug) that old lamp in.
3. She always calls her kids when she (was, is) going to be late.
4. Artists today are still influenced by the art styles that (originated,
originate) in prewar Germany.
5. After all our work, we discovered that the answer (was, is) in the
back of the book.

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 Correct the present and past tense errors in the following sentences by

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drawing a line through each error and writing the correct tense above it.
If the sentence is correct, write OK at the end of the sentence.

1. Palawan was the last frontier in the country.

2. Whenever the weather changes, my joints started to ache.
3. We visited one ancient site after another until they all run together.
4. Shakespeare is idolized in the nineteenth century.
5. Airline 547 Landed safe in NAIA.
6. Telephone marketers always call when we were eating.
7. According to a journal, scientific papers were rarely written in the
first person.
8. I always try to return messages before I left the office.
9. It always seems to rain whenever we went to the beach.
10. When it rains, it poured.

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Correct all the verb tense errors in the following paragraph. The
number in parenthesis at the end of the paragraph indicates how
many errors you should find.

Last summer we discussed in our Geography class about Provence,

a region in the southeast corner of France, which bordered on Italy. The
name Provence referred to the fact that it was the first province created
by the ancient Romans outside the Italian peninsula. Today, Provence
still contained an amazing number of well-preserved Roman ruins. While
there were a few big towns on the coast, Provence was especially known
for its abundance of wildflowers in the spring. These flowers were used
to make some of the world’s most expensive perfumes. (7)

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100% Done December 01, 2021

Subject: ENGLISH
Grade & Section: 8-John
Teacher: Ms. Janica Eunice B. Bruno

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