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  • past
  • present
  • futurere
  • view and reflect
  • Understand past, present, and future tense
  • Identify past, present, and future tense in a sentence

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After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

In this lesson, you will learn about:

Past Present and Future Tense

  • They shared a large bag of popcorn at the theater.
  • We enjoyed the sweet caramel popcorn at the fair.
  • The kids ate all the popcorn before the movie even started.

Examples:

Describes actions, states of being, or events that happened in the past.

Past tense

  • Popcorn pops when it is heated.
  • Popcorn tastes best with butter and salt.
  • The popcorn bag expands as it cooks.

Examples:

Describes an action that is happening now or at the time of speaking.

Present tense

  • Tomorrow, we will make popcorn for movie night.
  • You will be surprised at how much popcorn we can make!
  • The popcorn will be ready by the time the movie starts.

Examples:

A tense describing an action that has not yet happened or a state that does not yet exist.

future tense

Let's Review

  1. The popcorn will be ready in a few minutes.
  2. The popcorn tasted delicious with melted butter.
  3. The popcorn smells amazing as it pops in the microwave.
  4. She will bring popcorn to the party next weekend.
  5. She added salt to the popcorn after it was done
  6. He sprinkles some cheese on his popcorn.

Identify the tense in each of the sentences below!

  1. Future tense
  2. past tense
  3. present tense
  4. future tense
  5. past tense
  6. present tense

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