Comm 11/12 Verb tense

Evergreen Unit 5
Part A Consistent tense

verb tense- 12 verb tenses

I have played soccer since I was a child.

have played - present perfect
was- simple past


I have played soccer since I am a child. XXX



Three forms of a verb

Infinitive -"to"
BASIC               PAST                   PARTICIPLE
to go                   went                    gone
know                  knew                   known
put                      put                      put
close                   closed                 closed
know                  knew                   known
raise                    raised                  raised
rise                      rose                    risen



past perfect- rarely used by English speakers
"She had never known her father."

simple past- 
"She never knew her father."


"I never know what to do on the weekends."
"I never know what to order in Japanese restaurants."

simple past- habitual actions, usually happens, habit, always the case

past perfect
"He had separated from her mother..."
simple past
"He separated from her mother..." 

PASSIVE VOICE
"was taught"


PAST PERFECT
"He had already designed a machine."

PAST PERFECT
"The government had promised him..."
SIMPLE PAST
"The government promised him..."


unto - rarely used preposition, old-fashioned, stylized

"For unto us a child is given." Messiah