Writing567 Verb Tenses

GED - Graduation Equivalency Diploma

GED program - really good grammar exercises

vocabulary - higher level, not ESL


Verb Tenses

1. past tense 
- simple past 'decreased'
- past perfect 'had decreased' English speakers don't use it much. We substitute simple past

2. childrearing - raising children
reported - simple past
had reported - past perfect
reports - simple present

Father don't do as many household chores. habitual, usually

3. contaminated - polluted, not clean, dirty
will purchase
are going to purchase
will be purchasing

4. pneumonia - bacterial or viral disease in your lungs
remains - always

5. sent - simple past

6. will have
are going to have

ultraviolet UV

visible light -
red orange yellow green blue indigo violet -rainbow
mnemonic - memory aid
Roy G. Biv - Mr. Rainbow


infrared red orange yellow green
blue indigo violet ultraviolet

7. ignored
had ignored - past perfect English speakers don';t use past perfect. We substitute simple past.
My advice is to forget about past perfect.

8. increased
were increased - passive voice

9. sponsors - simple present

10. refused -simple past
had refused - past perfect , not commonly used

legal limit alcohol is .08%

11. requested
legislation - when the government passes a law

12. plants
Currently, California's Wildlife and Parks Department are is planting 50,000 trees.

main subject - one word subject
California's Wildlife and Parks Department
complete subject
California's Wildlife and Parks Department

subject and verb
main subject/complete subject