Writing567 Verb tense review

Bob Lee - present tenses

Bob' siblings are living with his mother. pres prog
Bob' siblings live with his mother. simp pres

He lives in a college dorm.

We lived stayed in a hotel when we visited Hawaii.

His favourite sport is basketball.

His favourite sports are basketball and skiing.

American spellings - simplified spelling

favorite

color

labor

center

neighbor

meter

check

Canadian spellings

favourite

colour

labour

centre
neighbour
metre
cheque

Both are OK. Which one are you going to use?
What country do you live in?


He visits Canada twice. simple present
He has visited Canada twice. present perfect

Present perfect is a tricky tense, but it is important.


Robert Lee - past tenses

Robert worked in a factory for 30 years. simple past
He didn't finish high school. did not finish 
He never finished high school.

He never visited any other countries.
He liked to play baseball.
He liked playing baseball.
loved
Carol prefers to stay at home.
Carol prefers staying home.
hate
begin
Sam began to practice judo in August.
Sam began practicing sumo in August.
continue


Roberta - future tenses
will, am going to

Roberta will be born in 2046.
I was born in 1973.

She will have two sisters and one brother who are all genetically modified.

genetics - DNA

genetically modified food "GMO" genetically modified organism - apples, tomatoes, milk, tofu

Roberta will not get married.
She will get married to a robot.

She will be a pilot for a spacebus.

aviation - flying
aviator - somebody who has a pilot's license

Roberta might visit Mars for a vacation. modal

Roberta will visit Mars for a vacation.
Roberta is going to visit Mars for a vacation.

modals - modal auxiliaries AUX- extra
can
could
should
might
may

have to
ought to

be going to
be supposed to

She will play badminton.
She will be a swimmer.
She will go swimming.

Joe plays baseball.
Joe plays football.
Joe plays soccer.
Joe plays hockey.
Joe goes swimming.
Joe goes hiking.
Joe goes jogging/running.
Joe goes skydiving. 
Joe goes fishing.
Joe goes skiing/snowboarding/skating.
Joe goes cycling/biking.
Joe goes dancing.
Joe goes sightseeing.
Joe goes wrestling.