Capitalization and Verb Tenses

Future Continuous

Will + be + "ing" verb

Simple Future

Will + verb

Have you read the Book Gone With The Wind?

book, with, the

The future perfect tense of verbs _________________________.

describes an action that will begin in the future and will be competed by a specific time in the future

True or False: It is okay if you write the names of the days of the week without a capital letter.

false

True or False: The letter "i" doesn't need to be capitalized when you talk about yourself.

false

What is the verb tense used in this sentence? "Your every dream will come true."

future

LE6A12 X] What is the verb tense used in this sentence? "By then, some of your dreams will have become smaller -- but not all."

future perfect

The present tense of a verb describes an action that is happening now or _____________________________________.

happens regularly

Examples of present tense verbs are _______________________.

is, are, walk, buy, see

Does "dentist" need a capital letter? yes or no I have to go to the dentist.

no

Does "mom" need a capital letter? yes or no my mom works in holliston.

no

is dr. cheng going to china this year?

Is, Dr., Cheng, China

Do you like the song Let it Be?

It

she is a pretty dog.

She

the phone rang just as i fell asleep.

The, I

Examples of past tense verb forms are ________________.

said, led, read, fed

We will go to a Swim Party on the Fourth Of July.

swim, party, of

True or False: All sentences start with a capital letter.

true

True or False: Names of people are always capitalized.

true

True or False: You always have to put a capital letter when you write the names of the months.

true

True or False: Names of places are always capitalized.

true

Closing of a letter: Yours Truly

truly

I want to go on Vacation memorial day weekend.

vacation, Memorial, Day

Past, present, and future are the three main _________________.

verb tenses

The past perfect tense of a verb describes an action that _________________________________.

was completed before some other past action or event

Does "disney world" need a capital letter? yes or no Did you enjoy going to disney world?

yes

Does "february" need a capital letter? yes or no My birthday is in february.

yes

Does "holliston" need a capital letter? yes or no I live in holliston.

yes

Does "i" need a capital letter? yes or no i like to read harry potter books.

yes

Does "tuesday" need a capital letter? yes or no Today is tuesday.

yes

Does "yesterday" need a capital letter? yes or no yesterday, I went to the park.

yes

Which of these sentences is written in the future perfect tense? A) By next summer, I will have completed all my classes. B) Next summer, I will complete all my classes. C) Next summer, I'm going to complete all my classes perfectly.

A) By next summer, I will have completed all my classes.

Which sentence has a problem with its tenses? A) When I described the picture, he says, "I'll believe it when I see it." B) He said, "You cannot go to Morrow any more today." C) If you get there before I do, just tell my friends that I'm coming, too D) She'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes.

A) When I described the picture, he says, "I'll believe it when I see it."

I want to go to the lincoln memorial.

Lincoln, Memorial

Which of these sentences does not use parallel verb tenses throughout? A) When I went home yesterday, I expected my Mom to be there. B) I kept quiet, afraid that the others will have heard me. C) Piper went to the store, bought her groceries, and drove home.

B) I kept quiet, afraid that the others will have heard me.

Present Continuous

Am/are/is +"ing" verb

are you from italy?

Are, Italy

To create the past tense, most regular verbs add __________ at the end of the present-tense verb.

-ed

Read the sentence. How many words need a capital letter? Do you like Charlotte's Web?

0

Read the sentence. How many words need a capital letter? my Wii is broken.

1

Read the sentence. How many words need a capital letter? mrs. lindor is a great teacher.

2

Read the sentence. How many words need a capital letter? terry and karen will be here in july.

3

Read the sentence. How many words need a capital letter? last friday, we saw the movie avatar.

3

Read the sentence. How many words need a capital letter? yesterday, i went to seaworld.

3

Which of these sentences is written in the present tense? A) Lisette worked from 8:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the afternoon. B) Lisette works from 8:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the afternoon. C) Lisette will work from 8:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the afternoon.

B) Lisette works from 8:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the afternoon.

Which verb tense describes something that is happening right now? A) past B) present C) future

B) present

Which of these sentences is written in the future tense? A) I enjoy thinking about the future. B) I was very tense about the future of our school. C) The memory of this day will remain with me for years.

C) The memory of this day will remain with me for years.

When you are reading a story, how can you tell WHEN something is happening? A) In a story, everything happens in the present. B) Unless the setting and time are stated, you cannot tell. C) You can tell by paying attention to verb tenses. D) It is always the past; otherwise, you couldn't be reading it yet.

C) You can tell by paying attention to verb tenses.

Which verb tense describes something that began in the past, and continues into the present? A) past B) past perfect C) present perfect

C) present perfect

I wish I could speak chinese at my School.

Chinese, school

Which sentence has a problem with its tenses? A) In the morning, I make plans; in the afternoon, I make mistakes. B) You might have thought I was no good, but I'll show you! C) We will have finished reading the book before the car trip is over. D) What time will it be when I had gotten there already?

D) What time will it be when I had gotten there already?

Friendly letter greeting: dear mom

Dear Mom

drinking Coffee for breakfast is a north american custom.

Drinking, coffee, North, American

I love french bread for my toast.

French

Past Perfect Continuous

Had + been +"ing" verb

Past Perfect

Had + past participle

Present Perfect Continuous

Has/have + been +"ing" verb

Present Perfect

Has/have + past participle

his real name is John Smith, jr.

His, Jr.

I wonder if president obama will come here this year.

President, Obama

Simple Present

Verb (-add "s" for he/she/it or singular noun)

Simple Past

Verb +ed (unless it is irregular)

Past Continuous

Was/were +"ing" verb

Our nation's capital is washington, d c.

Washington, D. C.

we will have to leave on the first monday in march.

We, Monday, March

we visited texas last summer.

We, Texas

What is the verb tense of this sentence? I decided that nothing was either good or bad unless it affected me.

past

What is the verb tense in this sentence? The weather had changed so suddenly.

past perfect

In the sentence "He had run as far as Milton," the verb form "had run" is an example of the ____________ because ____________.

past perfect tense; it consists of "had" plus a past participle ("run").

What is the verb tense used in this sentence? "Your every dream is sure to come true."

present

What is the verb tense used throughout this sentence? "But when I say that to people, they always get mad at me.

present

LE6A12 N] In the sentence, "I have visited Canada twice, but not since 1997," the verb is in the _______________ tense because __________.

present perfect; the action has been completed but is a fact NOW.

Look at the sentence. The store opens at 9:00 a.m. on weekdays but not on weekends. The verb 'opens' is in the __________ tense because ________.

present; the store OPENS regularly, again and again