© Evan-Moor Corp. • EMC 2885 • Language Fundamentals 55
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Use Verb Tense to Convey Times,
Sequences, States, and Conditions
Verbs
The verb tense in a sentence tells about the time when
something happens (in the past, present, or future).
Zoey will eat lunch later.
Verb tense also tells about the following:
The verb tense in a sentence about sequence tells whether
an action happened before, during, or after another action.
Zoey misses lunches with her friend who moved to Ohio.
The verb tense in a sentence about a state of being tells when
someone or something was in that state of being.
Zoey
’s sandwich smelled delicious.
The verb tense in a conditional sentence tells whether the event
has already happened or how likely it is to happen.
Zoey will recycle her milk carton if she can find a recycling bin.
Read it sentence. Complete it using the correct verb from the word box.
see had seen is seeing
saw will see will have seen
1. Last Monday, Corin a bee in his yard.
2. Before Monday, Corin
bees leaving a hive.
3. Today in class, Corin
his teacher use a microscope.
4. Now, Corin
the body parts of a bee through a microscope.
5. If Corin adjusts the microscope, he
the bee much better.
6. By the end of the class, Corin
the bee’s eyes and claws.
CCLS
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