{"id":381,"date":"2014-07-25T20:09:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T20:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/writershandbook\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=381"},"modified":"2017-01-02T20:48:06","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T20:48:06","slug":"21-6-verb-tenses","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/chapter\/21-6-verb-tenses\/","title":{"raw":"21.6 Verb Tenses","rendered":"21.6 Verb Tenses"},"content":{"raw":"&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\"><span class=\"im_title-prefix\">21.6<\/span> Verb Tenses<\/h2>\r\nYou can practice conjugating many English verbs to increase your awareness of verb tenses. Use this format for the basic conjugation:\r\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\r\n \t<li>I laugh at Millie.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You laugh at Millie.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>He\/She\/It laughs at Millie.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We laugh at Millie.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You laugh at Millie.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>They laugh at Millie.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nYou can also practice completing these five forms of English. A mixture of tenses is used to show that you can practice the different forms with any tense.\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s01\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Affirmative Usage<\/h2>\r\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s01_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\r\n \t<li>I play ball.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You play ball.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>She plays ball.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We play ball.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You play ball.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>They play ball.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s02\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Negative Usage<\/h2>\r\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s02_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\r\n \t<li>I do not play ball.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You do not play ball.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>She does not play ball.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We do not play ball.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You do not play ball.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>They do not play ball.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s03\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Yes\/No Questions<\/h2>\r\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s03_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\r\n \t<li>Do you play ball?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Does she play ball?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do we play ball?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do they play ball?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s04\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Short Answers<\/h2>\r\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s04_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\r\n \t<li>Yes, I do.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Yes, she does.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>No, they do not.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>No, you do not.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s05\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Wh- Questions<\/h2>\r\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s05_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\r\n \t<li>Who is she?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Where did you find it?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>When are you coming?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Why won\u2019t it work?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What are you going to do?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nSee Chapter 15 \"Sentence Building,\" Section 15.2 \"Choosing Appropriate Verb Tenses\" for an in-depth overview of verb tenses.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\"><span class=\"im_title-prefix\">21.6<\/span> Verb Tenses<\/h2>\n<p>You can practice conjugating many English verbs to increase your awareness of verb tenses. Use this format for the basic conjugation:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\n<li>I laugh at Millie.<\/li>\n<li>You laugh at Millie.<\/li>\n<li>He\/She\/It laughs at Millie.<\/li>\n<li>We laugh at Millie.<\/li>\n<li>You laugh at Millie.<\/li>\n<li>They laugh at Millie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also practice completing these five forms of English. A mixture of tenses is used to show that you can practice the different forms with any tense.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s01\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Affirmative Usage<\/h2>\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s01_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\n<li>I play ball.<\/li>\n<li>You play ball.<\/li>\n<li>She plays ball.<\/li>\n<li>We play ball.<\/li>\n<li>You play ball.<\/li>\n<li>They play ball.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s02\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Negative Usage<\/h2>\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s02_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\n<li>I do not play ball.<\/li>\n<li>You do not play ball.<\/li>\n<li>She does not play ball.<\/li>\n<li>We do not play ball.<\/li>\n<li>You do not play ball.<\/li>\n<li>They do not play ball.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s03\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Yes\/No Questions<\/h2>\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s03_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\n<li>Do you play ball?<\/li>\n<li>Does she play ball?<\/li>\n<li>Do we play ball?<\/li>\n<li>Do they play ball?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s04\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Short Answers<\/h2>\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s04_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\n<li>Yes, I do.<\/li>\n<li>Yes, she does.<\/li>\n<li>No, they do not.<\/li>\n<li>No, you do not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s05\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Wh- Questions<\/h2>\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch21_s06_s05_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\n<li>Who is she?<\/li>\n<li>Where did you find it?<\/li>\n<li>When are you coming?<\/li>\n<li>Why won\u2019t it work?<\/li>\n<li>What are you going to do?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See Chapter 15 &#8220;Sentence Building,&#8221; 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