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Verb Tense Analysis/SLE 6

Type the objective. Then retype and paraphrase the ​underlined​ words.

I will ​analyze​ the ​pattern​ of ​verb tenses​ in a ​text.

STEP #1

Create a 5 x 17 chart. Type the words exactly as I have them.

Verb Is this something Is this something Is this something TENSE

happening now that happened or that has
or something was happening? happened or had
that usually happened?
happens?
(YES/NO)
(YES/NO) (YES/NO)
STEP #2

With a partner, read this passage from ​Frankenstein.

These visions faded when I perused, for the first time, those
poets whose effusions entranced my soul and lifted it to
heaven. I also became a poet and for one year lived in a
paradise of my own creation; I imagined that I also might
obtain a niche in the temple where the names of Homer and
Shakespeare are consecrated. You are well acquainted with my
failure and how heavily I bore the disappointment. But just at
that time I inherited the fortune of my cousin, and my
thoughts were turned into the channel of their earlier bent.
Type the verbs in the first column in the chart. There are exactly ​SIXTEEN (Yes, SIXTEEN!)​.
You might ​NOT​ need all sixteen rows.

Then, fill in columns​ TWO, THREE, and FOUR.​ type ​Y​ for yes and ​N​ ​for no. Some verbs are
made up of two verbs that work TOGETHER. If you think the verb is made up of two words, put
both of them in the same box.
Be prepared to share your answer.

STEP #3

With a partner, look at ​COLUMN #2​ of the chart. Locate the letters that told you this was
something that is happening now or usually happens. ​Underline ​them OR change the font to ​red.
Then, in sentence, tell me any patterns you see. (​Ex. They all end with a consonant.​ ​Do NOT
use this example.)​

Be prepared to share your answer.

STEP #4

With a partner, look at ​COLUMN #3​ of the chart. Locate the letters that told you this was
something that happened. ​Underline ​them OR change the font to ​blue​. ​Then, in sentence, tell me
any patterns you see. (Ex. ​“They all end with a vowel.”​ ​Do NOT use this example.)​

Be prepared to share your answer.

STEP #5

With a partner, look at ​COLUMN #4​ of the chart. Locate the letters that told you this was
something that has happened or had happened. ​Underline ​them OR change the font to​ green
Then, in sentence, tell me any patterns you see. (​Ex. They all end with ing.​ ​Do NOT use this
example.)​

Be prepared to share your answer.

STEP #6

The ​TENSE​ of a verb indicates ​WHEN​ something is happening.

● If the action is happening now or usually happens, the verb is in ​PRESENT​ tense.
● If the action happened, the verb is in ​PAST​ tense.
● If the verb is something that has happened, the verb is in ​PRESENT PERFECT​ tense
● If the verb is something that had happened, the verb is in ​PAST PERFECT​ tense

With a partner, look at the verbs in the passage

These visions faded when I perused, for the first time, those poets whose
effusions entranced my soul and lifted it to heaven. I also became a poet and for
one year lived in a paradise of my own creation; I imagined that I also might
obtain a niche in the temple where the names of Homer and Shakespeare are
consecrated. You are well acquainted with my failure and how heavily I bore the
disappointment. But just at that time I inherited the fortune of my cousin, and
my thoughts were turned into the channel of their earlier bent.

In column five of the chart, write the tense for the verb in that row. Your choices are:

● PRESENT
● PAST
● PRESENT PERFECT
● PAST PERFECT

STEP #7
Working with a partner, type any sentences that have verbs with two ​DIFFERENT​ tenses in the
same sentence. There are exactly ​TWO​.

Be prepared to share your answer.

STEP #8

Working with a partner, type WHY you think the author uses two ​DIFFERENT​ tenses in the
same sentence.

Be prepared to share your answer.

STEP #9

Now, you will come up with some sentences on your own, with your partner, come up with a
sentence that has the same ​PATTERN ​of tenses in Sentence #1 of the ​Frankenstein ​passage.

In that sentence, the pattern is ​FOUR​ verbs in the ​PAST TENSE​. Type your sentence here.
Underline​ the​ FOUR​ verbs or highlight them in ​BLUE.

Be prepared to share your answer.

STEP #10

Now, you will come up with a sentence that has the same ​PATTERN ​of tenses in Sentence #2 of
the ​Frankenstein​ passage. Sentence #2 is made up of ​TWO​ sentences followed by a semicolon.

Semicolon = ;

In that sentence, the pattern is ​FOUR​ verbs in the ​PAST TENSE​. Type your sentence here.
Underline​ the ​FOUR ​verbs or highlight them in​ RED.

STEP #11

Now, you will come up with a sentence that has the same ​PATTERN​ of tenses in Sentence #3 of
the Frankenstein passage. You will need to identify the pattern.

Type the ​NUMBER​ of verbs and the ​TENSES ​for those verbs.​ ​(​Example: seven verbs, present
tense.​ This is NOT the answer by the way.)
Then, type your sentence. ​Underline​ or highlight these verbs in ​GREEN​.

STEP #12

Finally, you will come up with a sentence that has the same​ PATTERN​ of tenses in Sentence #4
of the ​Frankenstein​ passage. You will need to identify the pattern.

Type the ​NUMBER​ of verbs and the ​TENSES ​for those verbs.​ ​(​Example: seven verbs, present
tense.​ This is NOT the answer by the way.)

Then, type your sentence. ​Underline​ or highlight these verbs in ​PURPLE.

STEP #13

Now, you will work with a partner to do the following:

Write ​FIVE​ sentences that have the same pattern as Sentence #1 or #2 in the passage.
IDENTIFY the number of the sentence (#1 or #2) ​BEFORE​ you write the ​FIVE​ sentences.

STEP #14

Now, write ​FIVE​ sentences that have the same pattern as Sentence #3 or #4 in the passage.
IDENTIFY​ the number of the sentence (#3 or #4) ​BEFORE​ you write the​ FIVE​ sentences.

Grading:

To get credit for this assignment, you will need to complete STEP #s 1 - 14.