Verb Tenses

Before I turned thirty… I had swam with sharks. I had had my heart broken more times than I thought possible. I had married the love of my life. My wife and I had raised two sons. As a family, we had made many memories. Doesn’t the above list sound perfect? Well, even though I […]

Back in 1997… I was climbing trees with friends. I was playing with Legos every Saturday morning. I was doing ollies off the curb on my razor scooter. I was catching salamanders and keeping them in a small plastic cage. I was living my best life, at 5 years old. Ah, the good ol’ days, […]

You have stolen my heart. You have made my heart beat twice its normal speed since I met you. Has anybody told you how beautiful you look tonight?  What do these three pick up lines have in common? Well, aside from working well, they also all use the present perfect tense, which is one of […]

My morning routine I wake up and chug a protein shake. I look at myself in the mirror and say “You rule.”  My mom asks, “Another run today?” to which I respond, “You know it.” I run three miles. On my run, the ladies I pass look at me longingly. When I get home, I […]

“Will you be having the scallops or the chicken, sir?” asked the waiter. “I will choose the beef stroganoff, actually,” replied the man. “Excellent sir. Our chef will have finished cooking that in about thirty minutes.” This delicious conversation illustrates three of the four forms of the future tense, just some of the twelve verb […]

A teacher asks his students what projects they began that day. “I’m writing a story,” says one student. “I’m drawing a picture,” says another. “I’m still wondering why these other two are such teacher’s pets,” says a third. While the third student may have a point, each of these three subjects did a great job […]

What can verbs do? Tell stories. Make up excuses. Help you lie to your boss. Explain what crazy thing your dog did last night. Make your ex-boyfriend jealous. Give directions. Ask questions. Explain a recipe. Write song lyrics. Recap a season for your friend who fell behind. And much, much, more. Verbs, or action words, […]