Verbs And Tenses -

One day, the siblings decided to write a story together. They realized that to make a story clear, they had to be careful with their timing:

The youngest, , was a dreamer who always looked ahead. He never talked about what happened or what is happening, only what will happen.

The eldest sibling, , was a historian. He only talked about things that were already finished. He was often heard saying, "I walked to the store yesterday," or "She had finished her work before the sun set". Verbs and Tenses

When she was in a hurry, she would say, "I right now!" (Present Continuous). On normal days, she kept it simple: "I read a book every night" or "The earth rotates ". She was the heart of the world's universal truths and daily habits. The Dreamy Youngest: Future Tense

lived entirely in the "now." She was the most active, always describing things happening right this second or things that happen every single day. One day, the siblings decided to write a story together

He was easy to spot because he almost always carried a small companion word called "". He would say, "I will travel to Paris next year" or "They will play soccer tomorrow". Sometimes he used "going to" when he had a big plan, like "I am going to start a new job next month". The Great Family Reunion

Past vs. Present Tense: Choose the RIGHT Tense for Your Novel The eldest sibling, , was a historian

Once upon a time in the Land of Lexicon, there were three siblings who controlled the flow of time through words: , Present , and Future . While they shared the same family of action words called Verbs , they each had a very different way of telling a story. The Grumpy Elder: Past Tense