{"id":690,"date":"2022-04-20T05:33:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T05:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=690"},"modified":"2025-10-03T07:28:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T07:28:40","slug":"e-cc-3-correct-inappropriate-shifts-in-verb-tense","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-cc-3-correct-inappropriate-shifts-in-verb-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"E- CC.3 Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-cf21afe291b4645b476b4c1a0e031838\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes: <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd11 What is Verb Tense?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Verb tense<\/strong> tells us <strong>when<\/strong> an action happens:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Past<\/strong>: It already happened.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u23f0 <strong>Present<\/strong>: It is happening now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\ude80 <strong>Future<\/strong>: It will happen later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd11 What is a Shift in Verb Tense?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>shift<\/strong> happens when a writer <strong>changes tense for no reason<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c Example: <em>She <strong>walked<\/strong> to school and <strong>is eating<\/strong> lunch.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f Correct: <em>She <strong>walked<\/strong> to school and <strong>ate<\/strong> lunch.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd11 Why Avoid Shifts?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shifts make writing <strong>confusing<\/strong> \ud83d\ude15.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keeping the same tense makes writing <strong>clear and smooth<\/strong> \ud83d\udcdd\u2728.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd11 When Can We Shift Tenses?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Shift only when the <strong>time changes<\/strong> in your story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f <em>Yesterday, I <strong>played<\/strong> football. Today, I <strong>play<\/strong> basketball.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd11 How to Correct Inappropriate Shifts?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Find the verbs in the sentence. \ud83d\udd0d<br>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Check if the actions happen in the <strong>same time frame<\/strong>. \u23f0<br>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Keep verbs in the same tense unless the time changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd11 Examples \ud83c\udfaf<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <em>He <strong>runs<\/strong> to the park and <strong>played<\/strong> football.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f <em>He <strong>runs<\/strong> to the park and <strong>plays<\/strong> football.<\/em> (Present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u274c <em>We <strong>were watching<\/strong> a movie and she <strong>eats<\/strong> popcorn.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f <em>We <strong>were watching<\/strong> a movie and she <strong>was eating<\/strong> popcorn.<\/em> (Past Continuous)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udf1f Quick Tips \ud83c\udf1f<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stay consistent \u27a1\ufe0f Don\u2019t jump between tenses!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look for <strong>time words<\/strong> (yesterday, today, tomorrow) \u23f0 to guide tense choice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Always <strong>reread<\/strong> sentences to check for shifts \ud83d\udc40.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc <strong>Remember:<\/strong> Keep your tenses steady like a smooth road \ud83d\ude97\u2014no sudden bumps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/97619\/116\/174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-34.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-34.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-34-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-34-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-34-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-35.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-35-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-35-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-35-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense Key Notes: \ud83d\udd11 What is Verb Tense? Verb tense tells us when an action happens: \ud83d\udd11 What is a Shift in Verb Tense? 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