Name: ____________________________
Verb Tense Analysis… With Pirates!

Directions: Determine the verb tenses of the following sentences, and then explain how you know.  

1. The Pirate Captain was eating a pineapple.    				Tense? _________________

How do you know? ___________________________________________________________________

2. He had never eaten a pineapple as juicy as this one.  			Tense? _________________

How do you know? ___________________________________________________________________

3. The Ugly Pirate was brushing his hair in front of the mirror.   	Tense? _________________

How do you know? ___________________________________________________________________

4. The pirate ship is going to crash into that iceberg!     			Tense? _________________

How do you know? ___________________________________________________________________

5. The Girl Pirate steered out of the way just in time.    			Tense? _________________

How do you know? ___________________________________________________________________

6. The Pirate Captain has sailed the seven seas.				Tense? _________________

How do you know? ___________________________________________________________________

7. He loves pineapples.							Tense? _________________

How do you know? ___________________________________________________________________

8. The pirates will be landing in Chicago.   				Tense? _________________

How do you know? ___________________________________________________________________

9. The Pirate Captain combed his luxurious beard.			Tense? _________________

How do you know? ___________________________________________________________________

10. The Pirates sharpened their pirate swords.				Tense? _________________

How do you know? ___________________________________________________________________