Amazoncom time to learn about past present future 9781604530179 pam scheunemann books. Learn about the difference between past present and future in this video then try the hands on activity in the classroom or at home support materials at . The activity has begun in the past and will be completed in the future example she is preparing chicken sandwiches for breakfast present perfect tense this tense is used to describe an action that had begun in the past continues into the present and has just been completed the time of occurrence of the action is generally not mentioned. It is a way of saying that in one sense time cannot be broken into parts time and the events happening within it of and by themselves are a whole thus solomon is essentially saying past present and future are bound together in what way is this so time and the events happening in it are parts of a continuous stream