Transcript Verb Tenses: Past, Present, and Future

Verb Tenses:
Past, Present, and
Future
Present Tense Verbs
A present tense verb shows action happening now.
Present tense verbs can also be used to show:
• routine actions
• facts
The present tense verb takes one of two forms, depending on the subject:
EX: Run – runs
• base form for plural subjects
• -s form for singular subjects
watch – watches
Add –s or –es to most verbs to show the present tense if the subject is
singular. If the verb ends in s, x, z, sh, or ch, add –es to make it singular.
To make a verb that ends in a consonant and y singular, change the y to i and
add –es.
EX: cry – cries , hurry – hurries
Do not add –s or –es if the subject is plural or I or you.
EX: they hurry, we cry, I cry, you cry, the boys hurry
Past Tense Verbs
A past tense verb refers to an action which occurred at a
specific time in the past. The action has already happened.
The past tense of a verb is expressed using the past form
and nothing else.
Most past tense verbs are spelled with –ed (or sometimes t)
at the end of the base form.
clapped
lifted
burnt
played
blinked
arrived talked
laughed helped
slept
Some verbs, however, have an irregular past tense form.
ran
drank
wrote
sang
ate drove threw knew
went
took
made
told
fed
Past Tense Verbs (continued)
• For most verbs, add – ed.
• When a short verb ends in a
consonant, double the consonant
and add –ed.
• When a verb ends in e, drop the e
and add –ed.
• When a verb ends in a consonant
and y, change the y to i and add
–ed.
talk – talked
bat – batted
stop – stopped
hope – hoped
try – tried
hurry – hurried
Future Tense Verbs
Future tense verbs refer to an action that will or shall
take place in the future—or that will happen later.
Future tense verbs are commonly written using the
helping verb will or shall before the base form of the verb.
will leave
will read
shall take
will help
will deposit
shall go
will receive
will look
shall remember
will preserve
will teach
“Tricks” for determining which verb
tense is the correct one to use in different
situations.
For present tense, use this sentence, putting your verb in the blank:
I _________________ today/everyday.
Every day he or she __________________ .
*Remember to add –s or –es for singular subjects and use the
base form for plural subjects or sentences that use I or you as the subject.
For past tense, use this sentence, putting the same verb in the blank:
I _________________ yesterday. Yesterday he/she _______________.
For future tense, add will or shall plus your verb:
I will ______________ tomorrow. Later, he/she will____________.
LET’S PRACTICE…
Identifying Verb Tense
“We will practice now.”
1.
Last summer, Denise ( visits , visited )
her cousins in Florida.
2.
The beekeeper was very careful
and ( will receive / received )
no stings.
3.
I write to my sister often, and I
( visit , will visit ) her again next
month.
4.
She ( volunteered , will volunteer )
at the local hospital last summer.
5.
If you want to listen, I
(told / will tell ) you about my
hobby.
6.
My cousin’s hobby is fishing, so
last week I ( decide , decided ) to
go fishing with her.
7.
Laura ( help , helps ) other
students with their English
homework.
8.
Jill ( follows , will follow )
in Amy’s footsteps and be a
good leader.
9.
We ( plays , play ) basketball
at the high school
gymnasium.
10.
Ice cubes ( melts , melt )
quickly when they are left
out in the heat.
11.
The student ( slept , sleeps ) too
long and missed the bus.
12.
Jack and his brother
( reads , read ) to each other
quite often.
13.
I ( will think , thought )
yesterday’s test was very easy.
14.
Each morning, Samuel
( brush , brushes ) his teeth
before getting dressed.
15.
The students
( will demonstrate , demonstrated )
their knowledge of verb tenses on
the test this coming Friday.
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