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Simple Tenses
Lesson 4.6
Here’s the Idea
A tense is a verb form that shows the
time of an action or condition.
Verbs have three simple tenses: the
present, the past, and the future.
Understanding Simple Tenses
• One biker pedals faster than anyone else.
• The present tense shows an action or
condition that occurs now.
• She sped past the pack 50 feet ago.
• The past tense shows an action or
condition that was completed in the past.
• Soon she will cross the finish line alone.
• The future tense shows an action or
condition that will occur in the future.
A progressive form of a tense expresses an
action or condition in progress.
• The crowd is cheering.
• Present Progressive
• The winner’s parents were holding their
breath.
• Past progressive
• They will be celebrating later.
• Future Progressive
Forming Simple Tenses
• The present tense of a verb is the present
principle part.
• The past tense is the past principle part.
• To form the future tense, add will to the
present principle part.
Forming Simple Tenses
Singular
Plural
Present
I skate
we skate
(present
principle part)
you skate
you skate
he, she, it skates
they skate
Past
I skated
we skated
(present
part + ed/d)
you skated
you skated
he, she , it skated
they skated
Future
I will skate
we will skate
(will + present
part)
you will skate
you will skate
he, she , it will skate
they will skate
• To make the progressive form of one of
the tenses, add the present, past, or future
form of be to the present participle.
• Present Progressive: I am skating.
• Past Progressive: I was skating.
• Future Progressive: I will be skating.
Practice Time
Identify the tense of each underlined verb by labeling it Present, Past, or
Future.
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Long ago, people walked everywhere.
They covered three past
of four miles an hour on foot.
Later, people
rode horses.
past
They traveled past
up to thirty miles in an hour.
past adults drive everywhere.
Now, most
Many other adultspresent
as well as most kids bike around
town.
present
• In the future, will people travel on high-speed monorails?
• An early monorailfuture
carried people in Lyons, France, in
1872.
past
• In either case, we will find other ways for faster, more
efficient travel.
future