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GRAMMAR GRIND
Verb Tenses
Simple Present
Usage: Action in the present, habitual action or
general truth.
Form: Verb + s/ es in third person only!
Examples:
1. I talk. He talks.
2. Every day Mr. Langan talks to the class.
3. Humans talk to each other to communicate.
Present Progressive
Usage: Activity in progress or verbs of perception
(looking, seeing, smelling etc.)
Form: am / is / are + present participle of verb
Examples:
1. We are reading House on Mango Street.
Past Simple
Usage: Completed action or condition.
Form: Verb + ed
Irregular:
To Buy – bought
Examples:
1. Mr. Langan owned a music
company.
2. It was sunny yesterday.
To Bring – brought
To Bet – bet
To Do - did
Past Progressive (Continuous)
Usage: Past ongoing action or an action interrupted in
the past.
Form: was / were + present particple
Examples:
They were climbing for twenty seven days.
I was speaking when someone interrupted me.
Future
Usage:
With will/won't — Activity or event that will or won't exist or
happen in the future
With going to — future in relation to circumstances in the present
Form: will / am going to + verb
Examples:
I will get an A in Mr. Langan’s class.
I don’t get this assignment, I’m going to study hard.
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Let’s Try It
Jorge _____________his
knows
verb tenses.
Verb: To Know
Tense: Present
Leonard _______________
was studying
all day for this GRAMMAR
GRIND.
Verb: To Study
Tense: Past Progressive
Let’s Try It
Randy _____________
will skate
this weekend.
Verb: To Skate
Tense: Future
Brittany _______________
Is playing
baseball.
Verb: To play
Tense: Present Progressive
Let’s Try It
practices
Jonathan ___________________
grammar every day
in class.
Verb: To Practice
Tense: Present
Carl ________________
waited
for the class to be quiet.
Verb: To Wait
Tense: Simple Past
Let’s Try It
was hoping today would be a great class.
Jalisa ___________
Verb: To hope
Tense: Past Progressive
Is blading
Daniel ______________
down the road.
Verb: To Blade
Tense: Present Progressive