Transcript Past, Present, and Future Tense Verbs

Past, Present, and
Future Tense Verbs
Pages 166-167
TN Standards

SPI 0501.1.2 Identify the correct use
of verbs (i.e., action/linking,
regular/irregular, agreement, tenses)
within context.
Simple Tenses
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The tense of a verb shows the time of
the action or state of being. There are
three basic tenses: present tense, past
tense, and future tense. These are
called the simple tenses.
Examples:
Present Tense
Water covers most of the earth’s surface.
Past Tense
Many changes in the ocean happened over time.
Future Tense
Scientists will study more forms of ocean like in
coming years.
Directions: For 1-5 on page 166,
write the verb or verb phrase.
Identify the tense.
1. Tomorrow my
teacher will talk
about dolphins.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
2. Costal
dolphins stay in
shallow waters.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
3. One dolphin
weighed five
hundred pounds.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
4. A dolphin sleeps
about eight hours
each day.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
5. A newborn dolphin
will spend the next
three to six years
with its mother.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
Directions: For 6-15 on page 167,
write the verb or verb phrase.
Identify the tense.
6. High tide will
return tomorrow.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
7. Many interesting
creatures live in
the ocean.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
8. Clams dwell on
the ocean floor.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
9. Clams filter tiny
bits of food from
the water.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
10. This manta ray
grew to a large
size.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
11. Water flows
into the mouth of
a manta ray.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
12. Soon the water
will pour out
through the slits.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
13. The slits in the
ray’s head serve a
special purpose.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
14. Sharks swim at
high speeds.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
15. That shark
hunted in shallow
water.
Present tense Past tense
Future tense
Directions for 16-20, page 167
Write each sentence. Use the verb and
the tense given. Remember to find the
simple subject, which cannot be in a
prepositional phrase, to agree with the
verb tense.
 Example: Explorers first _______
penguins in 1947. (see, past)
 Answer: Explores first saw penguins in
1947. Saw is the past-tense of see.
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16. Eighteen kinds
of penguins ____
in the Southern
Hemisphere. (live,
present)
17. Sailors once
_____ penguins
for food. (hunt,
past).
18. The emperor
penguin _______
almost four feet
tall. (stand,
present).
19. Many penguins
________ squid
and fish. (eat,
present)
20. Next year,
scientists ______
the life cycle of
the king penguin.
(study, future)