Transcript Verbs
Verb Tense Don’t be TENSE it’s just verb TENSE! What is tense anyway? Tense is form of a verb that indicates time and sometimes the continuation or completeness of an action. There are three types: • Simple • Perfect • Progressive Is simple tense…simple? ◊ Past tense verbs express an action that happened before right now ◊ Present tense verbs express an action that is 1. happening now 2. regularly happens 3. general truth. ◊ Future tense verbs express and action that is going to happen after right now (can range from minutes to decades) Perfect tense…not perfection ALL perfect tense verb express an action that was or will be completed before another time…used to order events/actions Past Perfect Tense verbs express an action that happened before another action in the past Future Perfect Tense verbs express an action that will happen in the future and end at a certain time in the future Present Perfect Tense verbs express an action that happened in the past and continues or stopped now. Perfect Tense Formulas Past Perfect Tense Formula HAD + Verb –ED Verbs that end with –ED are called Past Participle Present Perfect Tense Formula HAVE or HAS + Verb –ED Future Perfect Tense Formula WILL HAVE + Verb -ED What types of verbs are HAD, HAVE and HAS? Progressive Tenses Progressive tenses that continue to happen Past Progressive Tense verbs express an action that was happening in the past and was interrupted Present Progressive Tense verbs express an action that is happening right now or happened through the past until now Future Progressive Tense verbs express an action that will be taking place at some time in the future and continue in the future Progressive Tense Formulas Future Progressive Formula WILL BE + Verb -ING Present Progressive Formula AM, IS, or ARE + Verb –ING What are verbs called that end in –ING? Past Progressive Formula WAS or WERE + Verb –ING What type of verbs are BE, AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE? *hint they are coupled with another verb and do not stand alone Homework ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Verb Video Quiz Due Tomorrow Work Independently You can use resources, so there is no reason to get a B or below!