Past Present and Future Tense TENSE What does tense mean The tense of a verb tells us when an action is happening Is it happening now In the past In the future All of these are different tenses ID: 544213
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Verb tenses
Past, Present, and Future TenseSlide2
TENSE
What does
tense
mean?
The tense of a verb tells us when an action is happening.
Is it happening now? In the past? In the future? All of these are different tenses.
Verbs take different forms when they change tense.
They can change tenses by changing their ending, adding words in front of them, or changing their spelling entirely.Slide3
PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE
A present tense verb shows an action that is happening
now
.
A past tense verb shows an action that has
already happened
.
A future tense verb shows an action that
will happen
.Slide4
Present Tense Verbs
Let’s look at the verb “
keep
”
How do we make this verb present tense in singular form?
Joanne _____ her candles in a line.
Joanne
keeps
her candles in a line.
To write a verb in present tense SINGULAR form, you
usually
add
–S
.Slide5
What about “
keep
” in its plural form?
They _____ their candles in a line.
They
keep
their candles in a line.
To write a verb in present tense
PLURAL form
, you
usually
do not change the ending.Slide6
SPECIAL CASE
How do we change “
try
” to present tense singular form?
He _____ his best.
He
tries
his best.
If a
verb ends in
Y
, drop the Y and add
–IES
.
Try
TriesSlide7
Past Tense Verbs
Let’s look at the verb
“
jump
”
How do we make this verb past tense?
Joanne _____ over her candles.
Joanne
jumped
over her candles.
To write a verb in
past
tense form, you
usually
add
–ED
.Slide8
SPECIAL CASES
How would we change “hope” and “cry” to past tense?
If a verb ends in
E
, drop the E and add
–ED
.
Hope
Hoped
If a verb ends in
Y
,
drop the
Y
and add
–IED
.
Cry CriedSlide9
How do we change “
hop
” to past tense form?
Hop Hopped
For most verbs that have:
one syllable
a vowel-consonant ending (such as
op
,
ab
, etc…)
double the ending consonant and add
–EDSlide10
IRREGULAR VERBS
An irregular verb changes spelling to form the past tense.
Examples?
Break
Broke
Build Built
Are Were
Write WroteSlide11
FUTURE TENSE
How do we change the verb “
keep
” to the future tense form?
Joanne _____
practicing.
Joanne
will keep
practicing.
To write a verb in
future
tense form, you
usually
add
will
(or
shall
) before the verb.Slide12
PRACTICE
Complete the
worksheet. We will go over it.