Verb Tenses: Differentiating between Present, Past and Future Tenses

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Ivan Tue, Mar 01, 2022 07:10 PM UTC

Tenses are used to identify events that occur in the present, occurred in the past, and will occur in the future.

1.
Verb Tenses

Differentiating Between
Past, Present, and Future

2.
Verb Tenses

~ The verb you use in a sentence indicates 2
ollaceo ana acese
1. action (or lack of with linking verbs)
ym si
~ The time expressed by a verb is called its
~ The three main tenses are: past, present,
and future.

3.
Past Tense Verbs

~ Past tense verbs show action that has already
~ Most of these verbs will end with -cc.
Yesterday she ¥yo0'ec to go shopping.
They ©\carec the table.
~ Sometimes you can find clue words in the
sentence that help you determine the verb
tense. Those words include: yesterday, last
week, etc.

4.
Past Tense Verbs

“ On your paper, write the past tense of
each of the following verbs:
. runs
. eats
Rael 8L
Raa LKosS

5.

Past Tense Verbs

™ ANSWERS
. ran
. ate
. worked
. wrote

6.

Present Tense Verbs

~ Present tense verbs show action that is
happening now.
~ You will often add -> or -es to the end of these
Today she 2's to go shopping.
She wishes for world peace.
“ Sometimes you can find clue words in the
sentence that help you determine the verb
tense. Those words include: today, now, etc.

7.
Present Tense Verbs
~ On your paper, write the present tense of
each of the following verbs:
. ran
aA Umerl 8
. worked
. wrote

8.
Present Tense Verbs

™ ANSWERS
7. runs
8. eats
sTORa alka

9.

Future Tense Verbs

~ Future tense verbs show action that has not
happened yet.
~ Future tense verbs usually include the helping
verb “will” before the main verb.
Later she || so shopping.
a Ke}11 (ed xe)sa\( ern) 8y-(24 018 a
~ Sometimes you can find clue words in the
sentence that help you determine the verb
tense. Those words include: later, soon, etc.

10.
Future Tense Verbs

~ On your paper, write the future tense of
each of the following verbs:
12. ran
snr 1
14. worked
sperma lho

11.
Future Tense Verbs

™ ANSWERS
Vl rae) a)
13. will eat
SPRAWL Zela
15. will write

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