WHAT IS A VERB?
A WORD USED TO DESCRIBE AN ACTIONMOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE SENTENCETELLS SOMETHING ABOUT A PERSON OR A THING AND WHAT THEY DO
PRESENT TENSE
• REFERS TO PRESENT TIME • DESCRIBES ACTION OR CONDITIONS THAT ARE HABITUAL
EXAMPLESI DO MY HOMEWORK AFTER SCHOOL.I LOVE MY FAMILY.
*HELPFUL HINT-LOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING WORDS/PHRASES: ALWAYS, NEVER, OFTEN, EVERYDAY, USUALLY, RARELY, ON FRIDAYS. RARELY, ONCE A MONTH
PAST TENSE• TYPICALLY –D OR –ED ARE ADDED TO SHOW SOMETHING OCCURRED IN
THE PAST• THERE ARE MANY IRREGULAR VERBS HOWEVER
Wrote(Write
)
Did(Do)
Slept(Sleep
)
Went(Go)
Sat(Sit)
Gave(Give)
Bled(Bleed
)
Drove(Drive
)Ran
(Run)Saw(See)
Eat(Ate)
Took(Take)
RangRung(Ring)
Said(Say)
Fought(Fight
)
SangSung(Sing)
FUTURE TENSE
• APPLIES TO ACTION THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN SOON OR LATER• ADD THE WORD “WILL” OR “SHALL” BEFORE THE VERB
SOME WORDS DO NOT CHANGE IN THEIR TENSES
• CUT PUT HIT SHUTLET HURT COST
• I HIT MY HEAD ON TABLE/YESTERDAY A CAR ALMOST HIT ME/I WILL HIT A HOMERUN IN MY GAME.
BERNIE B. QUIZ!TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE BY FILLING IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT VERB TENSE
Present Past FutureRAN
WORKSPEAK SPOKE
WILL WATCHDANCEDWALKED
EATWILL COUNT
BERNIE B. QUIZ!TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE BY FILLING IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT VERB TENSE
Present Past FutureRUN RAN WILL RUN
WORK WORKED WILL WORKSPEAK SPOKE WILL SPEAK
WATCH WATCHED WILL WATCHDANCE DANCED WILL DANCEWALK WALKED WILL WALK
EAT ATE WILL EATCOUNT COUNTED WILL COUNT
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