Verb Tenses
Verb Tenses
The principal parts of verbs are the present, present participle, past, past participle, and future.
Verb Tenses
The tense of a verb indicates the time of the action or state of being expressed by the verb.
Present Tense
Present Tense indicates an action in the present.
Examples: Now the class
begins. She walks to
class.
Present Participle Participles are used with a helping verb
in front (am, is, are, was, were)
The present participle is usually formed by adding –ing to the present form. Jumping, walking
Most verbs that end in –e drop the e before adding the –ing. Hope Hoping
Some verbs double the final consonant before adding –ing. Hug Hugging
Past
The past tense indicates an action that occurred in the past.
The past tense is usually formed by adding –d or –ed to the present form.
Example: We wanted to see the show.
Past Participles
Participles are formed with a helping verb in front of it (have, had, has)
Past participles can be used an adjective or modifier.
The past participle of regular verbs is formed by adding –d or –ed to the present form.
Example: Since the dishes were washed, we left the kitchen.
Practice
Page 221 Exercise
1
Future The future tense indicates an action
in the future.
In the future tense the word will is used with the verb. Sometimes shall is used when the pronoun I or we is the subject.
Examples: He will go to school tomorrow. Susan will cook spaghetti
tonight.
Irregular Verbs
An irregular verb forms its past and past participle some other way than adding –d or –ed to the end of the verb.
There are many irregular verbs (about 250).
Common Irregular Verbs Finish the table in your notes by using the chart
in your textbook. (Page 223-226)
Present Present Participle
Past Past Participle
Be Is Was, were
been
Drink Drinking Drank Drunk
Eat Eating Ate Eaten
See Seeing Saw Seen
Swim Swimming Swam Swum
Practice
Page 224 Exercise 2
Page 227 Exercise 3
Verb Tense
The tense of a verb tells when it is happening. (past, present and future)
IMPORTANT
Do NOT change needlessly from one tense to another. Tenses should remain consistent.
Example: Inconsistent: When we go to the
movies, we bought some popcorn. Consistent: When we go to the
movies, we buy some popcorn. Consistent: When we went to the
movies, we bought some popcorn.
Practice
Page 232 Exercise 4
Page 228 Review A Page 229 Review B
Sit / Set
Sit – to be seated
Set – to put something somewhere
Base Present Participle
Past Past Participle
Sit Sitting Sat (have) sat
Set Setting Set (have) set
Sit / Set
Examples: (write the sentence and fill in the blank with the correct word)
1. I am ________ at my desk.
2. I have _______ all morning.
3. I am ________ my pencil on my desk.
4. I have _______ my pencil on my desk.
Sit / Set
Examples: (write the sentence and fill in the blank with the correct word)
1. I am sitting at my desk.
2. I have sat all morning.
3. I am setting my pencil on my desk.
4. I have set my pencil on my desk
Practice
Page 235 Exercise 6
Rise / Raise
Rise – to go up Raise – to lift something up
Base Present Participle
Past Past Participle
Rise (is) rising Rose (have) risen
Raise Raising Raised (have) raised
Rise / Raise
Examples: (write the sentence and fill in the blank with the correct word)
1. I am ________ from my desk.
2. I _______ from my desk.
3. I have ______ from my desk.
4. I am ________ my hand.
5. I have _______ my hand.
Rise / Raise
Examples: (write the sentence and fill in the blank with the correct word)
1. I am rising from my desk.
2. I rise from my desk.
3. I have risen from my desk.
4. I am raising my hand.
5. I have raised my hand.
Practice
Page 236 Exercise 7
Lie / Lay
Lie – to recline Lay – to put something down
Base Present Participle
Past Past Participle
Lie (is) lying Lay (have) lain
Lay (is) laying Laid (have) laid
Practice
1. Grandma is (lying, laying) down.2. I should go (lie, lay) down, too.3. The silverware is (lying, laying) on
the table. 4. I don’t know where I (lay, laid) my
keys.5. I should have (lain, laid) them on
the table.6. I should have (lain, laid) down an
hour ago.
Practice
Page 238 Exercise 8
Page 239 Review C
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