4. WHAT IS A TENSE?
SHOWS THE TIME OF AN ACTION
3 BASIC TENSES IN ENGLISH
• PRESENT
• PAST
• FUTURE
5. PRESENT TENSE
• REFERS TO PRESENT TIME
• DESCRIBES ACTION OR CONDITIONS THAT ARE HABITUAL
EXAMPLES
I 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
6. 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)
Rang
Rung
(Ring)
Said
(Say)
Fought
(Fight)
Sang
Sung
(Sing)
7. FUTURE TENSE
• APPLIES TO ACTION THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN SOON OR LATER
• ADD THE WORD “WILL” OR “SHALL” BEFORE THE VERB
8. SOME WORDS DO NOT CHANGE IN THEIR TENSES
• CUT PUT HIT SHUT LET HURT COST
• I HIT MY HEAD ON TABLE/YESTERDAY A CAR ALMOST HIT ME/I
WILL HIT A HOMERUN IN MY GAME.
9. BERNIE B. QUIZ!
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE BY FILLING IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT VERB TENSE
Present Past Future
RAN
WORK
SPEAK SPOKE
WILL WATCH
DANCED
WALKED
EAT
WILL COUNT
10. BERNIE B. QUIZ!
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE BY FILLING IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT VERB TENSE
Present Past Future
RUN RAN WILL RUN
WORK WORKED WILL WORK
SPEAK SPOKE WILL SPEAK
WATCH WATCHED WILL WATCH
DANCE DANCED WILL DANCE
WALK WALKED WILL WALK
EAT ATE WILL EAT
COUNT COUNTED WILL COUNT
