This document discusses verb tenses including the simple present, simple future, and simple past tenses. It explains that the simple present uses the infinitive verb form, the simple future adds "will" before the infinitive, and the simple past adds "-ed" or uses irregular forms. Examples are provided for each tense. Students are assigned to review capitalization rules and choosing the right word for homework.

1. SPEAK WRITE™
WEEK FIVE:
Simple Subjects & Verbs continued
Simple Verb Tenses (present, past, future)

2. Take Lesson 1 On-line Quiz
Which questions
are giving you trouble?

3. DION, 1996 PAGES 31-33
REVIEW IN CLASS PRACTICE FROM LAST CLASS

4. INFINITIVE OF VERB
= to + verb
(to eat, to be, to dance, to look)

5. VERB TENSE = TIME, WHEN?
SIMPLE PRESENT
Infinitive form of the verb
SUBJECT + (to) verb.
• I drink.
• She thinks.
• Jeannie likes dogs.
• Bobby and Sally drink water
and soda.
NOW
SIMPLE FUTURE
Infinitive form of the verb plus
will in front
SUBJECT + “will” (to) verb.
• I will drink.
• She will think.
• Jeannie will like dogs.
• Bobby and Sally will drink
water and soda.
TOMORROW, LATER

6. SIMPLE PAST
Infinitive + -ed or Irregular
Infinitive + -ed
To dance = dance + -ed
• DANCED
To bake = bake + -ed
• BAKED
To watch = watch + -ed
• WATCHED
Irregular (GREGG 1030)
• To be = was, were
• To bring = brought
• To choose = chose
• To draw = drew
MUST BE LEARNED OR
LOOKED UP!!
* LOOK SMART TIP *
To lie = to rest, recline
To lay = to put or place

7. SCHOLASTIC, 2002 PAGES 31-32
DION, 1996 PAGE 16
IN CLASS PRACTICE

8. HOMEWORK – FOR NEXT CLASS
GREGG – 6 CAPITALIZATION
AND
GREGG – 13 CHOOSING THE RIGHT WORD