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Past, Present, and Future Verb Tenses

Past, Present, and Future Verb Tenses. By Cheryl M. Hamilton Grade 5. Information. The tense of a verb shows when something happens. Present Tense. These verbs show action that happens now. Some present tense singular verbs end with “s” or “es.”

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Past, Present, and Future Verb Tenses

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  1. Past, Present, and Future Verb Tenses By Cheryl M. Hamilton Grade 5

  2. Information • The tense of a verb shows when something happens.

  3. Present Tense • These verbs show action that happens now. • Some present tense singular verbs end with “s” or “es.” • Most present tense plural verbs do not end with “s” or “es.” • A student looks at the exhibit. • The students watch the game.

  4. Past Tense • These verbs show action that has already happened. • Most verbs in the past tense end in “ed.” • The principal talked to the student.

  5. Future Tense • These verbs show action that will happen. • Add “will” or “shall” to most verbs to show the future tense. • We will enjoy the movie.

  6. Spelling Rule 1 • Some regular verbs change spelling when -ed is added. • For verbs ending in e, drop the e and add -ed • Examples: • used, celebrated • For verbs ending in a consonant and y, change the y to i and add -ed • Examples: • spied, lied

  7. Spelling Rule 2 • For most one-syllable verbs that end in one vowel followed by one consonant, double the consonant and add - ed • Examples: • wrapped, patted

  8. Spelling Rule 3 • Irregular verbs change spelling to form the past tense. • Examples: • are/were, bring/brought, eat/ate, find/found, fly/flew, go/went, have/had, is/was, make/made, see/saw, sit/sat, take/took, tell/ told, think/thought, write/wrote

  9. Game Review • http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/verbs/quiz236.html • For tackling tenses

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