VERBS Mr Yurkavage Present Past and Future Tenses

VERBS Mr. Yurkavage

Present, Past, and Future Tenses The tense of a verb tells when an action takes place. A present tense of a verb names an action that happens regularly. It can also express a general truth. Present Tense Forms Singular Plural I race. We race. You race. He, she, or it races. They race.

The tense of a verb tells when an action takes place. A past tense of a verb names an action already happened. The past tense of many verbs is formed by adding –ed to the base form of the verb. Past Tense Forms Singular Plural I raced. We raced. You raced. He, she, or it raced. They raced.

A future tense of a verb names an action that will take place 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. Future Tense Forms Singular Plural I will (shall) go. We will (shall) go. You will go. He, she, or it will go. They will go.

Activity Write the Future Tense form of the following verbs. Make 4 columns. 1. dance 2. fly 3. score 4. run 5. adjust 7. sing 9. profit 6. break 8. bounce 10. drive

Verb Tense Activity Write the action verb in each sentence. Then, tell whether the verb is past tense, present test, or future tense. 1. Daniel will choose a baseball bat. 2. He steps up to the plate. 3. The pitcher tossed the ball. 4. Daniel will swing hard. 5. The ball struck the bat. 6. The ball flies through the air. 7. It landed over the fence. 8. Daniel will run around the bases. 9. The crowd screams loudly. 10. He will slide into home plate.