English III (Verb Tenses PART I)

   Verbs

- words which show action or state of being
- the heart of the sentence
- tell if something has already happened, if it will happen later, or if it is happening now

examples:
look
speak
run

  Tense

- a property of the verb that indicates the time of an action or condition

Verb tenses

  1. simple tenses
  2. progressive tenses
  3. perfect tenses
  4. perfect progressive tenses

                                                 SIMPLE TENSES
Simple Present
  - expresses an unchanging, repeated or reoccurring action, or situation that exists only now. It can also represent a widespread truth.

Example	Meaning
The mountains are craggy and tall.	Unchanging action
Every year, the students elect new members of the student council.	Reoccuring action
Pb is the chemical symbol for lead.	Widespread truth

Simple Past
  - expresses an action or situation that was started and finished in the past. Most past tense verbs end in -ed. The irregular verbs have special past tense forms which must be memorized.

Example	Meaning
World War II ended  in 1945.	Regular –ed past
Ernest Hemingway wrote “A Day’s Wait”.	Irregular form

Simple Future
  - expresses an action or situation that will occur in the future. This tense is formed by using will/shall with the simple form of the verb.

Examples:

1. The speaker of the house will finish her term in may of 1998.
2. The future tense can also be expressed by using am, is, or are with going to.
3. The surgeon is going to perform the first bypass in minnesota.


***We can also use the present tense form with an adverb or adverbial phrase to show future time. ***
4. The president speaks tomorrow. (Tomorrow is a future time adverb.)

Base form of the verb	Simple Present	Present Participle	Simple Past	Past Participle
dance play	dance/s play/s	dancing playing	danced played	danced played
sing	sing/s	singing	sang	sung
* Give another  five (5) examples of regular verbs and fifteen (15) examples of irregular verbs, then complete the table. (Notebook)