The Basics
The _________________ of a verb shows when something happens.
Tense
The boys ________ basketball last night. (play)
Played
My mother _________ (sweep) the floor every morning.
Sweeps
I ___________ breakfast with Ashish tomorrow. (have)
I will have breakfast with Ashish tomorrow.
Change to Present Continuous:
Look! The frog ________ (hop)!
Look! The frog is hopping.
Verbs in the ______________ tense show action that has already happened.
Ken ________ a headache last night. (have)
Had
Kathy and Mark _______ (go) to the library every week.
Kathy and Mark go to the library every week.
Timmy __________ (visit) his grandma next week.
Timmy will visit his grandma next week.
Change to present continuous:
The workman ___________ (dig) a hole right now.
The workman is digging a hole right now.
Verbs in the ______________ tense show action that happens now.
Present
Paul ______ (read) "Gingerbread Baby" yesterday.
Read
She ___________ the math homework. (not have)
She doesn't have the math homework.
Ann and I _________ (watch) a movie tomorrow night.
Ann and I are going to watch a movie tomorrow night.
Once upon a time, a boy ________ (catch) a lion.
Once upon a time, a boy caught a lion.
Verbs in the ______________ tense show action that will happen.
Future
Dad _________ (teach) me how to do Chinese homework last night.
Taught
Suman ________ (study) English every night.
Suman studies English every night.
Correct or Incorrect?
Are you going to study hard for the exam?
Correct!
My father ________ (wash) his car every day.
My father washes his car every day.
Give an example of a sentence in which the verb is in the future tense.
We will go to the store tomorrow.
Once upon a time, a man ________ (fly) on the back of a dragon.
Flew
Correct or Incorrect?
Does she brushes her teeth every night?
Incorrect - Does she brush her teeth every night?
What are you going to do during the weekend?
I ____________ (hike) with my family.
I will hike with my family.
Yesterday ________ (be) a holiday.
Yesterday was a holiday.