Present, Past, Future
What does present tense tell about?
Action that is happening now or happens regularly
Singular present-tense verbs end in ___ or ___.
s or es
If there is a helping verb, it is always found __________ the main verb.
Before
What are the present, past, and past-participle verb forms for the irregular verb catch?
catch or catches, caught, have caught
What is a prefix?
A word part added to the beginning of a word that changes it to a new word with a different meaning.
What does past tense tell about?
Action that happened in the past.
Do the subject and verb agree in this sentence? Explain.
She worry about her grades?
No (worries or worried)
How do you write the past participle in a sentence?
has, have, or had + verb
What are the present, past, and past-participle verb forms for the irregular verb go?
Go or goes, went, have gone
What is suffix?
A word part added to the end of a word that changes it to a new word with a different meaning.
What does future tense tell about?
Action that will happen sometime in the future.
Do the subject and verb agree in this sentence?
Either Joe or I eat cookies at lunch.
Yes. A compound subject joined by and uses the plural form of a verb.
How do you write a present-perfect-tense verb?
has or have + past participle
What are the present, past, and past-participle verb forms for the irregular verb wear?
wear or wear, wore, have worn
What is the prefix in the word improper? What does it mean?
im = not
What tense is the verb in this sentence?
Kate swallowed her gum.
past
Do the subject and verb agree in this sentence? Explain
Neither turtles nor a clam live on this beach.
No, lives. When a compound subject is joined by or, either/or, or neither/nor, the verb form agrees with the subject closer to it.
How do you write the past-perfect tense?
had + past participle
What are the present, past, and past-participle verb forms for the irregular verb begin?
begin or begins, began, have begun
What is the suffix in the word violinist? What does it mean?
ist = one who is or does
What tense is the verb in this sentence?
They will travel to Alaska.
Future
What is the rule for subject/verb agreement when one subject is singular and the other is plural in a compound subject?
The verb agrees with the subject closer to it in the sentence unless the subjects are connected by and.
How do you write future-perfect tense?
will have + past participle
What are the present, past, and past-participle verb forms for the irregular verb break?
break or breaks, broke, have broken
What is the suffix in the word washable? What does it mean?
able = capable or able to