Verb Tenses
This tells about something that is happening now or is continuing to occur
What are present-tense verbs?
This tells the action of the subject.
What is a main verb?
Choose the correct verb to agree with the simple subjects:
I (have, has) read about Samuel Slater.
What is have?
Tell what a progressive verb does.
What is shows continuing action?
*they can be past, present, or future tense and usually end in -ing*
What is a verb that changes spelling and does NOT add -ed to in the past tense?
This tells about what has already happened.
What are past-tense verbs?
This helps the main verb and always comes before the main verb in a sentence.
What is the helping verb?
Choose the correct helping verb to agree with the simple subject:
This man (was, were) planning for the future.
What is was?
Name the progressive verb and whether it is past, present, or future tense:
I will be wearing this t-shirt for our school spirit day.
Tense: future
Change the spelling of the following irregular verb to the past participle form :
do
What is done?
Tells about a time in the future. The helping verb will is used.
What are future-tense verbs?
Name the simple subject and the complete verb in the following sentence:
She might show us a video on this topic.
Simple subject: she
Complete Verb: might show
Choose the correct helping verb to agree with the simple subject:
The mill (did, do) produce textiles for many years.
What is did?
Name the progressive verb and state whether it is past, present, or future:
I am learning about the history of t-shirts.
Progressive Verb: am learning
Tense: present
Change the spelling of the following irregular verb to the past participle form:
give
What is given?
Name the simple subject and the verb and state whether the verb is past, present, or future tense:
The textiles will fill many needs in years to come.
Simple Subject: textiles
Verb: will fill
Tense: future
Name the simple subject and the complete verb in the following sentence:
They will construct new apartments on the property.
Simple Subject: they
Complete verb: will construct
Choose the correct helping verb to agree with the simple subject:
The workers (was, were) hurrying away from the building.
What is were?
Name the correct form of the progressive verb in parenthesis based on the tense shown:
Mom (buy) new t-shirts for us to wear this summer. future
What is will be buying?
Change the spelling of the following irregular verb to the past participle form.
fly
What is flown?
Name the simple subject and the verb in the following sentence and then state whether the verb is past, present, or future tense:
For centuries textiles helped people live normal lives.
Simple subject: textiles
Verb: helped
Tense: past
Name the simple subject and the complete verb in the following sentence:
They will give a concert in the spring.
Simple subject: they
Complete verb: will give
Choose the correct helping verb to agree with the simple subject:
The students (is, are) learning more about the mill.
What is are?
Name the correct form of the progressive verb based on the tense shown:
Earlier she (cut) the material into squares. past
What is was cutting?
Name the helping verbs that are commonly used with irregular verbs to create the past participle form.
What are have, has, and had?