Verbs
What is a verb?
An action or a state of being
When do you use the past tense?
When something has already happened in the past.
When do you use the simple tense?
When something happens regularly or now.
When do you use the future tense?
When something has not yet happened but is going to happen in the future.
When do you use the progressive tense?
When something is ongoing. The action is still happening.
Name 2 REGULAR verbs in English.
To cook, to play, to jump, to shop, to bake, to call...
How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?
Add -ed.
How do you form the present tense of regular verbs?
For I, You, We, They? For He, She?
For I, You, We, They: use the verb
For He, She: add -s
How do you form the future tense of regular verbs?
How do you form the present progressive tense of regular verbs?
Subject + be + verb-ing
Name 5 IRREGULAR verbs in English.
To be, to do, to eat, to sleep, to read, to write, to drive, to run...
There are many irregular verbs!
PAST TENSE
The children __________ in the rain yesterday. (to play)
The children played in the rain yesterday.
PRESENT TENSE
The cat __________ on the couch every day. (to sleep)
The cat sleeps on the couch every day.
FUTURE TENSE
My soccer team __________ the championship. (to win)
My soccer team will win the championship.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
Our family __________ dinner right now. (to cook)
Our family is cooking dinner right now.
How many verb tenses are there in English?
12
IRREGULAR: What is the past tense of the verb to write?
wrote
IRREGULAR present tense:
He _______ a red car. (to have)
He has a red car.
True or False: There are NO irregular future tense verbs in English.
True! There are NO irregular future tense verbs.
How do you make this sentence negative?
I am running.
I am not running.