Present, Past, Future
What does present tense tell about?
action happening now or action happening regularly
Singular present-tense verbs end in ___ or ____.
s or es
If there is a helping verb, it is always found _____ the main verb.
What are the present, past, and past-participle verb forms for the irregular verb catch?
catch or catches, caught, caught
Mr. Burkholder's favorite two colors.
What does past tense tell about?
action happened in the past
no; the verb should be 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, gone
Mr. Burkholder's favorite sport
soccer
What does the future tense tell about?
action that will happen in the future
Do the subject and verb agree in this sentence? Either Joe or I eat cookies at lunch. Explain.
yes; or conjunction = look at the closest subject to determine singular or plural verb
How do you write present-perfect-tense verb?
has or have + verb
What are the present, past, and past-participle verb forms for the irregular verb wear?
wear or wears, wore, worn
Mr. Burkholder's favorite dog's name
Myka
What tense is the verb in this sentence? Kate swallowed her gum.
Do the subject and verb agree in this sentence? Neither turtles nor a clam live on this beach. Explian.
no; the verb should be lives following clam
How do you write past-perfect tense?
will have + past participle
What are the present, past, and past-participle verb forms for the irregular verb begin?
begins or begin, began, begun
Mr. Burkholder likes food from this country the most.
Mexico
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, broken
Mr. Burkholder's favorite icecream
mint chocolate chip