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, caught
What does past tense tell about?
Action that happened in the past
Do the subject and verb agree in this sentence? She worry about her grades. Explain
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
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
How do you write a present participle in a sentence?
has or have + past participle
What are the present, past, and past-participle verb forms for the irregular verb wear?
wear or wears, wore, worn
What tense is the verb in this sentence? Kate swallowed her gum.
past
Do the subject and verb agree in this sentence? Neither turtles nor a clam live on this beach. Explain
no; The verb should be lives following clam.
How do you write 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, begun
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