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Present, Past, and Future Tenses Tense means time. The tense of a verb tells when an action takes place. The bear walks to the honey tree. The bear walked to the honey tree. The bear will walk to the honey tree. Present Tense (Time) The present tense of a verb names an action that happens regularly. It can also express a general truth. The present tense of the verb is the base form of the verb. When the subject is a singular noun or he, she, or it, you usually add s to the verb. Present tense Singular Plural I visit. We visit. You visit. You visit. He,she,or it visits. They visit. The verb be The present tense of the verb be differs from the base form: am, are, is I am. You are. She is. Past tense ( time ) The past tense of a verb names an action that already happened. Form past tense of most verbs by adding ed to the base form of the verb. Future tense ( time ) The future tense of a verb names an action that will take place in the future. Form the future tense by adding the helping verb will or shall to the base form of the verb. The balloon floats in the breeze. breeze. The balloon floated in the The balloon will float in the breeze. More on Verb Tenses • • • • • • • • A Quiz on Verb Tenses Verb Tense and Sentence Order Verb Tense Introduction The English Club Verb Tenses Better English Verb Tense Exercises Verb Tenses Matching Game Tense Menu Verb Tense Review