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VERBS
Verbs convey
state of being
ACTION
TIME
BASE
PAST
TENSE
To ____
-ed
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
-ing
PAST
PARTICIPLE
-en, -ed
talk
talked
talking
talked
visit
visited
visiting
visited
see
saw
seeing
seen
Dictionary entry
Dictionary entry
BASE
is used to make the present tense
Present moment
Past
Future
He talks all the time.
Present moment
Past
Future
PRESENT TENSE = Habitual action
BASE
--is used to make the present tense
--is used to make the future tense
Socorro will call tomorrow.
Present moment
Past
will call
Future
FUTURE TENSE
BASE
--is used to make the present tense
--is used to make the future tense
--is used with modal helping words
to create a variety
of special meanings
MODALS
Present sequence
Past sequence
can
will
could
would
shall
may
should
might
must
BASE
is used with do,
does, and did
--to make the verb emphatic:
I really do agree with you!
--to create a question:
Do you have any fresh coffee?
Did he lose his wallet?
--to make a sentence negative:
I don’t like heavy traffic.
Jose did not finish his taco.
PAST
TENSE
This is the verb form that
signals past time,
usually ends in -ed,
and does not combine
with helping words.
Present moment
Jack snapped a photo.
Past
snapped
PAST TENSE
Future
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
This form of a verb
ends in -ing,
indicates continuous
activity, and
requires a helping verb.
I am clapping now.
Present moment
Past
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
Future
Jane was washing her dog.
Present moment
was washing
Past
PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE
Future
PAST
PARTICIPLE
This verb form is easily
confused with the past tense
because it can also end in -ed.
However, to function as a verb
it must have a helping verb.
The students have driven
a long way.
Present moment
have driven
Past
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Future
The company turned off the electricity
although Sue had paid her electric bill.
Past
had paid
turned off
PAST PERFECT TENSE
Present moment
Future
Point to remember
Building verb tenses is as simple
as using building blocks!
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