Tenses When did it happen?

Every verb has a tense The tense of a verb tells you when the verb took place: in the past, present, or future. The fish swam in the river. Past The fish swims in the river. Present The fish will swim in the river. Future James had a cold. Past James has a cold. Present James will get a cold. Future

A note about future tense Notice that verbs in the future tense, words that tell us what will or might happen, use helping verbs like will, might, or should. Next week the class should meet at the regular time. In the future, people might live on the moon. After college, I will become a registered nurse.

Regular Verbs Some verbs are called “regular verbs.” These verbs are changed from present tense to past tense by adding “d” or “ed”. For example: rest – rested ask – asked bake – baked test – tested

Regular Verbs Past tense verbs that have helping verbs before them are called “past participle.” “She has asked for another chance.” “We were ranked by points.” “He had texted her over 100 times already.” With regular verbs, the past tense and the past participle form is the same.

Irregular Verbs Irregular verbs do not form their past tense and past participle by adding “d” or “ed”. For example: eat – ate – eaten go – went – gone write – wrote – written know – knew – known It can be difficult to remember the different tense forms of irregular verbs because they don’t follow strict rules.

Irregular Verbs Sometimes the past tense and past participle forms of irregular verbs are the same, and sometimes they are different. Dion kept up with his high-school buddies. Dion has kept up with his high-school buddies. She went out for coffee. She has gone out for coffee.

Practice – Regular Verbs The picture ________ great! Sara ________ a goal at the soccer game. The President _________ the bill. He ________ me a question.

Practice – Irregular Verbs The movie _______ great! She and I _______ to the mall. The Seahawks _______ the Super Bowl. My parents _________ so annoying!