Tenses The tense of a verb indicates the time of the action or the state of being that is expressed by the verb. BR: Copy the tense timeline in the middle of a blank sheet of paper. Leave space above and below for additional notes.

Conjugation of the Verb Wear Using Present, Past, and Future SingularPlural I wear You wear He, she, it wears We wear You wear They wear I wore You wore He, she, it wore We wore You wore They wore I will (shall) wear You will (shall) wear He, she, it will (shall) wear We will (shall) wear You will (shall) wear They will (shall) wear Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense

Conjugation of the Verb Speak Using Present, Past, and Future SingularPlural I speak You speak He, she, it ___________ We speak You speak They ___________ I__________ You ___________ He, she, it _________ We spoke You ___________ They ___________ I will (shall) speak You will (shall) _________ He, she, it will (shall) ________ We will (shall) _________ You will (shall) _________ They will (shall) _________ Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense What is the past participle of speak? She _____ __________ to me.

Conjugation of the Verb Wear Using Present, Past, and Future Perfect SingularPlural I have worn You have worn He, she, it has worn Write a rule for forming the present perfect. We have worn You have worn They have worn ______________________________________ I had worn You had worn He, she, had worn Write a rule for forming the past perfect. We had worn You had worn They had worn ______________________________________ I will (shall) have worn You will (shall) have worn He, she, it will (shall) have worn Write a rule for forming the present perfect. We will (shall) have worn You will (shall) have worn They will (shall) have worn ______________________________________ Present Perfect Tense Past Perfect Tense Future Perfect Tense What patterns do you notice?

SingularPlural We use the present perfect to say that an action ***You can use present perfect with unspecified expressions such as ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet. happened at an unspecified time before now. ***You can’t use present perfect with expressions such as yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child, at that moment. I have worn You have worn He, she, it has worn Write a rule for forming the present perfect. We have worn You have worn They have worn Present Perfect = has/have + past participle We use the past perfect to express that something Example: I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Destin. occurred before another action in the past. Example: Had Susan and John ever studied Thai before they moved to Thailand? I had worn You had worn He, she, had worn Write a rule for forming the past perfect. We had worn You had worn They had worn Past Perfect = had + past participle We use the future tense to express something that Example: He will have perfected verbs by the time he take s the test. is existing or happening before a specified time in the future. Ex.: Will you have perfected verbs by next week? I will (shall) have worn You will (shall) have worn He, she, it will (shall) have worn Write a rule for forming the present perfect. We will (shall) have worn You will (shall) have worn They will (shall) have worn Future Perfect = will/shall + has/have + past part. Present Perfect Tense Past Perfect Tense Perfect Tense Explained Future Perfect Tense

Let’s Practice Verb Tenses What is the tense of the underlined verb in each of the following sentences? Cats like milk.

Present tense (simple present tense)

Last year, I traveled to Japan.

Past tense (simple past tense)

You will assist him.

Future (simple future tense)

You have seen that movie many times.

Present perfect tense Hint: We often use present perfect to talk about change that has happened over a period of time or to describe an experience you have had.

Joan has studied two foreign languages, sign language and Spanish.

Present perfect

You had studied English before moving to New York.

Past perfect

Tony had not booked her ticket to France.

Past Perfect

She will have learned Chinese to communicate before her new students arrive.

Future perfect

Oh, no! Who fed this to the paper shredder?

Past tense

Yes, Mom actually drinks that red stuff from the juicer.

Present tense

Benjamin has left Jackson, Mississippi.

Present Perfect

Had you heard the band before then?

Past perfect

This time…the verb is not underlined. Find the verb and identify the tense. A mosaic of colorful tiles will decorate the entryway.

Future tense

By my twenty-first birthday, I will have qualified for my pilot’s license.

Future perfect

The committee will have notified you of its decision by Wednesday.

Future perfect

The committee will notify you of its decision.

Future tense

Will you have saved enough money by then?

Future perfect tense

Evidently, I had thought of every possibility but one.

Past perfect