1. Identifying Verb Tenses

2. The tense of a verb indicates the time of the action or the state of being expressed by the verb.
Every verb in English has six tenses.
These tenses are formed from the four principle parts of a verb. The principle parts are listed below.

3. The principle parts are listed below.
present
present participle (add –ing)
past
past participle (add –d or -ed or –n or –en)

4. Look at the handout with the principle parts.

5. burst
never busted
never bursted

6. cost
The book cost me several dollars.
never costed

7. never “brung” never “have brung” I brought my books to class.
never “brang”
never “brung”
never “have brung”

8. The problem with lay and lie. to lay (to place upon)
— must have an object for this
to happen to
lay laying laid has/have laid

9. The problem with lay and lie. to lie (to rest in a reclined position)
— does NOT have an object after it
lie lying lay has/have lain

10. The problem with lay and lie. to lie (not telling the truth)
— does not usually have an object
after it
lie lying lied has/have lied
Remember: repeating something that is only partially true is still a lie

11. Groups 3 and 4 words
—watch for the –n on the ends of words

12. Group 5
When u are drunk
you need help!
(a helping verb)

13. I have swum the river.
I have sung the song.
I have rung the bell.
I have begun reading the book.
I have drunk milk all of my life.
The blouse has shrunk.
The ball has sunk to the bottom of the pool.

14. Practice using the principal parts—
--handout (old grammar book)
--workbook pages

15. Listing all of the forms of a verb according to tense is called conjugation.
How to form the six tenses—
Present tense: base form
Past tense: add –d or -ed to regular verbs
Future tense: will or shall + base form
Present perfect : have or has + past participle
Past perfect : had + past participle
Future perfect : will have + past participle
shall have + past participle

17. Present past future Present perfect past perfect future perfect
to jump
to run
to sing
Present perfect past perfect future perfect
(has or have + past participle) (had + past participle) (will + have + past participle)

18. Practice with the exercise at the bottom of the handout.
Practice with the regular and perfect tenses:
--handout (old workbook pp ) (back
of the handout)

19. The Cardinals have won every game to date.
Pg. 154 from Heath Grammar
Label the verb tense.
The Cardinals have won every game to date.
I discovered that Frank broke the stereo.
Marie works at the hospital.
In September our new gym will open.

20. I practiced my serve all last week.
Pg. 154 from Heath Grammar
Label the verb tense.
I practiced my serve all last week.
Since last summer I have wanted to own a car.
We had lived in Oklahoma for three years before we moved to Texas.

21. 8. Yesterday, I learned that Sue had won the contest.
Pg. 154 from Heath Grammar
Label the verb tense.
8. Yesterday, I learned that Sue had won the contest.
Tomorrow I will begin a new job.
My uncle has owned a boat for ten years now.

22. Each tense also has a progressive form , which expresses continuing action or state of being.
This progressive form is created with the appropriate tense of be plus the present participle (the –ing form).
Remember this —
progressive = a form of be + -ing

23. present progressive: am, is, are walking
past progressive: was, were walking
future progressive: will be walking
present perfect progressive:
has been walking
have been walking
past perfect progressive:
had been walking
future perfect progressive:
will have been walking

24. REMEMBER!!!--- a form of be + -ing
present progressive past progressive future progressive
present perfect (has,have) past perfect (had) future perfect (have)
progressive (be + ing) progressive (be + ing) progressive (be + ing)

25. Make flashcards
Future
will + verb
shall + verb

26. Present perfect
(sing.) has + verb
he, she, it
(plural) have + verb
they

27. Past perfect
had + verb

28. Progressive
form of be + ing
be + ing
been + ing

29. Present progressive
form of be + -ing
(sing.) is + verb
he, she, it am + verb
(plural) are + verb
they

30. Past progressive
form of be + -ing
(sing.) was + verb
he, she, it
(plural) were + verb
they

31. A hummingbird has been hovering near the red blossoms.
Practice:
A hummingbird has been hovering near the red blossoms.
Soon the monarch butterfly will be migrating to Mexico.
The starlings are all sitting on the telephone wires.

32. Practice with the progressive forms:
--handout (old workbook pg. 82) (bottom of the handout)
More practice with progressive forms:
--back of the handout (top only)
More practice: workbook page 176

33. Bottom of handout:
pres. perf. prog past. prog.
future prog pres. prog.
pres. prog pres. perf. prog.
4. past perf. prog future prog.
5. future perf. prog past prog.

34. Back of handout (top):
future prog past. perf. prog.
pres. prog pres. prog.
future perf. prog pres. perf. prog.
4. past perf. prog past perf. prog.
5. past. prog future perf. prog.

36. will have practiced future perfect feels present will succeed future
Pg. 176—answers
took past
will have practiced future perfect
feels present
will succeed future
had arrived past perfect
has visited pres. perfect
will be calling future progressive
have talked pres. perfect
will be future
believed past

37. had been preparing past perf. prog.
watches present
shall have been employed…fut perf. prog.
will be future
is paying pres. progressive
has gotten pres. perfect
will reach future
had given past perfect
has barked present perfect
will have saved future perfect

38. Only the present and the past tenses have another form called the emphatic form.
This form is used to show emphasis. It is created by using do, does, or did plus the base form of a verb.

39. Present emphatic: do, does
Past emphatic: did
do walk
does walk
did walk

40. Present emphatic
(sing.) does + verb
he, she, it
(plural) do + verb
they

41. Past emphatic
did verb

42. Practice identifying progressive and emphatic forms:
--handout: pg. 74 from old Heath workbook (green)
(back of handout: the bottom exercise)

43. Mixed practice: workbook pages
quizzes
Make flashcards to help with practices

44. Knowing Which Tense to Use

45. Present Perfect– for a past action that continues now
To show an action happened in the past BUT has continued into the present.
Example:
I have lived in Mississippi for ten years.
(started in the past but continues today)

46. Past Perfect—for two past events
To show when one event happened before another event.
Example:
When I saw you yesterday, I had lost my keys.
2nd event st event

47. Do not use would have for had.
Special Note:
Do not use would have for had.
Do not use would of, could of, or should of.
Instead use would have, could have, should have
Example:
If Martha would have come earlier, she would of seen me.
If Martha would have come earlier, she would have seen me.
If Martha had come earlier, she would have seen me.

48. Future Perfect—for two future actions
To show one action will happen BEFORE another action will happen.
Example:
By the end of the year, you will have studied Julius Caesar.
(future time) (future action)

49. Knowing when to use the perfect tenses:
SATP workbook pg (handout)

50. Mixed practice:
--workbook pp

51. Answers from the mixed practice quiz:
Was studying
Will be going
Had seen
Had been worrying
are

52. Will eat
Were planning
Have caused
Am liking
Will have taken

53. To run (past)
To walk (future progressive)
To ride (past perfect progressive)
To laugh (past perfect)

54. To study (present progressive)
To write (past progressive)
To work (present perfect progressive)
To dance (future perfect)

55. 19. To learn (future perfect progressive)
20. To drink (present perfect)