1. Verbs inTENSEified

2. Verbs most often happen in the present, past, or future tense.
Verb Tense
Verbs most often happen in the present, past, or future tense.
Present – right now
Past – a second or many moons ago
Future – a second or eons from now

3. Present Tense Regular Verbs
Infinitive - to want
I (first person singular) we (first person plural) you (second person singular) you (second person plural) he, she, it (third person singular) they (third person plural)
want
want
want
want
wants
want

4. Present Tense Regular Verbs
Infinitive - to offer
I we you you (more than one) he, she, it they
offer
offer
offer
offer
offers
offer

5. Past Tense Regular Verbs
Infinitive - to offer
I we you you (more than one) he, she, it they
offered
offered
offered
offered
offered
offered

6. Future Tense Regular Verbs
Infinitive - to want
I (first person singular) we (first person plural) you (second person singular) you (second person plural) he, she, it (third person singular) they (third person plural)
will want
will want
will want
will want
will want
will want

7. Future Tense Regular Verbs
Infinitive - to offer
I (first person singular) we (first person plural) you (second person singular) you (second person plural) he, she, it (third person singular) they (third person plural)
will offer
will offer
will offer
will offer
will offer
will offer
Notice the future tense verb uses more than one word.
The future tense uses the helping verb will.

8. Verbs show action. Name the present tense verb in the sentence.
Pudgie’s Pizza
verb
Pudgie’s Pizza several tasty topping choices.
offers
offers

9. Verbs show action. Name the present tense verb in the sentence.We
verb
We student success.
enjoy
enjoy

10. Verbs show action. Name the past tense verb in the sentence.
Pudgie’s Pizza
verb
Pudgie’s Pizza several tasty topping choices.
offered
offered

11. Verbs show action. Name the future tense verb in the sentence.
Iroquois Nation
verb
The Iroquois Nation their museum in Salamanca, NY.
will maintain
will maintain
Notice the future tense uses a “helping” verb.

12. Verbs show action. Name the (past tense) verbs in the sentence.
Colleen ate lunch and talked with her friends for the last hour.
verb
What did Colleen do?
ate
talked

13. Verbs and Simple Predicates
Name the verbs in the sentence.
two
Verb
(simple predicate)
Like two (2) can be called a rational, integer, whole,
or natural number, verbs also have another name
– simple predicate.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Like
verbs
Verb
(simple predicate)
two …?
can be called
verbs …?
have

14. Verbs and Simple Predicate
Like two (2) can be called a rational, integer, whole, or natural number, verbs also have another name – simple predicate.

15. Diagramming Sentences
… so the verb and the simple predicate are the same.
Verb
Simple predicate
The verb (simple predicate) belongs right next to the vertical line
that crosses the horizontal line.
Verbs are always written on straight lines.