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Verb Tenses ➔ Verb Tense: tells the time of the action or being of a verb: ◆ in the past, ◆ in the present, or ◆ in the future.
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Present tense shows action happening right now, but also can show action that happens regularly. ★ I like everything about you. ➔ The form of the present tense may change depending on the subject. If the subject is a singular noun or a 3rd person singular pronoun (he, she, or it) add -s to the verb. ◆ Hal likes you too. In fact, he likes everybody.
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The past tense shows action that happened in the past. It is formed by adding ed to the end of regular verbs (or just d if the verb already ends in e). ★ I called you on the phone last night. ★ The roof caved in after the storm.
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Present Perfect Tense shows action that started in the past and continues into the present. ➔ Rule: For the present perfect tense use the helping verb have or has with the regular past-tense verb. ◆ I have called many times before. Hal has called you too.
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The future tense indicates action that has not happened yet but will in the future. ➔ Rule: Use the helping verb will to show the future tense. ◆ I will cook you a great dinner tonight. ◆ Past ◆ Present ◆ Present Perfect (have/has) ◆ Future (will)
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Irregular Verbs: forms of be and have PresentPastPresent Perfect I am; we are you are he is, she is, it is; they are I was; we were you were he was, she was, it was; they were I have been; we have been you have been he has been, she has been, it has been; they have been I have; we have you have he has, she has, it has; they have I had; we had you had he had, she had, it had; they had I have had, we have had you have had he has had, she has had, it has had; they have had
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Here are other irregular verbs and their forms. There are many others. PresentPastPresent Perfect begin bring come do/does give go/goes see began brought came did gave went saw has begun has brought has come has done has given has gone has seen
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Subject-Verb Agreement ➔ Verbs must agree with the subject in number (singular, plural) and person (1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person). ◆ Tip: Generally, if the subject is singular (only one), then the verb will end in (-s). Conversely, if the subject is plural (more than one) then the verb will NOT end in (-s) ◆ The baby sleeps. (subject baby is singular) ◆ The babies sleep. (subject babies is plural) ◆ He wins the game. They win the game.
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Other Rules to Subject-Verb Agreement ➔ When there are two or more subjects joined by and, the verb must match a plural subject. ◆ Incorrect: Sally and Doug is planning a trip to Africa. ◆ Correct: Sally and Doug are planning a trip to Africa.
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Other Rules to Subject-Verb Agreement ➔ When more than one subject is joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the subject closer to it. ◆ Correct: Either his daughters or Mr. Kim comes to work on Sunday. ◆ Correct: Neither Mr. Kim nor his daughters come to work on Sunday.
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Other Rules to Subject-Verb Agreement ➔ Words or phrases that come between a subject and a verb do not affect the rules of agreement. ◆ Incorrect: The boxes on the shelf was empty. ◆ Correct: The boxes on the shelf were empty.
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