Verb tenses

A verb in PRESENT tense tells...

• what is happening right now.

• what happened in the past.

• what will happen in the future.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

This type of verb indicates something that has ALREADY HAPPENED...

• future

• past

• present

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

A verb with the word "WILL" in front of it usually indicates...

• past tense

• present tense

• future tense

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

To form past tense, we usually add -ed to the end, unless the verb is _________, in which case the whole word changes.

• irregular

• regular

• strange

• future tense

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

_______ verbs come before the main verb to tell about the action. Examples are: will, has, have, had, should, could, would, do, does, did.

• Past tense

• Irregular

• Helping

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Past tense of "get"

• getted

• got

• will get

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Past tense of take

• taked

• will take

• took

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1D

Past tense of hear

• heard

• will hear

• heared

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence has a verb in present tense?

• Last year, we moved to Katy.

• Someday, I will win a race.

• The storm knocks down power lines.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

What is the helping verb in this sentence: I am writing a personal narrative.

• writing

• write

• am

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B