VERB TENSES
Lesson 6 – Parts of Speech Unit
DO NOW
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
To get to know different verb tenses and how to use them.
Verb
tenses
Past tense
Present tense
Future tense
We use the past
tense to talk about
things that have
already happened.
We use the
present tense to
talk about things
that are happening
now.
We use the future
tense to talk about
things that are
going to happen.
Last term we talked about different
tenses and plural and singular words
– this term we are going to combine
these and talk about when and how
to use the verb to be.
Key:
Past tense
Present tense
Single
Future tense
Plural
(Talking about one person)
(Talking about two or more
people)
I am
I was
We are
We were
You are
You were
You are
You were
He is
He was
They are
They were
She is
She was
It is
It was
All of the present tense starters can be converted into future tense
depending on the auxiliary verb (see your first booklet) that you
choose to follow the main verb.
Example
I am having a great day at the funfair.
I am going to have a great day at the funfair.
TASK 1
Fill in the missing verbs according to the tenses that they are supposed
to be in.
Present
Build
Create
Make
Cook
Explain
Hide
Search
Past
Future
TASK 1 - ANSWERS
Fill in the missing verbs according to the tenses that they are supposed
to be in.
Present
Past
Future
Build
Built
Will build
Create
Created
Will create
Make
Made
Will make
Cook
Cooked
will cook
Explain
Explained
Will explain
Hide
Hid
Will hide
Search
Searched
Will search
PLENARY
Identify the verbs and their tenses and write them down. After you are done, discuss your answers
with your partner.
The endings we add
most are
the verb endings
-ing and –ed
Jump jumping jumped
WHAT ABOUT VERBS THAT END WITH AN –E?
Drop the ‘e’
and
add –ing and –ed.
Hope hoping hoped
WHAT ABOUT A SHORT VOWEL FOLLOWED BY A
CONSONANT AT THE END OF THE VERB?
Double the consonant after the vowel
And
Add –ing and –ed
Hop hopping hopped
IF THE VERB ENDS IN A CONSONANT FOLLOWED
BY A ‘Y’