Parts of Speech:
VERB TENSES
English 7
Mr. Holes
Parts of Speech: What are VERB
TENSES?
Remember: what
is a VERB ?
A VERB is a word that expresses action or helps
make a statement, telling something about the subject.
A VERB makes up the Predicate part of the sentence.
A VERB is one of the 8 parts of speech.
Parts of Speech: What are VERB
TENSES?
So, what is meant
by VERB TENSE ?
Since all VERBS make a statement about their
subjects, they indicate when the time of the
action takes place.
This is the TENSE: Past, Present, and Future
Parts of Speech: What are VERB
TENSES?
Present
Verb Tense
PRESENT TENSE refers to action (or statement) that is
occurring now, at the present time.
Present Tense Examples:
run, jump, sneak
talk, complete, believe, think, swim, shoot
Parts of Speech: What are VERB
TENSES?
Present Progressive
Verb Tense
We use HELPING VERBS to create a special tense
called the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. This shows an
action that is constantly occurring now in the present.
Add
-is -am -are
or
-has been -have been to your action verb:
Examples:
Examples:
is snowing, am walking, are finishing
has been raining, have been winning
Parts of Speech: What are VERB
TENSES?
Past
Verb Tense
Generally, verbs can be changed from the present tense
to the PAST tense by adding the suffix -ed.
Present Tense Examples:
plan, jump, sneak
Past Tense Examples: planned, jumped, sneaked
Parts of Speech: What are VERB
TENSES?
Past
Verb Tense
But there are some verbs that change from the present
tense to the past tense in irregular ways:
Present Tense Examples: sit, drive, fly, do, write, fall
Past Tense Examples: sat, drove, flew, did, wrote, fell
Parts of Speech: What are VERB
TENSES?
Past Progressive
Verb Tense
We use HELPING VERBS to create a special tense
called the PAST PROGRESSIVE. This shows an action
that continuously occurred in the past.
Add
-was
or -were
Examples (singular):
Examples (plural):
to your action verb:
was snowing, was sleeping
were running, were talking
Parts of Speech: What are VERB
TENSES?
Future
Verb Tense
We use HELPING VERBS to create the FUTURE
TENSE. This shows an action that is going to happen.
Add
-will
or -shall to your action verb:
Examples:
will snow, shall snow
Examples: will run, shall talk
Parts of Speech: What are VERB
TENSES?
Future
Verb Tense
Another way to show the Future Tense is by adding the
helping verb
-is -am or -are to the verb going
along with an infinitive form of an action verb.
Example:
Example:
is / am / are going + to swim:
is going to swim
am going / are going + to pass:
are going to pass
Parts of Speech: What are VERB
TENSES?
Future
Verb Tense
There are also some clue words you can see/use to
specify an action that is going to happen in the future:
Example:
tomorrow, later today, next month
two years from now
Parts of Speech: What are VERB
TENSES?
Future Progressive
Verb Tense
We use HELPING VERBS to create a special tense
called the FUTURE PROGRESSIVE. This shows an
action that will occur continuously in the future.
Add -will be or -will have been or
-shall be or -shall have been
to your action verb:
Examples: will be writing, shall be attending
will be playing, shall be describing
Parts of Speech: What are VERB
TENSES?
Can there be
problems
with the Verb Tense?
YES! Young writers sometimes begin their stories or
essays in one tense and then lapse into another tense.
This is usually caused by carelessness.
Careless: Roy raised his telescope and sees a large
bear as it raced back to the woods.
Parts of Speech: What are VERB
TENSES?
Can there be
problems
with the Verb Tense?
Here are two corrections:
Correct:
Roy raised his telescope and saw a large
bear as it raced back to the woods.
or:
Correct:
Roy raises his telescope and sees a large
bear as it races back to the woods.
How can using VERBS help
you?
• Communicating your ideas clearly
• Demonstrating you have control
over your writing
• Making your writing
more exciting &
fun to read
What do we think of authors
or writers who don’t use
interesting VERBS?
• They do not proofread.
• They are lazy
(and probably boring).
• They do not take the time
to re-read their work.
• They don’t care if the
reader enjoys their writing
Knowing the Parts of
Speech IS Important!!!
• For knowledge
• For a job
• For education
• For clarity
• For communication