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Verb Tense

Verb Tense. Six Tenses. Verb Tense: Present Tense. Shows action that is happening NOW. I sing in the shower. I walk the dog. She cuts the cake. He drives the car. They eat dinner. We travel to Italy. You like to play the piano. Verb Tense: Past Tense.

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Verb Tense

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  1. Verb Tense Six Tenses

  2. Verb Tense: Present Tense • Shows action that is happening NOW. • I sing in the shower. • I walk the dog. • She cuts the cake. • He drives the car. • They eat dinner. • We travel to Italy. • You like to play the piano.

  3. Verb Tense: Past Tense • The Past Tense shows action that occurred in the past. • Gene Kelly sang in the rain. • I walked to school this morning. • He played basketball this morning. • We drove to school earlier today. • She ate lunch an hour ago. • They took the English test yesterday.

  4. Verb Tense: Future Tense • The Future Tense shows action that is going to take place in the future. • We will sing tomorrow. • I will eat lunch in an hour. • He will play the guitar in the concert. • She will study for her test tonight. • They will celebrate her birthday next week.

  5. Verb Tense: Present Perfect Tense • The Present Perfect Tense shows action that occurred in the past and continues in the present. • We have sung that song many times. • I have seen you here before. • She has read that book before. * Note the use of the helping words has and have.

  6. Verb Tense: Past Perfect Tense • The Past Perfect Tense shows action that occurred before some other action. The word had goes before the verb. • You had sungin the choir before last week’s performance, hadn’t you? • I had met her before you did. • She had paid for the coat by mail before she received the bill.

  7. Verb Tense: Future Perfect Tense • The Future Perfect Tense shows action that will be completed at some specific time in the future. • She will have sung that song by the time we get to the concert. • I will have finished my breakfast by the time you arrive. • They will have cleaned the house by noon.

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