Verb Forms Action Words in present and past tense

Verb FormsAction Words

in present and past tense

For the next two slides (slides 3 and 4),

those verbs are common words

that you must know

by now.

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast

ParticipleParticiple

be Sheila is

… dailywas had been

be They are … weekly were have been

PluralPlural

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


do Sheila does

… dailydid had done

eat Wayne eats … weekly

ate have eaten

go Quinn goes

… fortnightlywent have gone

have Vera has

… monthlyhad have had

For the next slide (slide 6),

change the ‘i’ to ‘u’

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


diig A mole digs

all the timedug had dug

stiick The glue sticks stuck have stuck

swiing He swings

…. all the timeswung had swung


take away one vowel

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


bite Rhonda bites

… dailybit had bitten

slide William slides

… fortnightlyslid has slid

hide Janlia hides … weekly

hid have hidden

lead George leads … monthly

led have led

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


feed Wren feeds

… dailyfed had fed

meet Charles meets

… bi-monthlymet has met

shoot Phoebe shoots … annually

shot had shot

choose Eugene chooses … yearly

chose had chosen


change the ‘ake’ to ‘ook’ or ‘oke’

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


take Amelia takes

… dailytook had taken

shake Owen shakes … annually

shook have shaken

wake Crystal wakes … fortnightly

woke have woken

make Ruth makes … weekly

made have made

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


break Henry breaks

… everydaybroke had broken

speak Ginny speaks

… every nightspoke have spoken

steal Leon steals

… every eveningstole has stolen

stand Leon stands

… every eveningstood has stood


change the ‘eep’ to ‘ept’

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


creep It creeps

all the timecrept had crept

sweep He sweeps

… every dawnswept has swept

keep She keeps

… every Mondaykept have kept

weep Keith weeps

… every afternoonwept had wept

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


sleep It sleeps

all the timeslept had slept

kneel He kneels

… every nightknelt has knelt

feel She feels

… every Tuesdayfelt have felt

For the next three slides (slides 17, 18 and 19),

the verb remains ununchanged

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


cut It cuts

all the timecut had cut

shut He shuts

… fortnightlyshut has shut

put She puts

… every Fridayput have put

hurt Keith hurts

… everydayhurt had hurt

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


hit It hits

all the timehit had hit

read He reads

… fortnightlyread has read

let She lets

… every Fridaylet have let

spread Keith spreads

… every duskspread had spread

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


beat He beats

… every dawnbeat had beaten

burst She bursts

… every Fridayburst have burst


change the verbs to ‘ought’ or ‘aught’

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


bring Timothy brings

… dailybrought had brought

buy Oprah buys … annually

bought have bought

catch Pamela catches … fortnightly

caught have caught

fight Zack fights

… weeklyfought have fought

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


think Frasier thinks

… dailythought had thought

teach Yvonne teaches … everyday

taught have taught


change the ‘y’ to ‘id’

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


say A child says

… dailysaid had said

pay The boss pays … monthly

paid have paid

lay A hen lays

… fortnightlylaid have laid


change the ‘d’ to ‘t’

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


bend She bends

… dailybent had bent

spend He spends

… monthlyspent have spent

lend Simon lends

… fortnightlylent have lent

send Joanne sends

… weeklysent have sent

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


smell She smells

… dailysmelt had smelt

lose He loses

… monthlylost have lost

build He builds

… monthlybuilt have built


change the ‘i’ to ‘a’

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


driink That man drinks

all the timedrank had drunk

siing He sings

… every dawnsang has sung

riing A phone rings rang have rung

siink The gold sinks

…. all the timesank had sunk

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


begiin The day begins began had begun

giive He gives

… every timegave has given

siit The elderly man sits

… daily sat have sat

swiim That person swims

…. all the timeswam had swum


change the ‘i’ to ‘o’

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


riide That girl rides

… dailyrode had ridden

shiine The lighthouse shines

… every nightshone has shone

wriite An author writes wrote have written

riise The sun rises

from the eastrose had risen


change the ‘o’ to ‘e’

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


bloow He blows

… dailyblew had blown

groow A baby grows

… dailygrew had grown

knoow She knows knew had known

throow It throws

… dailythrew had thrown


change the ‘ell’ to ‘old’

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


tellell He tells

… dailytold had told

sellell A shop sells

… dailysold had sold

freeze Water freezes at zero degrees

froze had frozen

forget The lady forgets

… dailyforgot had forgotten


change the ‘a’ to ‘o’

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


tear He tears

… dailytore had torn

wearear She wears

… dailywore had worn

draw The boy draws

… all the timedrew had drawn

fly A bird flies flew had flown


these are verbs with special verb forms.

Memorise them!

SimpleSimple

PresentPresent

SingularSingular

PresentPresent

SimpleSimple

PastPast

PastPast


leave He leaves

… dailyleft had left

lie She lies on

her side dailylay had lain

light It lights up

… all the timelit had lit

find He finds found had found

hear She hears heard had heard

Simple Past Tense

spoke speak

did do

studied study

lived live

heard hear

Simple Past Tense

was is

won win

swam swim

represented represent

were are

Simple Past Tense

woke wake

missed miss

ran run

tripped trip

fell fall

Simple Past Tense

stank stink

reached reach

scolded scold

teased tease

bought buy

Simple Past Tense

knocked knock

dropped drop

felt feel

cried cry

went go

Simple Past Tense

found find

fed feed

threw throw

came come

ate eat

Simple Past Tense

took take

slept sleep

bit bite

sang sing

flew fly

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Verb Forms Action Words in present and past tense