Verb Tense-Present

-Past-Future

EnglishMs. Canfield

Agreement• Subjects and verbs must agree in three ways• (1) Time

We have three primary timesPAST – has already happened

- usually end with a -d or -edPRESENT – is currently happeningFUTURE – has not happened yet, but we

anticipate it will happen- has to have a helping verb [example: will]

Agreement• Subjects and verbs must agree in three ways• (2) Gender– There are threeMale (he, his)Female (she, her)Neutral – when it is not clear

he and/or she his and/or her

Ex: The student lost ______ book.

Agreement• Subjects and verbs must agree in three ways• (2) Number– There are only two– Singular (1)– Plural (more than one)Use an –s or -es on verbs when the subject is in

the 3rd person MAKE A Chart for Present Tense Verbs

(Smart)

Verb in the _____________ tense: _____________________

Person Singular …verb Plural … verb

Irregular

• Verbs than are not changed the standard way of adding an –ed or -d

• Verbs that are changed internally Present Past dig dug pay paidSee chart on pg 425 and 426 – two columnsWrite the ones that you do not (did not) know