Transcript Forming Verb Tenses for Regular Verbs Mrs. Zakrewski 7

Forming Verb Tenses for
Regular Verbs
Mrs. Zakrewski
7th Grade Language Arts
To form the PRESENT
TENSE…use the base form of
the verb.
Examples: complain, worry,
enjoy, save
PRESENT TENSE VERBS are
verbs that are existing or
happening now.
To form the PAST TENSE…add
d or ed to the base form of the
verb.
Examples: complained, worried,
enjoyed, saved
PAST TENSE VERBS are verbs
that are existing or happening in
the past.
To form FUTURE TENSE
will
verbs…use
with the base
form of the word.
Examples: will complain, will worry,
will enjoy, will save
FUTURE TENSE VERBS are
existing or happening in the
future.
To form the PRESENT
PERFECT TENSE…use
have or has with the past
form.
Examples: has complained,
have worried, has enjoyed, has
saved
The PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
are verbs that are existing or
happening sometime before now.
Examples: We have dreaded this
for a long time.
He has complained about the ride
often.
To form the PAST PERFECT
TENSE…use had with the
past form.
Examples: had complained,
had worried, had enjoyed, had
saved
PAST PERFECT TENSE VERBS
are verbs that are existing or
happening before a specific time in
the past.
Examples: Until today, we had
dreaded this for weeks.
To form FUTURE PERFECT
will
have or shall have with
TENSE VERBS…use
the past form.
Examples: Fred will have been
here six times.
We shall have enjoyed ourselves
immensely!
FUTURE PEFECT TENSE
VERBS are existing or
happening before a specific
time in the future.
The End!