Verb tenses
Past tense
- Refers to any action done in the past.
- Most past tense verbs end in –ed.
Regular verbs
- I walked to class
- I stopped eating after lunch
- I jumped into the pool
Irregular verbs
Irregular verbs do not follow the basic pattern and instead follow an alternate one
- I went to the store (Go)
- I built a house last December (Build)
- I heard about that movie the other day (Hear)
Present tense
- Refers to something that is happening right now.
- They end in –s or –es (regular verbs)
- She walks to the park
- The boy eats from the bowl on the table
- She goes to the store for candy Irregular Verbs
Does not follow the root of the present but follows alternate pattern
- I drink from the water fountain
- I write when I’m bored
- I eat all the time
Future tense
- An action that will be completed in the future
- All future tenses start with will
- I will go out later today
- They will pack our lunch in the morning
- I will eat the cupcake after lunch