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Simple Tenses
Teaching
A tense is a verb form that shows the time of an action or condition. Verbs have three simple tenses: the present, the past, and the future. The present tense shows an action or condition that occurs now. The past tense shows an action or condition that was completed in the past. The future tense shows an action or condition that will occur in the future. Present Past Future
Lydia dusts cabinets. She is helpful. Lydia dusted cabinets. She was helpful. Lydia will dust cabinets. She will be helpful.
The progressive form of a verb shows an action or condition that is in progress. Present Progressive Lydia is dusting cabinets. She is being helpful. Past Progressive Lydia was dusting cabinets. She was being helpful. Future Progressive Lydia will be dusting cabinets. She will be being helpful.
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I dust / you dust / he, she, it dusts
we dust / you dust / they dust
Past
I dusted / you dusted / he, she, it dusted
we dusted / you dusted / they dusted
Future
I will dust / you will dust / he, she, it will dust
we will dust / you will dust / they will dust
Form the present, past, and future progressives by adding the present, past, and future forms of the verb be to the present participle, as in I am dusting, I was dusting, and I will be dusting.
Recognizing the Simple Tenses Identify the tense of each underlined verb. On the line to the right, label the tense: Pres., Past, F., Pres. P., Past P., or F. P. for present, past, future, present progressive, past progressive, or future progressive. 1. The woman next door is painting her house.
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2. Henri paints pictures.
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3. Jon washed the car before you got here.
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4. He was waxing it when you arrived.
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5. We will clean the carpets.
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6. Will you still be working when my guests arrive?
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7. We will work until you tell us to stop.
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8. First, I want you to wash some windows.
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The present tense is the present principal part of the verb. The past tense is the past principal part. To form the future tense, add will to the present principal part.
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A. Recognizing the Simple Tenses Identify the tense of each underlined verb. On the line, label the tense: Present, Past, Future, or Present P., Past P., or Future P. for present, past, or future progressive. 1. We clean the house from top to bottom every spring and fall.
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2. Is Nelson washing the windows?
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3. When I saw him last, he was dozing in the hammock.
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4. He works hard.
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5. Mary vacuumed the downstairs.
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6. I will sweep the kitchen floor next.
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7. I needed some help with the dishes.
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8. I will wash, and you can dry.
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9. We will be cleaning for another two hours.
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B. Using the Simple Tenses In each item, provide the requested form of the verb in parentheses. 1. (start, future progressive) The workers ___________________________ the
job tomorrow. 2. (finish, future) They ___________________________ it within a week.
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3. (paint, past) They ___________________________ Ms. Antonelli’s porch in
two days. 4. (scrape, present) Before they paint, they ___________________________ the
old paint. 5. (scrape, past progressive) They ___________________________ Ms. Antonelli’s
porch earlier. 6. (hire, past) We ___________________________ professionals . 7. (offer, future) I ___________________________ them lunch in a few hours.
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10. Will Nelson be helping us?
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Application
A. Correcting Simple Tenses of Verbs Although the times referred to in this paragraph vary from the past to the future, all of its verbs are in the present tense. Rewrite the paragraph, correcting verb tenses as needed. Use progressive tenses if the action is, was, or will be in progress. Underline every verb. Next summer we paint the house. We use at least 20 gallons of blue and five gallons of white paint. We should make sure the brushes and buckets that we use to paint the garage last year are available. Maybe we need a few more brushes. At the end of last summer, we borrow each other’s brushes. Also, next summer, we need more scrapers. Last summer, we lend two to Mr. Vincent, and he never return them. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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B. Using Verb Forms Correctly For each verb on the list, write the form that is requested in parentheses. Then write a paragraph about a topic of your choice that uses at least four of the phrases. Make sure all verb forms are used correctly. (play, present) I ___________________ (plan, present progressive) I ___________________ (run, past) I ___________________ (compete, future) I ___________________
(train, future progressive) I ___________________ (work, past progressive) I ___________________
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