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Not only do you learn what kind of action or state of

being is expressed through verbs, but they also tell

you:

Tense= when the action happens:

past, present, or future.

Person= who or what experiences the

action.

Number= how many people or objects

act or receive the action.

Mood= the attitude expressedtoward the action

Voice= whether the subject does the

action or has the action happen to

it: active and passive voice.

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All verbs have 4 principal partsand all the six verb tenses aremade from these principal parts.

The principal parts are:

base form

present participle

simple past

past participle

Principal Parts of Verbs

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The Three Simple Tenses of Verbs

1. Present Tense

The present tense is the same as the verbs

base form, except for the 3rd-person singular,which adds -s or -es. The exceptions are theverb have (has) and the verb be.

The present tense expresses a constant,repeated, or habitual action or condition. It can

also express a general truth.It can also express an action or a condition that exists onlynow.

Its sometimes used in historical writing to

express past events and , more often, in poetry,fiction, and journalism to convey to the reader asense of being there. This usage is sometimescalled the historical present tense.

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Verb ConjugationPresent Tense (Base form on chart)

Singular Plural

I

you

he/she/it

travel

travel

travels

we

you

they

travel

travel

travel

Past Tense (-d or -ed on regular verbs)Singular Plural

I

youhe/she/it

we

youthey

traveled

traveledtraveled

traveled

traveledtraveled

FutureTense ( willor shall+ base form)

I

you

he/she/it

we

you

they

will travel

will travel

will travel

will travel

will travel

will travel

Singular Plural

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The 3 Perfect Tenses of Verbs

1.Present PerfectUse the present perfect tense to express anaction or condition that occurred at some indefinite timein the past.

Forms the present perfect tense by using hasor have

with the past participle of a verb.

This tense expresses past time . The wordpresent in

the name refers to the tense of the auxiliary verbhas or have.

It can refer to completed action in past time onlyin an indefinite way. Adverbs like yesterday cannot

be added to make the time more specific.

To be specific about completed past time, youwould normally use the simple past tense.

The present perfect tense can also be used toexpress the idea that an action or a condition began in

the past and is still happening.

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Verb ConjugationPresent PerfectTense (have/has+ past participle)

Singular Plural

I

you

he/she/it

have traveled

have traveled

has traveled

we

you

they

have traveled

have traveled

have traveled

Past Perfect Tense (had + past participle)

Singular Plural

I

youhe/she/it

we

youthey

had traveled

had traveledhad traveled

had traveled

had traveledhad traveled

Future PerfectTense ( willor shall+ have + past participle)

I

you

he/she/it

we

you

they

will have traveled

will have traveled

will have traveled

This means theense of theelping verb

will have traveled

will have traveled

will have traveled

Singular Plural

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Emphatic Forms (not a verb tense)The simple present tense and the simple past tense eachhave an additional form called the emphatic form.

The emphatic formsadd special emphasisor force tothe verb.

You form the present emphatic by adding do or doestothe base form.

You form the past emphatic by adding didto the baseformof the verb.

Progressive Form (not a verb tense)This verb form is used to show that an event is inprogress.

Progressive forms end with - ing.

They are formed by using the appropriate tense of

the verb be with the present participle.

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How to form Progressives

Present Progressive: am, is, or are + -ing form

Ex: I am traveling we are traveling

you are traveling you are travelinghe/she is traveling they are traveling

Past Progressive: was/were + -ing form

Ex: I was traveling we were traveling

you were traveling you were traveling

he/she was traveling they were travelingFuture Progressive: will/shall + be + -ing form

Ex: I will be traveling

Present Perfect Progressive: has/have + been + -ing form

Ex: I have been traveling

Past Perfect Progressive: had + been + -ing form

Ex: He had been traveling

**Future Perfect Progressive: will/shall + have + been+ -ing form.

Ex: I will have been traveling

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Comparing the Present Tenses (& forms)

Shows an action or a condition that iscontinuously true.

Shows an action that is in progress now.

Shows an action or a condition that began

in the past and continues into the present.

Shows an action that began in thepast and is still in progress.

Comparing the Past Tenses (& forms)

Shows actions that were completed in the past.

Shows actions that continued over time in thepast.

Shows an action in the past that camebefore other actions in the past.

Shows an action that was inprogress in the past when anotheraction happened.

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Comparing the Future Tenses (and forms)

Shows a condition that will occur in the future.

Shows an action that will be in progress in thefuture.

Shows an action in the future that will occurbefore another action.

Shows an action in progressin the future when anotheraction will happen.

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