VERB TENSES

We use different tenses of verbs in sentences depending on

when the action took place.

Past tense Present tense Future tense

Actions happened Actions happening Action hasn’t
before today right now happened yet
+She/He add -s or -es
+ Most verbs add -ed to the end of the verb. + Most verbs add will
to the end +You/I/We/They do in front of the verb
Sounds of -ed (d) (ed) not change the verb
(T)
He cooked. He cooks. He will cook.
I laughed. I laugh. I will laugh.
She danced. She dances. She will dance.
You listened. You listen. You will listen.
We clapped. We clap. We will clap.
They looked. They look. They will look.

Irregular past tense

Verbs do not follow past tense rules
Go – went. Grow – grew. Have – had.
Give – gave. Think – thought. Buy – bought.
Say – said. Find – found. Do – did.
Feel – felt. Get – got. Take – took
Write – wrote