Past tense

we use the past tense of the verb when

the action has been done.

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What is
past tense?
We used past tense of the
verb when the action has been
done. We use time signals
like yesterday, a while a go or
last ________.
rule 1: For most verbs, we add “-
ed”
Action Word Past Tense Form
Borrow Borrowed
Clean Cleaned
Color Colored
Cook Cooked
Help Helped
Jump Jumped
rule 1: for most verbs, we add “-ed”

Action Word Past Tense Form

Listen Listened
Look Looked
Play Played
Pray Prayed
Talk Talked
Walk Walked
rule 2: If the verb ends with “e” ,
we add
Action Word Past Tense Form
Dance Danced
Recite Recited
Smile Smiled
Wipe Wiped
rule 4: For these words, we change the
spelling
Action Word Past Tense Form
Bring Brought
Eat Ate
Drink Drunk
Fly Flew
Get Got
Give Gave
rule 4: For these words, we change the
spelling
Action Word Past Tense Form
Go Went
Read Read
Run Ran
Say Said
See Saw
Sing Sang
PRESENT
TENSE
DEFINITION:
The tense which expresses an unchanging,
repeated, or reoccuring action or situation
that exist only now. It can also represent a
widespread truth.
 Simple Present Tense with..

He / She / It • He eats an ice cream.

Singular Present • She washes the dishes
• The bird flies in the
sky.
Add - s / -es / -ies
 Simple Present Tense with..

They / We / You / I • They catch the fish.

Plural Subject • You buy a T-shirt.
• We write a story.
• The students study
Don’t Change Verb!
English.
ACTION VERB EXAMPLE

She runs in the park.

ACTION VERB EXAMPLE

It flies in the sky.

ACTION VERB EXAMPLE

They eat noodles

FUTURE
TENSE
 If action has not yet happened.
It is in the future tense.

We use the word will before the

action word to show that a sentence
is in the future tense.
WILL + ACTION WORD
Time Signals in the Future tense

tomorrow
tonight
later
someday
next ______
in ____ days
WILL + ACTION WORD
Time Signals in the Future tense

in a while
in an hour
in 2 days
next monday
next week
next year
 Example:
• We will go to school next monday.
• Teacher will give a test next week.
• My family will pray later.
• I will turn 8 years old next year.
• The school bus will fetch me in a while.
 LET’S
PRACTICE!
 Direction:
Select the tense of each sentences below.
Past Present Future
1. Max ate his fruits and vegetables.
2. The students listened to the lesson.
3. Tomorrow, it will snow.
4. He climbed the stairs last night.
5. Emily looks happy.
 Direction:
Select the tense of each sentences below.
Past Present Future
1. We washed our hands with soap.
2. I walk to school with my Grandmother.
3. The dog barked at the cat.
4. The flowers look pretty.
5. He will go to summer camp this summer.
 Direction:
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb.
1. Next year I ______ (go) to Disney Land.
2. Two years ago we ______ (take) a food tour around
Japan.
3. Last summer I ______ (travel) one of the islands in
the Philippines.
4. Mary _______ (eat) chocolates at break time.
5. We ______ (celebrate) our school anniversary.
 Direction: Mixed Tense
Fill in the correct form of the verb.

1.My family have _____ (buy) some land in

Southern Leyte recently. They ______ (build) a
townhouse there at the moment.
2.Andy and Mary ______ (go) to a concert
tomorrow night. They ______ (look forward to) it
the whole week.
 Direction: Mixed Tense
Fill in the correct form of the verb.
1.Dennis ____ (watch) the news on TV everyday and
it _____ (help) him with his english.
2.Mrs. Smith said that one day she ____ (retire)
from teaching. She said that she ______ (spend)
her free time learning about computers.
 Tenses of Verbs
Identify whether the following sentences are in the past, present, or
future. Write your answers in the blanks provided.

1. Kino only eats meats.

2. Matty walks everyday.
3. You will be late.
4. Jiggy enjoed this book.
5. Lilia blew her nose.
5. Will the artist sign the album today?
6. She does not like bubble tea.
7. Do you want to take the train?
8. I will sweep the floor tomorrow.
9. We will watch a movie.
10. Grandpa read the paper.
 Which Tense?
Write down the tense being used in each of these
sentences. It can be either PAST, PRESENT, or
FUTURE.

1. My letter was sent back.

2. I will buy groceries tomorrow morning.
3. She has a lot of clothing in her closet.
4. Please come and help me!
 Which Tense?
Write down the tense being used in each of these
sentences. It can be either PAST, PRESENT, or
FUTURE.

5. We’d been watching movies all night.

6. She didn’t accept his excuse.
7. Yesterday was the longest day.
8. Xia’s show will be so much fun.
 write your own sentences in the past,
present, and future tenses in the space
provided below.

Past
 write your own sentences in the past,
present, and future tenses in the space
provided below.

Present
 write your own sentences in the past,
present, and future tenses in the space
provided below.

Future
 Will & Shall

Will - Use it to express future

action.
Shall - Use it in the first person
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