Tenseisusedtoindicatethetimeinwhichsomethinghappens.WhatIsTense?Itisusedtochangeverbstoshowwhentheactiontookplace–inthepast,inthepresentorinthefuture.Thedifferenttensescanbeshownbychangingthespellingoftheverbinasentence.Pasttenseverbsoftenendinthesuffix–ed,althoughtherearesomeothertrickywordsthatchangeinotherways(knownasirregularverbs).SimplePastTenseInthissentence,theaction‘play’hasalreadybeendonesoitisinthepasttenseandhasthe–edsuffix.‘Iplayedfootballyesterday.’‘Sallysangherfavouritesong.’Inthissentence,theactionofsinginghasalreadybeendonesoitisinthepasttense.‘Sing’ischangedto‘sang’asitisanirregularverb.Thepasttenseisusedforthingsthathavealreadyhappened.-edSuffixIrregularVerbwalkedsawvisitedsaidhopedbecameraisedbitwatchedboughtcountedcouldexplainedbegunExamplesofSimplePastTenseVerbsTom

walked

downthestreettoschool.He

stopped

towaitforacartodrive/go

pastbeforehe

crossed

theroad.Heopened

theschoolgateandhung

uphiscoatonhispeg.walkedstoppeddrive/gocrossedopenedhungFilltheGaps!Identifythetenseofthefollowingsentences:Thepresenttenseisusedforthingsthatarehappeningatthatmoment.Thesimpleformofthepresenttenseisusedwhenwritingaboutsomethingthatisrepeated,isalwaystrueorishappeninginafuturetime.SimplePresentTenseRepeated

AlwaysorgenerallytrueEvawakesupathalfpastseveneverymorning.Iwalktoschool.Iridemybikeeveryweekend.Thesunsetsinthewest.Theyliveinacity.IspeakUrdu.HappeninginafuturetimeThebusleavesat9o’clock.Thefilmstartsathalfpastthree.SimplePresentTenseTheRulesTherearelotsoflittlerulestorememberwhenitcomestotheverbusedinpresenttense.Theseruleshelpustoknowwhattheendingoftheverbshouldbesoitmakessense.SimplePresentTenseTheRulesIyouwetheyhesheit(thirdperson)singrunlaughjumpsingsrunslaughsjumpsTheformoftheverbdependsonthesubject.SimplePresentTenseTheRulesThespellingoftheverbdependsontheendingoftheverb.Verbsendingin:-o,-ch,-sh,-ss,-s,-xor-zAdd-esgowishbuzzfix–fixes

–goes-wishes-buzzesExamples:SimplePresentTenseTheRulesThespellingoftheverbdependsontheendingoftheverb.Verbsendingin:Voweland-yJustadd-ssayplaybuy–says–plays-buysExamples:SimplePresentTenseTheRulesThespellingoftheverbdependsontheendingoftheverb.Verbsendingin:Consonantand-yRemove–yandadd-iesExamples:carrycrytidy–carries

–cries-tidiesBetheTeacher!Readeachsentenceanddecidewhetheryouthinkitiscorrect.Ifitisnot,whatshoulditbe?Iridesmyskateboardinthepark.Helikesbothdogsandcats.Theygoestotheshops.Iridemyskateboardinthepark.Theygototheshops.SimpleFutureTenseThefuturetenseisusedforthingsthathavenotyethappened–theywillhappeninthefuture.Thefutureformoftheverbinasentenceisusuallyprecededbythewordwill.Thewordsshall

or

goingtocanalsobeused.Weshall

goonholiday.Iwill

bake.Iamgoingtotalktohim.SimpleFutureTenseYoucanalsomakethefuturetensenegativeinordertosaythatsomethingwillnothappen.Youcandothisbyusingwon’t,willnot,

shallnotornotgoingtoinfrontoftheverb.Wewillnot

goonholiday.Iwon’t

bake.Iamnotgoingtotalktohim.

ChangetheTenseThecatsitsonthemat.Thecatwillsitonthemat.Whattenseisthissentencein?Thissentenceisinsimplepasttense.Thecatsatonthemat.Whatwouldthesentencebeinsimplepresenttense?Whatwouldthesentencebeinsimplefuturetense?

ChangetheTenseTheyplayedinthepark.Theywillplayinthepark.Whattenseisthissentencein?Thissentenceisinsimplepresenttense.Theyplayinthepark.Whatwouldthesentencebeinsimplepasttense?Whatwouldthesentencebeinsimplefuturetense?

ChangetheTenseWhattenseisthissentencein?Shewillmeet