Understanding Verbs & Tense

Verb is an action word: run, throw, speak, drive, etc

Tense describes the time that verb took place.

For example, verbs have 3 tenses: past, present, & future

You can tell a verb's tense by looking at different parts of the word.

Past: Ends in "-ed" or starts in "re-"

Example: I finished my classwork.

Example: I retried the quiz & got a 100%!

Talks about what is happening right now.

Normally ends in -ing or is the original form of the word.

Example: Hold on, I'm running.

Example: I try my best and I do better every time.

Talks about what will/could happen.

ALWAYS has a modal verb like "will" "might" "should"

Modal verb + original word = future

Example: I will earn an A in this class.

Example: I might change my mind.