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SIMPLE TENSES OF VERBS
Simple Present Tense
The simple present tense of verb may express the following:
a. to show that happens regularly or at all time ( Habitual action)
Alice wears earrings to school.
Good boys and girls wake up early every day to go to school.
b. for permanent or long-lasting situations ( Permanent condition)
The masses in our church start at 6:00 a.m.
Former President Fidel Ramos is a native of Pangasinan.
c. When expressing facts or statements that are always true (General truth)
Religion plays a big part in the lives of Filipinos.
The moon revolves around the earth.
d. When talking about feelings or stating opinions ( Opinion)
Liza likes gong to the chapel in the morning.
Girls talk more often than boys
Some time expressions we use for this tense are every day, every month, every year, daily, regularly,
sometimes, always, usually, and others.
How do we form the simple present tense of verb?
1. S-form: add –s or –es to the base form
used with singular subject
ex. The child plays quietly in his room.
Alex teaches his sister how to paint.
2. Base form: used with a plural subject, and the pronouns I and you
I enjoy cooking. They work in the bank.
We live in New York. Cows eat grass.
You dance with the music. The children play basketball in the yard.
The other verb forms in the simple present tense are as follows:
Base Forms Use/Function Example
be is with singular My sister is healthy.
am subject I am healthy.
are with the pronoun I My brothers and sisters are
with plural subject healthy.
and you
have have with plural subject The boys have a game today.
has with singular The boy has a game today.
subject
Note:
The singular form of the verb is used with the subjects referring to period of time, an amount of
money, measurement or distance.
Fifty pesos is spent on the sandwich and mango shake
Thirty minutes is spent for jogging around the campus.
One hundred thousand square meters is the estimated area of that forest.
Practice Task 1
Fill in the blank with the correct simple present tense form of verb in the parentheses.
1. Michael usually ______________ (ride) the bus to school.
2. Today, he _____________ (take) the jeep.
3. Right now, Lourdes _______________ (work) in the library.
4. Students ____________ (get) a different set of textbooks every school year.
5. I sometimes __________ (ask) help from my teacher when I don’t ________________ (understand) the
lesson.
6. My classmate and I ____________ (learn) something new in school every day.
7. Mr. and Mrs. Cruz ______________ (live) in Naga City.
8. Tim ________________ (get) up at seven o’clock everyday.
9. They usually _________________ (have) lunch in the cafeteria.
10. The train _______________ (leave) the stati on at 8:00 a.m.
Practice Task 2
Fill in the blank with the correct simple present tense form of verb in the parentheses.
1. Mrs. Brown _____________ (do) all the work at home.
2. Peter _______________ (work) in a supermarket every weekends.
3. Hans _______________ (come) from Germany.
4. My roommates ______________ (hate) cold weather.
5. Sarah __________________ (read) a fairy tale before she sleeps.
6. I _________________(write) letters to my friends in my spare time.
7. 1My father sometimes ________________ (cook) for us.
8. My brother always __________________(watch) television.
9. I ____________________ (listen) to pop music.
10. Betty _________________(take) shower on Sundays.
11. Children ____________ (make) a lot of noise.
12. Sarah _______________ (like) slow music very much.
13. I ______________ (brush) my teeth twice a day.
14. She ______________ (do) her homework regularly.
15. Susan ________________ (drink) milk for breakfast.
16. They ________________ (get up) at 7:00 in the morning.
17. My father ______________ (arrive) home at 7:00 p.m.
18. Bett y and Mary ________ (go) to bed at 9:00p.m.
19. This train _________________ (stop) at Gebze.
20. We ______________ (play) football all the weekend.
Practice Task 3
Underline the correct answer.
1. Robert/I like walking in the rain.
2. Susan/I usually comes home at 4:00 pm.
3. I/Helen brushes her teeth every night.
4. Jenny/I swim very well.
5. Betty/You sings well.
6. They/My uncle live in New York.
Simple Past Tense
- Verbs in the simple past tense express actions done in the past and conditions that take place in
the past.
- Time expressions used in this tense are yesterday, last night, before, long ago, last month, last
week, etc.
- Regular verbs form their past tense by adding –d or –ed. If the verb ends with y, change y to i and
add -ed. Examples: decide-decided; open-opened; carry-carried
- Irregular verbs is formed by changing the spelling of the verbs. Example: freeze-froze, pay-paid
Practice Task 1
1. help helped helpped helpd 6. play playd played plaied
2. cry cryed cryd cried 7. wear worn weared wore
3. know knowed knew knewed 8. put putted putied put
4. shake shook shaked Shaken 9. bury buryed buried bured
5. say sayed said sed 10. pull pulled puled pulld
A. Check (√) the correct simple past tense form of each verb.
Practice Task 2
B. Write the simple past tense form of the verb in the parentheses.
1. I _____________ (read) the book series “Harry Potter”.
2. It ___________(have) a great storyline so I ________________ (finish) reading it in three days.
3. My brother _____________(see) a snake an hour ago.
4. I _________ (go) to the mall after school.
5. _______ (Do) Mike visit his grandmother last night?
6. We ___________ (win) the cheer dance competition last intrams.
7. Father ____________ (prepare) our supper last night.
8. Camille’s family and friends _________ (give) her all the love and support she ___________ (need).
9. _________ (Are) Judy and Liz at the last month’s meeting?
10. Andrea _________________ (study) English for two years.
Simple Future Tense
- shows an action, a condition, and a state of being in the future time
- it is formed with the use of will or shall with the base form of the verb
- time expressions used with this tense are tomorrow, soon, later, tonight, a few hours from now,
next time, next week, next year, in a while and others
Practice Task 1
Write the simple future tense of the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences.
1. I ________________ (write) a letter to my friend in the U.S. tomorrow.
2. I _________________ (tell) her all about my new school in Naga.
3. My family and I left Manila and recently moved to Naga. I need to transfer school that’s why next
week, they ______________ (enroll) in NCS-II.
4. Mother ___________________ (buy) me a new set of uniforms, books, and other school supplies.
5. I am so excited to meet my new classmates! I hope they _________________ (be) nice to me.
Practice Task 2
Complete the chart by supplying the missing verb form in each row.
Verb Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense
fly fly flew will fly
cry
have
wear
read
report
drive
paint
become
choose
investigate
