TENSES
Tenses
is a form of verb in grammar that indicate time of
situation or event and step of arrangement. Tenses are very important in a
sentence, because there’s tenses we can understand when something happen. i’ll
tell you some tenses here.
1. Present
Tense is a grammatical tense that used to talk about present time. Present
tense is indicate something happen in daily activity. It have some
characteristic like every day, every Sunday, today, now, right now etc.
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Nominal form :
i/you/we/they + to be (am/are)
he /she/it + to be (is)
verbal form:
i/you/they/we + verb 1
he/she/it + verb 1(s/es)
2. Past
tense is a grammatical used to talk about past. Past tense is indicate
something happen in past time(it’s simple) and nothing to do with the present.
Characteristic of past tense is tagged with : last week, yesterday, last
years etc.
Nominal form :
You/they/we + to be (were)
i/he/she + to be (was)
verbal form :
I/you/we/they/he/she/it + verb 2
3. Future
tense is a grammatical used to talk about the future. Future tense
is indicate something happen in future time. characteristic of future tense
is tagged with : tommorow,next week,next month etc.
Nominal form :
i/we + shall + be
they/you/he/she/it + will + be
verbal form :
i/we + shall + verb 1
they/you/he/she/it + will + verb 1
4. Present
perfect tense is a grammatical used to talk about past time and completed
to do. Present perfect tense is indicate something happen in past time. Past
time like just now, yesterday, a week ago etc. present perfect tense is
tagged with : since, three times, two times etc.
Nominal form :
i/we/you/they/ + have + been
he/she/it + has + been
verbal form :
i/we/you/they/ + have + verb 3
he/she/it + has + verb 3
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EXERCISES
Change the verbs in these sentences (a) to the past
tense (b) to the future tense (c) to the present perfect tense.
1. I
spend my mo
1. I spend my money → a. I spent my money
b. I will spend my money
c. I have spent my money
2. They
use that 2.
they use that one →
a. They used that one
b. They will use that one
c. They have used that one
3.
We study En 3. We study English together → a.
We studied English together
b. We will study English together
c. we have studied English
together
4. They
di 4. They discuss their
work → a. They discussed their work
b. They will discuss their work
c. They have discussed their
work
5.
They have 5.
They have enough time → a. They had enough time
b. They will have enough time
c. They have had enough time
6. I
do all of 6. I do all of the lessons
→ a. I did all of the lessons
b. I will do all of the lessons
c. I have done all of the
lessons
7. He
sits 7.
He sits in the row → a. He sat in that
row
b. He will sit in that row
c. He has sat in that row
8. I
drive my car 8.
I drive my car
→ a. I drove my car
b. I will drive my car
c. I have driven my car
9. She
hides 9.
She hides her money → a. She hid her money
b. She will hide her money
c. She has hidden her money
10. We go to school 10.
We go to the school → a. We
went to school
b. We will go to school
c. We have gone to school
11. He takes much ti
11. He takes much time →
a. He took much time
b. He will take much time
c. He has taken much time
12. Does he eat there 12.
Does he eat there ? → a. Did he eat there
?
b. Will he eat there ?
c. Has he eaten there ?
13. Do you enjoy that
13. Do
you enjoy that work ? → a. Did you enjoy
that work ?
b. Will you enjoy that work ?
c. Have you enjoyed that work ?
14. Does he write ma 14. Does
he write many letters ? → a. Did he write many letters ?
b. Will he write many letters ?
c. Has he written many letters ?
15. Do you send many 15. Do
you send many letters ?
→ a. Did you send many letters ?
b. Will you send many letters ?
c. Have you sent many letters ?
16. Do they explain 16. Do
they explain everything ? → a. Did they explain everything ?
b. Will they explain everything ?
c. Have they explained everything ?
17. Does she attend th 17. Does
she attend that class ? → a. Did
she attend that class ?
b. Will she attend that class ?
c. Has she attended that class ?
18. Do you have en 18. Do
you have enough time ? → a. Did
you have enough money ?
b. Will you have enough money ?
c. have you had enough money ?
19. Do they copy the 19. Do
they copy the sentences ? → a. Did
they copy the sentences ?
b. Will thye copy the sentences ?
c. Have they copy the sentences ?
20. Does she have 20. Does
she have much trouble ? → a. Did she have much
trouble ?
b. Will she have much trouble ?
c. Has she had much trouble ?
21. Does she do go 21. Does
she do good work ? → a. Did
she do good work ?
b. Will she do good work ?
c. Has she done good work ?
22. Do the students 22. Do
the students practice ? → a. Did
the students practice ?
b. Will the students practice ?
c. Have the students practiced?
23. I don’t stay there
23. I don’t stay
there → a. I didn’t stay there
b. I won’t stay there
c. I haven’t stayed there
24. He doesn’t wor
24. He doesn’t work hard → a. He didn’t
work hard
b. He won’t work hard
c. He hasn’t worked hard
25. I don’t have any e
25. I don’t have any
energy → a. I
didn’t have any energy
b. I won’t have any energy
c. I haven’t had any energy
26. He doesn’t pay th 26.
He doesn’t pay the bills → a. He didn’t pay the bills
b. He won’t pay the bills
c. He hasn’t paid the
bills
27. We don’t see that 27.
We don’t see that fellow
→ a. We
didn’t see that fellow
b. We won’t see that fellow
c. We haven’t seen that
fellow
28. She doesn’t use t
28. She doesn’t use this one → a. She didn’t use
this one
b. She won’t use this one
c. She hasn’t used this one
29. They don’t reme
29. They don’t remember it
→ a. They
didn’t remember it
b. They won’t remember it
c. They haven’t remembered
it
30. I don’t do much w
30. I don’t do much work here
→ a. I didn’t do much work here
b. I won’t do much work here
c. I haven’t done much work here
31. He doesn’t listen c
31. He doesn’t listen carefully → a. He didn’t
listen carefully
b. He won’t listen carefully
c. He hasn’t listen carefully
EXERCISES USING
IRREGULAR VERB
1. Mr.
Harris taught English at this school
for five years.
2. I
writen three or four letters to that company.
3. The
students in this class done those two lessons already.
4. I
known professor moore for more than twelve years.
5. Richard
taken three courses in English at this school.
6. These
steps are dangerous. I fallen on them several times.
7. Mr.
Kramer been in the United States for three years.
8. The
janitor already shut the back door.
9. The
students read all the stories in that book.
10. Marjorie choosen
a pretty dress for the party.
11. I spoken
to my boss about the problem several times.
12. That tree grown
at least five feet since last year.
13. Miss King spent
over eighteen hundred dollars since May.
14. Mr. and Mrs. Smith bought
a new house in North Plains.
15. The real estate agent sold
the Smith’s house.
16. Charless had
a bad cold for a whole week.
17. I’m sorry. I forgotten
the name of that book.
18. We already
heard that new song several times.
19. Mr. Wilson isn’t here.
He gone out of town for the weekend.
20. Mr. Kennedy worn
his blue suit to the office only twice.
21. I sat in
this same seat since the first day of classes.
22. The money isn’t in this
drawer. Someone stolen it !
23. Up to now, I understood
every lesson in the book.
24. We had
absolutely no trouble with our car so far.
25. No one found
that girl’s purse and gloves yet.
26. The weather been
very warm ever since last Thursday.
27. Mr. Anderson and Mr.
Brown had lunch already.
28. I seen the
Empire State Building hundreds of time.
29. We already
spoken to thr director and given him the
message.
30. Grandmother never
flown in an airplane before.
31. You torn
your shirt ! There’s a hole in the left sleeve.
32. I already read
the customer’s letter and written a reply to him.
