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Let’s Use It Properly Verb Tenses

Example Use of Regular and Irregular Verbs
– Different Tenses

Simple
Present Simple Past Simple Simple Infinitives
Future
Simple Present Tense Continuous Continuous Future continuous /modals/
Tense
Tense tense instruction
tense s
Plural Singular Nouns
Nouns
I shall to
Simple We shall can
No I /you he /she /it / I- am Past could
a boy/ a girl / Singular -is Singular-was Tense He/she/it/ would
they / we/ a cat/ a man Plural-are Plural-were they/we / will be should
the boys / /a woman/ + ing the boys/ +ing not
the pupils/ a child/ a pupil + ing the boy/ may
the /a person Amin might
children/
the people/ will
the men/
the women
Irregular ( verbs that change when in past tense form)
1 go goes going going went go going go
2 see sees seeing seeing saw see seeing see
3 give gives giving giving gave give giving give
4 take takes taking taking took take taking take
5 drive drives driving driving drove drive driving drive
6 bring brings bringing bringing brought bring bringing bring
7 choose chooses choosing choosing chose choose choosing choose
8 tell tells telling telling told tell telling tell
9 eat eats eating eating ate eat eating eat
10 buy buys buying buying bought buy buying buy
11 ride rides riding riding rode ride riding ride
12 write writes writing writing wrote write writing ride
13 learn learns learning learning learnt learn learning learn
Regular ( verbs add ‘ed’ when in past tense form)
1 plan plans planning planning planned plan planning plan
2 visit visits visiting visiting visited visit visiting visit
3 shop shops shopping shopping shopped shop shopping shop
4 prepare prepares preparing preparing prepared prepare preparing prepare
5 help helps helping helping helped help helping help
6 join joins joining joining joined join joining join
7 invite invites inviting inviting invited invite inviting invite
8 clean cleans cleaning cleaning cleaned clean cleaning clean

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