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On your own paperCopy the following sentences,

correcting all errors
1. Yesterday my parents give me a birthday present.
2. Our band are looking for a new drummer.
3. The players works together to win as a team.
4. Elkton winning last nights game.
5. When I tell Mr. Brown, he will believed me.
6. We needs a responsible team player that have a good
sense of humor.
Verbs in Use!

Tenses and Agreement

 Agreement in Number
A verb must agree with its subject in
number.
Number means singular or plural
If the subject is singular (referring to one), you must
use a singular form of the verb.
If the subject is plural (more than one), you must use
a plural form of the verb.
 You choose the correct form of the verb!

He cry/cries when he think/thinks about his broken

dreams.

They cry/cries when they think/thinks about their

broken dreams.

My teacher believe/believes we should work every day.

My teachers believe/believes we should work every day.

 You choose the correct form of the verb!

He cry/cries when he think/thinks about his broken

dreams.

They cry/cries when they think/thinks about their

broken dreams.

My teacher believe/believes we should work every day.

My teachers believe/believes we should work every day.

 You choose the correct form of the verb!

He cry/cries when he think/thinks about his broken

dreams.

They cry/cries when they think/thinks about their

broken dreams.

My teacher believe/believes we should work every day.

My teachers believe/believes we should work every day.

 You choose the correct form of the verb!

He cry/cries when he think/thinks about his broken

dreams.

They cry/cries when they think/thinks about their

broken dreams.

My teacher believe/believes we should work every day.

My teachers believe/believes we should work every day.

 You choose the correct form of the verb!

He cry/cries when he think/thinks about his broken

dreams.

They cry/cries when they think/thinks about their

broken dreams.

My teacher believe/believes we should work every day.

My teachers believe/believes we should work every day.

 Simple Tenses
A tense is a verb form that shows the
time of an action or condition
Verbs have three simple tenses:
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
 Simple Tenses
The car door opens
easily.
 Simple Tenses
The car door opens The present tense shows
easily. that an action or
condition occurs NOW
 Simple Tenses
The car door opens easily. The present tense shows
that an action or
condition occurs NOW
The car door opened, and
the man stepped out.
The car door opens The present tense shows
easily. that an action or
condition occurs NOW
The car door opened, The past tense shows
and the man stepped out. that an action or
condition was completed
in the past
The car door opens The present tense shows
easily. that an action or condition
occurs NOW
The car door opened, The past tense shows that
and the man stepped an action or condition was
out. completed in the past
The car door will open,
and I will jump out.
The car door opens The present tense shows
easily. that an action or condition
occurs NOW
The car door opened, The past tense shows that
and the man stepped an action or condition was
out. completed in the past
The car door will open, The future tense shows
and I will jump out. that an action or condition
will occur in the future.
 Progressive Forms
A progressive form of a verb expresses an
action or condition in progress.

Progressive forms of the three simple

tenses are used to show that actions or
conditions were, are, or will be in progress
You are writing notes
about verbs.
You are writing notes Present Progressive
about verbs.
You are writing notes Present Progressive
about verbs.

You were reading novels

earlier.
You are writing notes Present Progressive
about verbs.

You were reading novels Past Progressive

earlier.
You are writing notes Present Progressive
about verbs.

You were reading novels Past Progressive

earlier.

You will be cheering on Future Progressive

the last day of school.
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 Perfect Tenses
The present perfect tense places an
action or condition in a stretch of time
leading up to the present.
 Perfect Tenses
The present perfect tense places an
action or condition in a stretch of time
leading up to the present.
Many people have
rafted through the
Grand Canyon
 Perfect Tenses
The present perfect tense places an
action or condition in a stretch of time
leading up to the present.
Many people have rafted People rafted through
through the Grand the canyon at unspecified
Canyon times before the
present.
 Perfect Tenses
Thepast perfect tense places an action or
condition before another past action or
condition.
 Perfect Tenses
Thepast perfect tense places an action or
condition before another past action or
condition.
After the guide had
straightened the raft,
we entered the rapids.
 Perfect Tenses
Thepast perfect tense places an action or
condition before another past action or
condition.
After the guide had The straightening
straightened the raft, occurred before the
we entered the rapids. entering.
 Perfect Tenses
The future perfect tense places a future
action or condition before another future
action or condition.
 Perfect Tenses
The future perfect tense places a future
action or condition before another future
action or condition.
We will have cleared
many rapids before the
trip ends
 Perfect Tenses
The future perfect tense places a future
action or condition before another future
action or condition.
We will have cleared The clearing will occur
many rapids before the before the ending.
trip ends
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Copy the forming Perfect Tenses Chart
into your notes.

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