ENGLISH 6

QUARTER 1

WEEK 3 DAY 3 & 4 GROUP 1

Verb
The verb is a part of speech that indicates an action or a
state of being. It tells when the action happens.
There are three main verb tenses: Present, Past, and
Future.
Present Tense
 The present tense of the verb indicates that an action is
present, and is happing now relative to the speaker or writer.
 The present tense uses the verb’s base from (write, work), or,
for, third-person singular subjects, the base from plus an –s
ending (he writes, she works).
 When the subject is singular, it takes a singular form of
the verb in the present tense (-s ending). For example:
A student writes a speech for his presentation.
 When the subject is singular, it takes a singular form of
the verb in the present tense (-s ending). For example:
A student writes a speech for his presentation.
 However, when the subject is plural, it takes a plural
form of the verb in the present tense (base form). For
example: The students prepare for their group
presentation.
 Generally, it is used to described actions that
are factual or habitual things that occur in
the present but are not necessarily happening
right now. For example: ’’It rains a lot in
Manila’’ is a kind of timeless statement.
 The present tense is used to describe events
that are scheduled (by nature or by people):
Example: High tide is at 3:15 p.m.
The new singing contest start at 6:15p.m.
 The present tense can be used to suggest the past
with what is sometimes called the fictional (or
historic) present:
Examples: Dr. Jose Rizal believes that the youth are
the hopes of the nation.
The Spaniards, Americans, and Japanese tyrants
oppress the Filipinos.
 With verbs of communicating, the present tense can
also suggest a past action:
Example: Dennver tells me that he took his brother to
the dentist.
 Most oddly, the present tense can
convey a sense of the future, especially
with verbs such as arrive, come, and
leave that suggest a kind of plan or
schedule:
Example: That train from Blumentritt
arrives this afternoon at two o’clock .
 Present tense states habitual activities that are frequently
signaled by time expressions such as the following:

All the time Every month Often

Always Every Rarely
Every class Semester Sometimes
Every day Every week Usually
Every Every year
Holiday Most of the time
Every hour Never
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