1. “THE SIMPLE TENSES
OF THE VERB”

2. A. DEFINITIONS
• PRESENT TENSE - action occurring at the
present time ;
• PAST TENSE - action occurring at a definite
time before the present moment;
• PAST PARTICIPLE - used to form perfect
tenses and passive voice;
• FUTURE TENSE - action occurring at some
time beyond the present moment.

3. I. SIMPLE PRESENT
A. Simple present habitual
1. Formation in the Active and Passive Voice
a) The simple present habitual of all verbs except
BE in the active voice is based on the simple or
base form. The third person singular of almost all
verbs is made by adding -es or -s to the simple
form.
b) The simple present habitual of verbs in the
passive voice is a combination of the verb BE
(am,is,are) + past participle of the verb. The verb be
agrees in person and number with its subject.

4. ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
See: see am
sees- (third person is seen
singular) are
Study: study am
studies (third is studied
person singular) are
Be: am (first person) None
is (third person)
are
Examples: Examples:
The boy delivers The newspaper is delivered
newspapers everyday. everyday by the boy.
The verb BE has no passive voice form because it
does not show voice.

5. 2. USAGE
a) The verb forms in the simple present habitual express
activities that regularly occur in the present time. It also
expresses activities that have occurred at intervals
before, and will probably continue to occur at the
moment of speaking. Adverbials of frequency such as
everyday, daily, often, etc. help intensify the kind of
activity and the period if its occurrence.
EXAMPLES:
1. I read a book everyday.
2. He plays piano piece every program.
3. They practice their dance every night.

6. b) The verb forms in the simple present
habitual also expresses activities that extend
for varying lengths of time beyond the
moment of speaking. The activities have
existed before and will probably continue to
exist after the moment of speaking, but the
beginning and the ending are unknown or
unimportant.
EXAMPLES:
1. My brother plays the violin well.
2. He knows many residents in Cabanatuan.
3. We have faith in you.

7. c) In the future activity, adverbials of time that
express futurity such as tomorrow, an hour from now, etc. help
to intensify the period of the activity.
EXAMPLES:
1. They leave tomorrow.
2. The program begins an hour from now.
3. I arrive tonight.
d) The verb forms in the simple present habitual also
express activities that are relatively permanent. In other
words, these verb forms express general truths.
EXAMPLES:
1. The sun rises in the east.

8. II. SIMPLE PAST
A. Simple Definite Past
1. Formation in the Active and Passive Voice
The definite past in the active voice is the same
as the past form of the verb. The form is the same
for all persons whether singular or plural. The verb
BE is an exception. The definite past in the passive
voice is a combination of the verb BE (was, were) +
past participle form of the verb. The verb BE agrees
in number and person with its subject. Below are
examples of verb forms in the definite past tense.

9. 2. USAGE
a) The verb forms in the simple definite past tense
express activities that happened in the past. These
verb forms are used to indicate a completed action at a
definite point of time in the past. Adverbials of time such
as yesterday, last night, the day before yesterday, etc. help
intensify the period of the activity.
EXAMPLES:
1. They played tennis last Saturday.
2. Mr. Cruz walked home from work yesterday.

10. b) A verb form in the simple definite past tense may
also occur with a verb form in the simple past progressive
in a complex sentence. In this case, the verb form in
the simple definite past expresses the shorter activity.
Usually this shorter activity is found in a dependent
clause introduced by the word when.
EXAMPLES:
1. I was eating supper when I heard the telephone
ring.
2. The class was having choral recitation when the
principal entered the room.
3. When the lights went off, I was solving an
interesting problem.

11. C. Simple Past Habitual
1. Formation
One form of the past habitual is a verb phrase
combination used to + simple or base form of the verb. This
is the active voice form. The passive voice form of
this verb phrase combination is rarely used. Below
are examples of verb forms in the Simple Past
Habitual Tense.
ACTIVE VOICE - used to + simple form
sing - used to sing
accompany - used to accompany
EXAMPLES:
1. Mario used to study hard before.
2. He used to come here everyday.

12. 2. USAGE
The simple past habitual tense form of the verb
indicates activities, state or condition that existed
over a period of time in the past but may not be
existing anymore at present.
EXAMPLES:
1. Mario used to be studious when he was in high school.
2. I used to spend my free hours in the park.
3. I used to visit her every weekend.

13. III. PAST PARTICIPLE
• To gain assurance in your use of verbs, you must
remember how the past tense and past participle are
used:
1. The PAST TENSE is always a single-word verb; it
is never used with an auxiliary:
I ate my lunch. [Not I have ate my lunch.]
2. The PAST PARTICIPLE is never a single-word
verb; it is used with the auxiliary HAVE (to form the
perfect tenses) or the auxiliary BE (to form the
passive voice):
I have done the work. [Not I done the work.]

14. PRESENT PAST PAST
PARTI
Become became become
Begin began begun
Break broke broken
Choose chose chosen
Come came come
Do did done
Drink drank drunk
Drive drove driven
Fall fell fallen
Fly flew flown
Freeze froze frozen
Give gave given
Go went gone
Ride rode ridden
Ring rang rung
Speak spoke spoken
Sink sank sunk

15. PRESENT PAST PAST
PARTI
Blow blew blown
Bring brought brought
Build built built
Catch caught caught
Creep crept crept
Deal dealt dealt
Draw drew drawn
Throw threw thrown
Lend lent lent
Shine shone shone
Dig dug dug
Hang hung hung

16. BE* was,were BEEN
Burst burst burst
Buy bought bought
Climb climbed climbed
Cling clung clung
Drag dragged dragged
Drown drowned drowned
Eat ate eaten
Fling flung flung
Shake shook shaken
Sting stung stung
Take took taken
Skin skinned skinned

17. PRESENT PAST PAST
PARTI
Lay laid laid
Lie lay lain
Set set set
Sit sat sat
Raise raised raised
Rise rose risen

18. IV.SIMPLE FUTURE
A. The Simple Future (non-progressive) and Simple
Future Progressive
1. Formation
a) The Simple Future (non-progressive)
The simple future form in the active voice
is a verb combination composed of the verb
(will/shall) + simple form of the verb. The passive form
of this is will BE or shall BE + past participle form of
the verb.

19. ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
write: will will
write be written
shall shall
speak: will will
speak be spoken
shall shall
be: will None
be
shall

20. B. Other Verb Forms that express Futurity
The following verb forms also express actions
that will occur or will take place in future time.
be + going to + simple form of the verb
e.g. I am going to study here next year.
He is going to work abroad in the near future.
be + to + simple form of the verb
e.g. He is to finish this work tonight.
You are to submit your report tomorrow.

21. PRESENT PAST PAST PARTI
FUTURE
See saw seen will see
_____ studied have studied ______
Sing _____ _______ shall sing
_____ spoke _____ will speak
_____ _____ written ______
Take took taken shall be taken
Break _____ broke ______
_____ became become ______
Buy _____ bought ______
_____ chose chosen ______
_____ _____ driven ______
Fly _____ _____ will fly
See _____ seen ______

22. THE END
REPORTERS:
 Taguba, Roselyn
Guigue, Susanna Jane S.
Tangapa, Jenny
Tantua
IGNATIUS JOSEPH ESTROGA
INSTRUCTOR

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