Grammar - part 2 : The Tense System

After memorising the different parts of verbs, get to know the different verb forms in the tense system.

 THE TENSE SYSTEM

‘Go’	PAST	PRESENT	FUTURE
Simple	He went They went	He goes They go	He will go They will go
Continuous	He was going They were going	He is going They are going	He will be going They will be going
Perfect	He had gone They had gone	He has gone They have gone	He will have gone They will have gone

Try to use this table to write the sentences based on the time mentioned:

‘write’	PAST	PRESENT	FUTURE
Simple
Continuous
Perfect

Then make sure you understand the usage of the different verb forms.
For example - when you should use "simple past" and "simple present";
When to use - present continuous and past continuous;
and finally the difference between "present perfect" and "past perfect".

Repeat with other verbs such as : eat, finish, wash, clean etc.

Ask your teacher if you have any questions.

Happy learning!!!

Grammar - part 1 : Principle parts of verbs

To be able to write correct tense or verb forms, you have to memorise the different parts of verbs. Here are some examples of irregular verbs and the 4 parts of the verbs.

TABLE OF IRREGULAR VERBS          

 

	Verb	Past Tense	Past Participle	Present Participle
1	arise	arose	arisen	arising
2	bear	bore	borne	bearing
3	beat	beat	beaten	beating
4	begin	began	begun	beginning
5	bind	bound	bound	binding
6	bite	bit	bitten	biting
7	bleed	bled	bled	bleeding
8	blow	blew	blown	blowing
9	break	Broke	broken	breaking
10	bring	brought	brought	bringing
11	broadcast	broadcast	broadcast	broadcasting
12	cling	clung	clung	clinging
13	cost	cost	cost	costing
14	creep	crept	crept	creeping
15	cut	cut	cut	cutting
16	deal	dealt	dealt	dealing
17	do	did	done	doing
18	dream	dreamed/dreamt	dreamed/dreamt	dreaming
19	drink	drank	drunk	drinking
20	drive	drove	driven	driving
21	fall	fell	fallen	falling
22	feed	fed	fed	feeding
23	feel	felt	felt	feeling
24	find	found	found	finding
25	fly	flew	flown	flying
26	forbid	forbade	forbidden	forbidding
27	forget	forgot	forgotten	forgetting
28	freeze	froze	frozen	freezing
29	give	gave	given	giving
30	go	went	gone	going
31	grind	ground	ground	grinding
32	hear	heard	heard	hearing
33	hide	hid	hidden	hiding
34	hold	held	held	holding
35	know	knew	known	knowing
36	lay	laid	laid	laying
37	lead	led	led	leading
38	leave	left	left	leaving
39	lend	lent	lent	lending
40	let	let	let	letting
41	lie (lie down)	lay	lain	laying
42	lie (tell a lie)	lied	lied	lying
43	mean	meant	meant	meaning
44	mistake	mistook	mistaken	mistaking
45	mow	mowed	mowed/mown	mowing
46	outgrow	outgrew	outgrown	outgrowing
47	oversleep	overslept	overslept	oversleeping
48	panic	panicked	panicked	panicking
49	pay	paid	paid	paying
50	picnic	picnicked	picnicked	picnicking
51	quit	quit	quit	quitting
52	read	read	read	reading
53	ride	rode	ridden	riding
54	ring	rang	rung	ringing
55	rise	rose	risen	rising
56	run	ran	run	running
57	see	saw	seen	seeing
58	seek	sought	sought	seeking
59	sell	sold	sold	selling
60	sew	sewed	sewn	sewing
61	shake	shook	shaken	shaking
62	shed	shed	shed	shedding
63	shine	shone	shone	shinning
64	shrink	shrank	shrunk	shrinking
65	shut	shut	shut	shutting
66	sing	sang	sung	singing
67	slide	slid	slid	sliding
68	sling	slung	slung	slinging
69	smell	smelt	smelt	smelling
70	speak	spoke	spoken	speaking
71	speed	sped/speeded	sped/speeded	speeding
72	spell	spelt/spelled	spelt/spelled	spelling
73	spend	spent	spent	spending
74	spin	spun	spun	spinning
75	spoil	spoilt	spoilt	spoiling
76	spring	sprang	sprung	springing
77	stand	stood	stood	standing
78	steal	stole	stolen	stealing
79	stick	stuck	stuck	sticking
80	stink	stank	stunk	stinking
81	strike	struck	struck	striking
82	swear	swore	sworn	swearing
83	swell	swelled	swollen	swelling
84	swim	swam	swum	swimming
85	swing	swung	swung	swinging
86	take	took	taken	taking
87	teach	taught	taught	teaching
88	tear	tore	torn	tearing
89	tell	told	told	telling
90	think	thought	thought	thinking
91	throw	threw	thrown	throwing
92	tie	tied	tied	tying
93	tread	trod	trodden	treading
94	upset	upset	upset	upsetting
95	wake	woke	woken	waking
96	wear	wore	worn	wearing
97	weave	weaved	woven	weaving
98	weep	wept	wept	weeping
99	zip	zipped	zipped	zipping