LESSON 3: TENSE VERBS (TIME)

Verbs can also convey a sense of time. 

Verb tense

 

• Verbs convey a sense of action or they convey the state of an entity.
• Verbs may also convey a sense of time.
• They may convey a sense that an event occurred in the past or that the event is presently occurring or that the event will occur in the future.
• The spelling of the verb may change for some of the expressions of time or auxiliary words may be required with the verb.
• The organization of verbs according to sense of time is called conjugation.
• The word tense means time.

We shall first explore the ways to express time utilizing the verb take for the demonstration.

• The example sentences have been written in first person (singular). 
 

• First person is something I do. 
 

• Second person is something you do. 
 

• Third person is something she does (or he). 

Below are examples of the present verb tense, the past verb tense, and the future verb tense.

1. I take medicine for an allergy. (present tense)
2. I took medicine for an allergy. (past tense)
3. I will take medicine for an allergy. (future tense)

Notice the spelling change for past tense and the inclusion of an auxiliary word for future tense.