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Parts of Speech – Verbs

In the English language, verbs can be quite simple and very complex at the same time.  Verbs are simple in that the verb itself only changes only between present and past tense forms (walk/walked).  On the other hand, many auxiliary words can be added to the verb phrase to change the tense and meaning of a verb.

Put the verb “to like” into it nine tenses and label each tense.

1. Judy saved thirty dollars. ________________________________________

2. Judy will save thirty dollars. ________________________________________

3. Judy has saved thirty dollars. ________________________________________

4. Judy had saved thirty dollars by the end of last month. ________________________________________

5. Judy will have saved thirty dollars by the end of this month. ________________________________________

There are a couple of other important uses of auxiliary words in verb tenses.

1. Write one simple sentence in present tense:

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2. Change that sentence to past tense:

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3. Change that sentence to future tense:

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4. Write that sentence in a passive form:

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5. Finally, write the sentence using a helping verb:

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