Tense:
This indicates when the action takes
place. The most common tenses are past,
present, and future.
EXAMPLES:
“Edward
eats
the sandwich.”
(Simple Present)
“Edward
has eaten
the sandwich.”
(Present Perfect)
“Edward
ate
the sandwich.”
(Simple Past)
“Edward
had eaten
the sandwich.”
(Past Perfect)
“Edward
will eat
the sandwich.”
(Future)
“Edward
will have eaten
the sandwich.”
(Future Perfect)
Number:
This indicates whether a verb is
singular or plural. Singular subjects must pair
with singular verbs, and plural subjects must
pair with plural verbs.
EXAMPLES:
Singular:
“One person
is
running a race.”
Plural:
“Five people
are
running a race.”
How?
“Teresa
ran
quickly.”
(
Quickly
modifies the verb
ran
)
“The sky was
bright
blue.”
(
Bright
modifies the adjective
blue
)
“Chuck ate very
slowly.
”
(
Very
modifies the adverb
slowly
)
When?
“David worked out
yesterday.
”
(
Yesterday
modifies the verb
worked out
)
“She
often
goes to the store.”
(
Often
modifies the verb
goes
)
Where?
“Kenneth lives
downstairs.
”
(
Downstairs
modifies the verb
lives
)
“Elizabeth works
downtown.
”
(
Downtown
modifies the verb
works
)
Verbs
A verb is a word that expresses action or a state of being.
A Verb can take on different forms depending upon its tense, number, person, and voice.
Adverbs
An Adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Adverbs describe the manner in which things are done. Adverbs answer several questions:
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