1. Tenses Irregular Verbs Be, Have, Do

2. The verb tense helps identify the time of an action or state of being. Includes the following: PresentPresent Perfect PastPast Perfect FutureFuture Perfect all 6 progressive tenses Present and Past Emphatic

3.  Expresses a general truth or an action that is occurring now Ginny answers her e-mail each hour. My laser printer needs a new toner cartridge.  Expresses an action that occurs regularly or habitually The manager requests timesheets on Friday. Some companies offer software discounts to employees.

4.  Add s to a verb in present tense when the subject is a third-person singular noun or a third-person pronoun (he, she, it). Kara drivesshe drives Joe manageshe manages Brian callshe calls Rachel printsshe prints

5.  Add es to the verb if it ends in o, ch, s, sh, x, or z. the boat goesit goes Ms. LaPorte reachesshe reaches the teacher dismisseshe or she dismisses Webmaster wisheshe or she wishes the manager fixeshe or she fixes the machine buzzesit buzzes

6.  Do not add s or es to a verb in present tense when the subject is a plural noun or a compound subject. we knowteachers dismiss they planWebmasters wish boats gomanagers fix Mark and Lynn miss

7. Expresses an action or condition that was started and completed in the past Requires d or ed to form the past tense of regular verbs. Use the dictionary for the past tenses of irregular verbs.

8.  Do not use a helping verb with a main verb to form the past tense.  Regular Verbs We requested a site license for the software. Sandra discussed the network problem with Eric.  Irregular Verbs She forgot the password for the customer database file. Gary wrote to the manufacturer about the printer problem.

9. Indicates an action or a condition that will occur in the future Requires the helping verbs will or shall before the present part of the verb She will design our new Web page. We will send the software this afternoon.

10.  The perfect tenses use the helping verbs has, have, or had. The three perfect tenses are Present perfect Past perfect Future perfect

11.  The irregular verbs of be, do, and have appear as main verbs, linking verbs, or helping verbs and require memorization.

12. I am eager to load this software. You were correct in backing up our payroll data. Theresa is printing the checks this afternoon. We are pleased with the software upgrade.

13.  The following is a (very) partial list of irregular verbs found in English.  Each listing consists of the present/root form of the verb, the (simple) past form of the verb, and the past participle form of the verb.

14.  be was/ were been  drive drove driven  eat ate eaten  drink drank drunk  forgive forgave forgiven  know knew known  see saw seen  speak spoke spoken