VERB TENSES

▪ What make a verb tense?

A verb tense is composed of two elements:

when an how an
action TIME ASPECT action
happens happens

SIMPLE
PAST
CONTINUOUS
PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE
FUTURE
PERFECT CONTINUOUS

TOTAL OF 12 VERB TENSES

▪ Understanding the Verb Time Chart

NOW
DISTANT RECENT NEAR DISTANT
PAST PAST FUTURE FUTURE

PAST PRESENT FUTURE

DISTANT PAST
RECENT PAST
The concept of NEAR FUTURE explains an action’s relation to NOW.
DISTANT FUTURE

For example: I had left the building when he called me.

I left the building first (distant past) and then he called me (recent past).