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Verb Tenses
Verb Tenses
Verb Tenses
PROGRESSIVE
PERFECT
SIMPLE TENSES
1. PRESENT TENSE
2. PAST TENSE
3. FUTURE TENSE
PRESENT TENSE
* Present tense—action of the verb is
happening now.
Ex: She talks now.
Ex: They speak well.
Past Tense
• Action of the verb has already
happened.
• To make a verb past tense, add –ed if it
is a regular verb.
• Ex: She talked yesterday.
Irregular verb—use past from the chart
Ex: They spoke well.
FUTURE TENSE
The action of the verb has not happened
yet, but it will.
To make a verb future tense, add will or
shall to the front of the verb.
Ex: She will talk tomorrow.
Ex: They will speak well.
PROGESSIVE TENSES
• Made up of a verb phrase
• Main verb uses—ing at the end of ALL
progressive tenses.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
TENSE
This tense is used to describe an action that
is occurring right now (at this moment, today,
this year, etc.). The action has begun and is
still in progress.
Uses the helping verbs am, is, and are
Am is used with the subject I
Ex: I am talking to you.
Is will be used if your subject is singular.
Ex: She is talking to you.
Are is used if your subject is plural.
Ex: They are talking to you.
PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE
The past progressive is used to talk about
an activity that was in progress at a
specific point of time in the past. The
emphasis is on the duration of the activity
in the past.
Uses the helping verbs was and were
Use was if your subject is singular.
Ex: He was talking to you.
Use were if your subject is plural.
Ex: They were talking to you.