SIMPLE
PROGRESSIVE
PERFECT
SIMPLE TENSES
1. PRESENT TENSE
 2. PAST TENSE
 3. FUTURE TENSE
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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.
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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.
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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.
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PERFECT TENSES
•
Is made up of a verb phrase
• Add –ed to the end of the main verb if
the action verb is a regular verb.
• Use perfect tense chart if verb is
irregular.
• Uses helping verbs have, has, or had
BEFORE the main verb.
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
The present perfect is used to talk about
an event that began in the past and
continues up to the present.
 Use has if your subject is singular.
 Ex: She has talked to you already.
 Use have if your subject is plural.
 Ex: They have talked to you already.
 Ex with irregular verb: She has known
you for a while.
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PAST PERFECT TENSE
This tense describes completed events
that took place in the past before another
past event.
 Uses the helping verb had plus the main
verb with –ed on the end if it is a regular
verb.
 Example: She had talked to you before
you ordered the gift.
 Example(irregular verb) They had known
about the play.
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FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
This tense is used to describe an event or
action that will be completed before
another event or time in the future.
 Uses will have with the main verb ending
in –ed if it is a regular verb.
 Irregular verb also uses will have +the
main verb from column labeled perfect
tense.
 Ex: I will have studied for the test before
the circus comes to town.
 Ex: (irregular verb) I will have gone to the
store before you get home.
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PRACTICE SENTENCES
1. Rosetta has ____ her juggling act at
our talent show. (do)
 Done
 2. After she had _____ them, she
juggled. (throw)
 Thrown
 3. She is ______ right now. (speak)
 Speaking
 4. Laughter was _____ throughout the
audience. (ring)
 ringing
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