SIMPLE

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.
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.
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.
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.
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