simple, perfect, emphatic, and progressive Verb Tenses simple, perfect, emphatic, and progressive

Simple Verb Tense simple verb tense past tense shows what happened before now, in the past Verb + -ed (unless irregular) Jesse ran in the race yesterday. present tense shows what is happening now, or it shows constant or repeated action. It can also represent a general truth. Jesse currently runs in the race. (now) Jesse runs every day. (repeated action) Air contains oxygen. (general truth) future tense shows what will happen later, in the future. Will + verb Jesse will run in the race tomorrow.

Practice 1. The basketball team (practiced / practices / will practice) tomorrow afternoon. 2. Yesterday, Ryan (ate / eats / will eat) in the cafeteria for lunch. 3. The Earth (revolved / revolves / will revolve) around the Sun. 4. Marsha always (sat / sits / will sit) in the same place for every pep rally. 5. Louis _____ his bike on the way home from school last week.

Practice 6. Last year, the swim team __________ the state championship. 7. I __________ chemistry now. 8. The tuna casserole __________ by tomorrow, so please eat it tonight. 9. We __________ to the movies every Saturday night. 10. Water molecules __________ two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

Perfect Tense past perfect – used to show which event happened before the other had + [verb + -ed, -en] When I saw you yesterday, I had lost my keys. present perfect – used to show an action that happened in the past but has continued into the present has/have + [verb + -ed, -en] I have lived in Mississippi for ten years. future perfect – used to show that one action will happen before the other one will + have + [verb + -ed, -en] By the end of the year, you will have studied Julius Caesar.

1. By the time Jeff (had finished / has finished / will have finished) the job, his dinner was cold. 2. Erin (had read / has read / will have read) as many books as I have. 3. If I can catch one more butterfly, I (had collected / have collected / will have collected) a total of twenty. 4. Yvonne (had lived / has lived / will have lived) in that house for twenty years and may never move. 5. For two weeks you (had fed / have fed / will have fed) the neighbor’s dog, so you only have one more week to go before they return.

Bellwork (12/1/11) 1. John sold vegetables that he __________. (raise) Write each sentence, filling in the blank with the appropriate perfect tense of the verb in parenthesis. 1. John sold vegetables that he __________. (raise) 2. By next Saturday noon, I __________ my housework. (finish) 3. Renee __________ the car when George arrived. (wash) 4. Betty __________ in this contest for ten years now. (compete) 5. Judy __________ thirty dollars by the end of this month. (save) 6. Ren wondered where he __________ his keys. (leave)

Bellringer 12/2/11 Perfect Tense Quiz You may use your own notes.

Bellwork (12/5/11) Directions: Write each sentence, using the perfect tense of the verb in parenthesis. 1. Currently, she __________ in Cleveland for four years. (live) 2. I __________ this assignment by the end of the day. (start) 3. Some students __________ the piano before they switched to the violin. (learn) 4. When the season ends, the team __________ every school on its schedule. *(beat) 5. My best friend __________ an iPod when I met her. *(buy)

Verb Tenses progressive verb tense – verb tenses that use the –ing form of a verb with a helping verb shows an action in the process of happening during a certain time period [form of the verb “be” + verb + -ing] am, is, are, was, were, will be past progressive Jesse was running in the race when I was still asleep. present progressive Jesse is running in the race now. future progressive Jesse will be running for over an hour

Practice 1. I (was reading / am reading / will be reading) my book while I waited for the bus to arrive. 2. Marcus (was playing / is playing / will be playing) first string this year if he tries out for the team. 3. The kitten (was playing / is playing / will be playing) with the yarn now, but it will soon take a nap.

Practice 1. As of right now, the customer (was waiting / is waiting / will be waiting). 2. Before he got sick, he (was running / is running / will be running) every day. 3. In two hours, I (was studying / am studying / will be studying) for my final exams.

Bellwork (12/6/11) Write each sentence, completing the blank with the progressive tense of the verb in parenthesis. Use your notes from yesterday.  1.  KPLA ____________________ the hits of the 1970s on the radio this moment.  (broadcast) 2.  When the recess bell rang, Jesse ____________________ a long division problem on the blackboard.  (write) 3.  Ian ____________________ on the computer system for the next two weeks.  (work) 4.  Between 1942 and 1944 the Frank and Van Damm families ____________________ in a Amsterdam office building.  (hide) 5.  Presently, I ____________________  for the first paperback editions of all of Raymond Chandler's books.  (look)

Bellringer (12/12/11) Write each sentence, using the progressive tense of the verb in parentheses. 1. You _______________ for school at this very moment. (leave) 2. The band _______________ for an hour last weekend before it finally took a break. (play) 3. The students _______________ to read Thomas Sowell’s how-to book next semester. (plan)

Perfect Progressive Tense The perfect and progressive verb tenses can be combined into the perfect progressive tense. “to have” + been + main verb + -ing past perfect progressive Jesse had been running in the race when Carl arrived. present perfect progressive Jesse has been running for over an hour. future perfect progressive In ten minutes, Jesse will have been running for an hour and a half.

1. They (had been talk, had been talking, have been talking) before the teacher entered the classroom. 2. She (had been working, has be working, has been working) at the coffee shop for two years now. 3. Sam gained weight because he (had overeating, had been overeating, has been overeating) 4. James (been teaching, will be teaching, will have been teaching) at the university for more than a year by the time he leaves for Asia. 5. The cargo ships (be dock, has been docking, have been docking) in the port this morning.

Write the sentences, using the perfect progressive form of the verb in parentheses. 1. Mary ____________________ a little sad right now. (feel) 2. Jason ____________________ for over an hour when Tony arrives later. (talk) 3. I ____________________ for an hour when my roommate entered. (read) 4. Presently, Carly ____________________ really upset. (act) 5. The hosts ____________________ for two hours when her plane finally arrives at 9 am. (wait)

Practice Write each sentence, completing the blank with the perfect progressive tense of the verb in parentheses. I _______________ in Minneapolis since 1999. (live) Students _______________ these materials in the lab this period. (test) Hemingway _______________ losing his self-confidence before he wrote his famous books. (lose) By the time he finishes the semester, Geraldo _______________ parasites in biology class. (study) They _______________ on the exams before the school installed cameras. (cheat)

Practice English I: workbook page 145 English II: workbook pages 176

Bellringer (12/7/11) Get your workbook and complete the following review page: You may want to use your class notes for help. English I: workbook page 145 English II: workbook page 177

Verb Tenses emphatic tense – uses the helping verbs do, does, or did. used for emphasis or to ask a question [do] + main verb present emphatic (does, do) I do like spaghetti. Do you like spaghetti? He does not like spaghetti. past emphatic (did) I did enjoy the movie. Did they enjoy the movie? They did not enjoy the movie.

Which of the following sentences use the emphatic verb tense? 1. She does like classical music 2. I do my homework after class. 3. He does a good job every day. 4. Larry did enjoy the book he read last month. 5. We did our best work today. 6. Do you own your own bicycle?

Write the following sentences using the emphatic form of the verb in parentheses. 1. Sheila _________________ a picture today. (draw) 2. We ________________ our homework. now (finish) 3. I ________________ a bicycle currently. (own) 4. We are ________________ coffee. (to drink) 5. ____ they __________ the book in the past? (enjoy) 6. Today, you ________________ for an opportunity. (wait)

Practice Write each sentence, completing the blank with the progressive tense (“be”) of the verb in parentheses. 1. I __________ more macaroni now, please. (want) 2. She __________ to the park yesterday. (go) 3. We __________ all of our allowance on candy last summer. (spend) 4. Robert __________ permission to go to his locker in the future. (need) 5. My father __________ I should go to Harvard, but now is changing his mind. (think)