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Verb Tense Review

Otherwise known as the Timeless Present Simple Present Tense Otherwise known as the Timeless Present

Simple Present Tense is used: When you are referring to habitual actions--actions that you always or never do When you are referring to unchanging truths When you are making general statements of fact

Examples (habit) He always comes late to class. (unchanging truth) The sun rises in the east. (general statement of fact) They are friendly. simple present tense

Indicators simple present tense

Form simple present tense

Diagram--time on a line NOW X X X X X X X X X X Past Future simple present tense

Simple Past Tense

The Simple Past Tense is Used: When an activity or situation began and ended at a particular time in the past--in other words, when an activity or situation is completed in the past To refer to past habits

Examples (Completed action in the past) He was late to class yesterday. (Completed action in the past) We arrived three weeks ago. (Past habit) She always wrote a letter to her mother on Sunday night. Simple Past Tense

Indicators Simple Past Tense

Form Simple Past Tense

Diagram--time on a line NOW X Past Future Simple Past Tense

A tense very commonly used in English to refer to the past! The Present Perfect A tense very commonly used in English to refer to the past!

The Present Perfect is Used: When an activity happened at an unspecified time in the past (before the present) When an activity has been repeated several times before now When an activity was very recently completed before now When an activity is not completed in the past

Examples (unspecified time before now) They have already seen that movie. (repeated activity before now) We have visited New York City many times. (an action has recently been completed before now) I have just eaten. (action not completed in the past) I have studied Spanish for many years. Present Perfect Tense

Indicators Present Perfect Tense

Form 1 have or has + past participle Present Perfect Tense

Form 2 Present Perfect Tense

Diagram 1--time on a line NOW X ? Past Future Present Perfect Tense

Diagram 2--time on a line NOW X X X X X Past Future Present Perfect Tense

The Present Progressive Tense Sometimes called the Present Continuous Tense

The Present Progressive Tense is Used: When an activity is in progress now at the moment of speaking When an activity began before now and continues into the future without stopping. When an activity is temporary. When an activity is developing and changing.

Present Progressive Tense Examples I’m explaining something to the class right now. He’s taking 16 credits this semester. She is understanding English more and more because she moved into the dorm. Present Progressive Tense

Present Progressive Tense Indicators Present Progressive Tense

Present Progressive Tense Form Present Progressive Tense

Diagram--time on a line NOW Past Future Present Progressive Tense

Future Tense

The Future Tense is Used: To indicate that an activity or event will take place at a time in the future

Examples When I’m retired, I’m going to travel. Next week, we will work on punctuation. He is going to get his car fixed tomorrow. Our plane departs at noon next Friday. Future

Indicators Future

Form 1 Future

Form 2 Future

Form 3 Future Tense

Diagram--Time on a Line NOW X Past Future Future

Other English Verb Tenses These tenses are combinations of the tenses we have just reviewed

Past Perfect This tense is not used a lot. It can often be used interchangeably with the simple past because these tenses do not differ much in meaning. The past perfect tense refers to activities that happened before a specific time in the past. Example, He had visited her many times before she died. Form: had + past participle

Past Progressive This tense is used to refer to activities continuously in progress around a time in the past. Example: They were eating when the taxi arrived. Form: was or were + verbing

Past Perfect Progressive This tense is used when an activity was continuously in progress before a specific time in the past. Example: I had been thinking about her before she called. Form: had + been + verbing

Present Perfect Progressive This tense is used to describe actions that have been continuously in progress before now. These actions are not completed. Example: I have been waiting here for the last two hours. Form: have or has + been + verbing

Future Perfect The future perfect expresses the idea that an activity will occur before some future time. Example: She will have finished dinner before the game starts. Form: will + have + past participle

Future Progressive Tense This tense is used to refer to activities that will be continuously in progress around some future time. Example: We will be flying over New York at noon tomorrow. Form: will + be + verbing

Future Perfect Progressive This tense is used to refer to activities that will be continuously in progress before a future time. Example: He will have been working for 3 hours before you arrive. Form: will + have + been + verbing

Overview of the English Verb Tense/Aspect System Simple Perfect (HAVE + verb+en) Progress-ive (BE + verb+ing) Progress- ive (HAVE + BEEN + verb+ing) Present * Past Future

Acknowledgments The charts in this presentation were adapted from the work of Betty Schrampfer Azar. She is the author of Understanding and Using English Grammar and many other useful ESL texts.

The End September 2003

Choose the correct form of "to be" in present tense or past tense. Example: My dog (be) is sick today. (present tense) Example: My dog (be) was sick last night. (past tense) 1) The clouds moved away, and the sun shone through. The sky was full of pretty colors. It (be) ________ beautiful. 2) Arturo and Ryo (be) ________ at the party last night. 3) (be) ________ Taylor going to the pool later? 4) The old house (be) ________ built in 1967. 5) Christopher, where (be) ________ you last night? I (be) ________ looking all over for you. 6) Yesterday (be) ________ the best day of my life! 7) I (be) ________ ready to go. When (be) ________ we leaving? 8) Who (be) ________ at the pool yesterday? 9) I (be) ________ very tired. I (be) ________ tired yesterday too. I think I (be) ________ getting sick. 10) I (be) ________ driving to the office this morning when I noticed that I was getting low on gas. So, I stopped to get more. A kind man filled the tank for me. He (be) ________ very nice.

Answers 1) was 2) were 3) Is 4) was 5) were, was 6) was 7) am, are 8) was 9) am, was, am 10) was, was

Past or Past Perfect Tense – Simple: Fill in the correct form. 1. Mary ___________________ (give) me Tony's address before she left. 2. When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film ___________________ (already, start). 3. Before we reached the station we saw that we ___________________ (lose) our way. 4. All the tickets ___________________ (be) sold before the concert began. 5. They took a shower after they ___________________ (finish) the game. 6. I asked Mr Green how many books he ___________________ (read) 7. Mum asked me why I ___________________ (not tidy) up my room. 8. Bob was sorry that he ___________________ (told) me the story. 9. Alan watched TV after he ___________________ (have) lunch. 10. The sun ___________________ (shine) yesterday after it ___________________ (be) cold for many weeks.

Answers 1. Mary had given me Tony's address before she left. 2 Answers 1. Mary had given me Tony's address before she left. 2. When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film had already started . 3. Before we reached the station we saw that we had lost our way. 4. All the tickets had been sold before the concert began. 5. They took a shower after they had finished the game. 6. I asked Mr. Green how many books he had read 7. Mum asked me why I had not tidied up my room. 8. Bob was sorry that he had told me the story. 9. Alan watched TV after he had had lunch. 10. The sun shone yesterday after it had been cold for many weeks.