Complete Verb Tenses
Past Tense: Progressive - Usage
Actions in progress, but in the past. Actions which began before something else happens. Parallel Actions.
Present Tense: Progressive
Add -ing to most verbs without changing the spelling. If a verb ends in e, omit the e and add ing. A verb that ends in with a single vowel followed by a consonant doubles its consonant.
Present Tense: Simple (3rd person singular)
Add -s or -es stem to the root form of the verb. If a word ends in "y" with a consonant before the y, change to "-ies."
Auxiliary Verbs
Also known as helping verbs. Expand on the time frame - was, to be, have
Past Tense: Simple - Usage
Completed Actions, Immediate Past, Polite Inquiries, Adverbials
Past Tense: Simple Perfect Example
Everyone had cleared the beach by the time the shark jumped out of the water.
Past Tense: Progressive
Formed with the past tense of "to be" and the -ing form.
Past Tense: Simple Perfect
Formed with the present tense of "have" and the past participle of a verb.
Present Tense: Simple-Usage
Permanent Truths, Present Periods, Habitual Actions, Future Reference, Observations and Declarations.
Present Tense: Simple-Example
She bakes cookies.
What are the two types of verbs?
State of Existence (being) and Action (sensing and saying)
Past Tense: Simple
The regular past always in end in d. Verbs not ending in e, add ed. Verbs with a single vowel followed by a single consonant letter double the consonant and add ed. With a 2 syllable verbs, the final consonant is doubled only when the 2nd syllable is emphasized. When there is a consonant before y, the y changes to i and then add ed.
Present Tense: Progressive-Example
Tom is always sitting by the bonfire roasting marshmallows.
Past Tense: Simple Perfect Usage
Used to refer to an earlier past to show which event happened first. Often refers to unfulfilled hopes and wishes.
Tense
Verb tense clarifies past, present, and future events.
Past Tense: Progressive - Example
While we were picnicking, ants were crawling on our watermelon.
Present Tense Progressive-Usage
actions in progress, planned actions, future events, and repeated actions.
I ____ pleased to meet you.
am
I ______ from England.
am
Both of my sisters _______ older than I am.
are
How old ____ you?
are
Where ____ you from?
are
The ________ __________ tense describes something that will have happened by a certain point in time.
future perfect
Which verb tense is used in the following example? "All the troops will have earned medals of honor by the end of the war."
future perfect
The _________ __________ _________ tense describes something that will have been happening by a given amount of time.
future perfect progressive/continuous
Which verb tense is used in the following example? "He will have been running for three miles by the time she picks him up from the rest stop."
future perfect progressive/continuous
The _______ ________ tense describes something that will be happening.
future progressive/continuous
Which verb tense is used in the following example? "She will be working on her PhD at the same time as her master's degree."
future progressive/continuous
Hello. My name _______________ Stephen.
is
How about you? What ______ is your name?
is
My brother _________ sixteen.
is
One of my sisters ______ twenty-three.
is
The other sister ____ twenty-five.
is
The ______ ________ tense describes something that had happened before another past event.
past perfect
Which verb tense is used in the following example? "She had taken physics before she took mechanical engineering."
past perfect
The _____ _______ _________ tense describes something that had been going on at the same time as another past event.
past perfect progressive/continuous
Which verb tense is used in the following example? "The French had been using francs as currency for years before deciding to switch to euros."
past perfect progressive/continuous
The _____ _________ tense describes something that was happening over time, but has now stopped.
past progressive/continuous
Which verb tense is used in the following example? "She was running late for work."
past progressive/continuous
The _______ ___________ tense describes something that has happened up until now.
present perfect
Which verb tense is used in the following example? "She has taught English there for five years."
present perfect
The ________ __________ ____________ tense describes something that is happening now as well as before that.
present perfect progressive/continuous
Which verb tense is used in the following example? "He has been a US citizen for two years."
present perfect progressive/continuous
The _______ _________ tense describes what is happening now.
present progressive/continuous
Which verb tense is used in the following example? "He is running for office in Colorado."
present progressive/continuous
The _________ ________ tense describes something that has not happened yet.
simple future
Which verb tense is used in the following example? "I will arrive at 9 a.m. tomorrow."
simple future
The ______ _________ tense describes something that has happened.
simple past
Which verb tense is used in the following example? "I had eggs for breakfast this morning."
simple past
The ______ _______ tense describes what happens now.
simple present
Which verb tense is used in the following example? "He walks his dog every morning."
simple present
Past Tense: Simple-Example
tan/tanned
