present past tense
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Verb Verb TensesTenses
Past, Present and Past, Present and FutureFuture
By Zhian F AsaadBy Zhian F Asaad
Three Tenses of Verbs
Verb Tense
past present future
TYPES OF TENSES• 3 TYPES:
– Present– Past– Future
• 4 ASPECTS:– Simple– Continuous– Perfect– Perfect Continuous
Present Tense Verbs• Actions that happen now or today• When you are referring to habitual
actions that you always or never do.As: He always comes late to class.• When you are referring to unchanging
truths. As: The sun rises in the east.• When you are making general
statements of fact As: They are friendly.
simple present tense
IndicatorsAlways Whenever Everyday
Usually Often Frequently
Sometimes Rarely Occasionally
never
The Present Perfect is The Present Perfect is Used: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
Present Perfect Tense
ExamplesExamples• (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
IndicatorsIndicatorsBefore Ever Never
So far Already Yet
Just Recently For
since
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
IndicatorsIndicatorsRight now, at thismoment
Still
This year, week,month, etc.
As we speak
Past Tense VerbsThis is used:• when an event has already happened.• For historical or past information:
– Malcolm X said, “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything
• (Completed action in the past). • (Past habit) She always wrote a letter to
her mother on Sunday night.
Simple Past Tense
IndicatorsIndicatorsLast night, week, year, month, Saturday, semester, etc.
Yesterday
ago
USE PAST PERFECT TENSE
• (the past form of have (had) with a past participle verb form)
• For an earlier action that is mentioned after a later action: – Marvin bought the car that he had seen
advertised in the paper. (First, he saw it; then he bought it.)
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Past ProgressivePast 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 Past Perfect ProgressiveProgressive
• 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
Future TenseThis is when an event has not
taken place yet.
• The future has not yet happened, but we know it will.
Future tense verbs• Many verbs have the helping verb “will” in
front of them to show they will be happening.
• Clue words to look for are: tomorrow, some day, next time, or next week.
Examples:Will play will lead will be happyWill have will eat will like
USE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
• (the auxiliary will have or shall have with a past participle verb form)
• used to describe an event that is expected or planned to happen before a time of reference in the future: – By 2020, I shall have graduated from
college.
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Future Progressive Future Progressive TenseTense
• 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 Future Perfect ProgressiveProgressive
• 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
Which tense is this sentence written in?
I watched Coronation Street last night on TV.
I watched Coronation Street last night on TV.
The sentence is written in the PAST tense. We know this because the
‘ED’ is added on to ‘WATCH’.
Which tense is this sentence written in? I am going to the cinema
at the weekend with my friends to watch a film.
I am going to the cinema at the weekend with my friends to
watch a film. This sentence is written in the FUTURE tense.
We know this because the verb ‘GOING’ is used – the action of the verb (going) shows the topic of the sentence hasn’t happened yet.
On a Sunday, I get up at 10.30 am and make myself a cup of tea in my favourite cup.
This sentence is written in the PRESENT tense. If we were to change the sentence to PAST, then the verbs would be changed – get becomes got, make becomes made. What would the verbs be if the sentence was written in the future tense?
If we change the sentence to future
tense…On Sunday, I will get up at 10.30 am
and I will make myself a cup of tea in my favourite cup.
• The action of the verb has changed. Instead of ‘I get up’ as in present tense, and ‘I got up’ in past tense, in future – ‘I will get up’.
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