English verb tense review

English Verb Tense Review

Simple Present Tense

Timeless Present

Simple Present Tense is used:

I study I wait

You study You wait

S/he/it studies s/he/it waits

We study we wait

They study they wait

Simple Past Tense

The Simple Past Tense is Used:

• began ended

Examples

Indicators

Form

I studied

I waited

You studied

You waited

S/he/it studied

S/he/it waited

We studied

We waited

They studied

They waited

The Present Perfect

The Present Perfect is Used:

• unspecified
• repeated
• recently
• not completed

Examples

Indicators

Form 1 have or has + past participle

I have studied . . .

I have seen . . .

You have studied . . .

You have seen . . .

S/he/it has studied . .

S/he/it has seen . . .

We have studied . . .

We have seen . . .

They have studied . . .

They have seen . . .

I 've walked . . .

I 've grown . . .

You 've walked . . .

You 've grown . . .

S/he/it 's walked . . .

S/he/it 's grown . . .

We 've walked . . .

We 've grown . . .

They 've walked . . .

They 've grown . . .

Diagram 1--time on a line

Diagram 2--time on a line

The Present Progressive Tense

• now
• now

Examples

Indicators

Form

I am studying

I 'm studying

You are studying

You 're studying

S/he/it is studying

S/he/it 's studying

We are studying

We 're studying

They are studying

They 're studying

Diagram--time on a line

Future Tense

The Future Tense is Used:

Examples

Indicators

Form 1

I will stay

I 'll stay

You will stay

You 'll stay

S/he/it will stay

S/he/it 'll stay

We will stay

We 'll stay

They will stay

They 'll stay

Form 2

I am going to stay

I 'm going to stay

You are going to stay

You 're going to stay

S/he/it is going to stay

S/he/it 's going to stay

We are going to stay

We 're going to stay

They are going to stay

They 're going to stay

Form 3

I arrive

I am arriving

You arrive

You are arriving

S/he/it arrives

S/he/it is arriving

We arrive

We are arriving

They arrive

They are arriving

Diagram--Time on a Line

Other English Verb Tenses

Past Perfect

• before
• He had visited her many times before she died.
• had + past participle

Past Progressive

• continuously
• They were eating when the taxi arrived.
• was or were + verb ing

Past Perfect Progressive

• continuously before
• I had been thinking about her before she called.
• had + been + verb ing

Present Perfect Progressive

• continuously before
• I have been waiting here for the last two hours.
• have or has + been + verb ing

Future Perfect

• before
• She will have finished dinner before the game starts.
• will + have + past participle

Future Progressive Tense

• continuously
• We will be flying over New York at noon tomorrow.
• will + be + verb ing

Future Perfect Progressive

• continuously before
• He will have been working for 3 hours before you arrive.
• will + have + been + verb ing

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