This document provides an overview of 12 different verb tenses in English, including simple present, past, and future, present, past, and future progressive, present, past, and future perfect, and present and past perfect progressive tenses. For each tense, it gives the basic conjugation pattern and examples of how that tense is used to indicate the timing or duration of an action. The purpose is to teach students the different verb tenses in English and how they are used to show when an action happens, happened, or will happen in time.

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a lesson on verb tenses
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2. verb tenses
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verb tenses
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Simple Present
Pattern:
subject + am/is/are
subject + verb (s/es)

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Simple Present
show habitual actions
Examples:
• I always take a shower in the evening.
• She works here every day.
facts or generalizations
Examples:
• The moon revolves around the sun.
• Rain falls from the sky.

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Simple Past
Pattern:
subject + was/were
subject + past form of the verb

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• show completed action in the past
• used to talk about dead people
Examples:
• My mother did the laundry last weekend.
• Mozart wrote a lot of masterpieces.
Simple Past

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Simple Future
Pattern:
subject + will + base verb
subject + am/is/are going to + base verb

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• shows that an action will or going to
happen in the future
• The action has not happened yet.
Examples:
• I will go to New Orleans next month.
• She will be arriving soon.
Simple Future

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Present Progressive
Pattern:
subject + am/is/are + verb~ing

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• for actions that are happening at the
time of speaking.
Examples:
• I am currently writing a new novel
about my travels.
• She is working at her desk at the
moment. She seems very busy.
Present Progressive

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Past Progressive
Pattern:
subject + was/were + verb ~ing

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• to show that an action in the past was
happening was interrupted by a shorter
action
Examples:
• Rico was cooking dinner when Honey
arrived.
• They were answering the test when the
bell rang.
Past Progressive

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Future Progressive
Pattern:
subject + will be +verb~ing
subject + am/is/are going to be +
verb~ing

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shows that an on-going action in the
future will be interrupted by another
future action.
Examples:
• The chef will be preparing the food
tonight when I arrive.
• I will be studying tonight for the exam,
so don’t call me.
Future Progressive

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Present Perfect
Pattern:
subject + has/have + past participle

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to show that an action has started in the
past and has a result in the present time
Examples:
• I have washed the car. It is now clean
and shiny.
• My sisters have been to Canada for
three times. They like it very much.
Present Perfect

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Past Perfect
Pattern:
subject + had + past participle of the verb

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show that a past action happened before
another action in the past
Examples:
• Joel had had a car before he sold it to
our family.
• I had studied Spanish before I went to
Spain.
Past Perfect

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Future Perfect
Pattern:
subject + will have been + past participle
subject + am going to have + past participle

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focuses on an action that will happen
before another action in the future
Examples:
• I will have finished cooking dinner for
Macky before he arrives tonight.
• By the time I complete this course, I
will have taken five tests.
Future Perfect

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Present Perfect Progressive
Pattern:
subject + has/have been + verb~ing

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show that an action has started in the
past and is still happening until now
Examples:
• She has been painting the walls for two
hours. She really looks tired now.
• I have been teaching Koreans for 8
years. I like what I am doing.
Present Perfect Progressive

25. Past Perfect Progressive
Pattern:
subject + had been + verb~ing

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shows that an action had started in the
past and continued until another action in
the past.
Examples:
• They had been talking about me when I
arrived.
• Mr. Kim had been teaching in the
academy before he left for the UK.
Past Perfect Progressive

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Future Perfect Progressive
Pattern:
subject + will have been + verb~ing
subject + am/is/are going to have been +
verb~ing

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used to show that an action will be
happening until another future action
Examples:
• They will be cleaning the house for six
hours before the visitors arrive.
• How long will you have been travelling
before your trip ends?
Future Perfect Progressive