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REPUBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA
UNIVERSIDAD YACAMBU
ESCUELA DE HUMANIDADES-PSICOLOGIA
ESTUDIOS A DISTANCIA
SIMPLE TENSES
AND CONTINUOUS TENSES
INTEGRANTE:
MARIA GABRIELA DURAN
C.I: 13114969
CABUDARE 28 DE JULIO DE 2015
Verb tenses tell us when things happen.
Events can happen in the
Past
Present
Future
The Past
This is when an event has already happened.
I walked across to buy some sweets from the
shop.
I shouted to my brother in the playground.
I ran down the lane with the dog.
The Present
This is when an event is actually happening.
I am walking across to buy some sweets from
the shop.
I am shouting to my brother in the playground.
I am running down the lane with the dog.
The Future
This is when an event has not taken place
yet.
I will walk across to buy some sweets from the
shop.
I will shout to my brother in the playground.
I will run down the lane with the dog.
Look at each of these sentences and
decide what tense it has been written in.
We went for a walk.
George will rush into school today.
City beat United 6-0 last week.
Lucy will be driving me to school today.
I am smelling my supper cooking in the
kitchen.
Shelley will be coming for lunch on
Sunday.
Can you make the following sentences
into the past, the present and the future
tense?
I like going to Manchester with my Mum.
I like going to Manchester with my Mum. PRESENT
I liked going to Manchester with my Mum. PAST
I will like going to Manchester with my Mum. FUTURE
I will laugh at the clown in the circus.
I am laughing at the clown in the circus. PRESENT
I laughed at the clown in the circus. PAST
I will laugh at the clown in the circus. FUTURE
I swam in the pool on Wednesday.
I am swimming in the pool on Wednesday. PRESENT
I swam in the pool on Wednesday. PAST
I will swim in the pool on Wednesday. FUTURE
Tenses
-Continuous-
Present continuous
is composed of two parts—the present tense of the verb to be (am; is ;
are)
+
the present participle of the main verb (V-ing).
Every student is running.
be+
Present
Continuous
They are talking to each other.
 He is singing..
 I am playing a computer..
 The sun is shining.
Past continuous
is composed of two parts :
the past tense of the verb to be (was / were)
and
the base of the main verb +ing (V-ing).
Every student was running
yesterday.
was/w
ere+
Past continuous
They were talking to each
other yesterday.
He was singing yesterday.
I was playing a computer yesterday.
The sun was shining yesterday.
Future continuous
is made up of two elements :
the simple future of the verb ‘to be’ –will be
+
the present participle of the verb-Ving.
Every student will be
running tomorrow.
Will be
+
Future
continuous
They will be talking to each other
tomorrow.
He will be singing tomorrow.
I will be playing a computer
tomorrow.
The sun will be shining
tomorrow.
Present perfect continuous
is composed of two parts—the present perfect of the verb ‘to be’
(have/has been)
+
the present participle of the main verb (V-ing).
Every student has been
running for two hours.
has
been+
Present perfect
continuous
They have been talking to each
other for two hours.
He has been singing for
two hours.
I have have been playing
the computer for two hours.
The sun has been shining
for two days.
Past perfect continuous
is composed of two parts :
the past perfect of the verb to be (had been)
and
the present participlr (V-ing).
Every student had been
running for two hours.
had
been+
Past perfect
continuous
They had been talking to each
other for two hours.
He had been singing for two hours.
I had been playing the
computer for two hours.
The sun had been shining
for two days.
Future perfect continuous
is made up of two elements :
the future perfect of the verb to be (will have been)
+
the present participle of the main verb (V-ing).
Every student will have
been running for hours.
Will have
been
+
Future perfect
continuous
They will have been talking to each
other for two hours.
He will have been
singing for two hours.
I will have been playing the
computer for two hours.

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Mariagabrieladuran13114969 tarea5 sl

  • 1. REPUBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA UNIVERSIDAD YACAMBU ESCUELA DE HUMANIDADES-PSICOLOGIA ESTUDIOS A DISTANCIA SIMPLE TENSES AND CONTINUOUS TENSES INTEGRANTE: MARIA GABRIELA DURAN C.I: 13114969 CABUDARE 28 DE JULIO DE 2015
  • 2. Verb tenses tell us when things happen. Events can happen in the Past Present Future
  • 3. The Past This is when an event has already happened. I walked across to buy some sweets from the shop. I shouted to my brother in the playground. I ran down the lane with the dog.
  • 4. The Present This is when an event is actually happening. I am walking across to buy some sweets from the shop. I am shouting to my brother in the playground. I am running down the lane with the dog.
  • 5. The Future This is when an event has not taken place yet. I will walk across to buy some sweets from the shop. I will shout to my brother in the playground. I will run down the lane with the dog.
  • 6. Look at each of these sentences and decide what tense it has been written in. We went for a walk. George will rush into school today. City beat United 6-0 last week.
  • 7. Lucy will be driving me to school today. I am smelling my supper cooking in the kitchen. Shelley will be coming for lunch on Sunday.
  • 8. Can you make the following sentences into the past, the present and the future tense? I like going to Manchester with my Mum. I like going to Manchester with my Mum. PRESENT I liked going to Manchester with my Mum. PAST I will like going to Manchester with my Mum. FUTURE
  • 9. I will laugh at the clown in the circus. I am laughing at the clown in the circus. PRESENT I laughed at the clown in the circus. PAST I will laugh at the clown in the circus. FUTURE I swam in the pool on Wednesday. I am swimming in the pool on Wednesday. PRESENT I swam in the pool on Wednesday. PAST I will swim in the pool on Wednesday. FUTURE
  • 11. Present continuous is composed of two parts—the present tense of the verb to be (am; is ; are) + the present participle of the main verb (V-ing).
  • 12. Every student is running. be+
  • 13. Present Continuous They are talking to each other.  He is singing..  I am playing a computer..  The sun is shining.
  • 14. Past continuous is composed of two parts : the past tense of the verb to be (was / were) and the base of the main verb +ing (V-ing).
  • 15. Every student was running yesterday. was/w ere+
  • 16. Past continuous They were talking to each other yesterday. He was singing yesterday. I was playing a computer yesterday. The sun was shining yesterday.
  • 17. Future continuous is made up of two elements : the simple future of the verb ‘to be’ –will be + the present participle of the verb-Ving.
  • 18. Every student will be running tomorrow. Will be +
  • 19. Future continuous They will be talking to each other tomorrow. He will be singing tomorrow. I will be playing a computer tomorrow. The sun will be shining tomorrow.
  • 20. Present perfect continuous is composed of two parts—the present perfect of the verb ‘to be’ (have/has been) + the present participle of the main verb (V-ing).
  • 21. Every student has been running for two hours. has been+
  • 22. Present perfect continuous They have been talking to each other for two hours. He has been singing for two hours. I have have been playing the computer for two hours. The sun has been shining for two days.
  • 23. Past perfect continuous is composed of two parts : the past perfect of the verb to be (had been) and the present participlr (V-ing).
  • 24. Every student had been running for two hours. had been+
  • 25. Past perfect continuous They had been talking to each other for two hours. He had been singing for two hours. I had been playing the computer for two hours. The sun had been shining for two days.
  • 26. Future perfect continuous is made up of two elements : the future perfect of the verb to be (will have been) + the present participle of the main verb (V-ing).
  • 27. Every student will have been running for hours. Will have been +
  • 28. Future perfect continuous They will have been talking to each other for two hours. He will have been singing for two hours. I will have been playing the computer for two hours.