This document provides an overview of the English verb tenses, including:
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2. For each tense, it explains how the tense is formed and provides examples of sentences using that tense.
3. It also discusses some other tenses like Future, Future Continuous, Future Perfect, and Future Perfect Continuous and how they are used to talk about future events.
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2. Timeline
Draw a timeline of your life. List 8-
10 events on the timeline.
2
Was Born
1978
Started
School 1983
Traveled
to Europe
School
@ Oxford
1999
Moved to
Cali 2005
Husband
graduates
Got married
2008
3. The Six English Verb Tenses
Three Simple Tenses Simple continuous
Present – You walk.
I run.
You are walking
I am running.
Past – You Walked
I ran.
You were walking.
I was running.
Future – You will walk.
I will run.
You will be walking.
I will be running.
Three Perfect Tenses Perfect continuous
Present perfect – you have
walked.
I have run.
You have been walking.
I have been running.
Past Perfect – You had walked.
I had run.
You had been walking.
I had been running.
Future Perfect– You will have
walked
I will have run.
You will have been walking.
I will have been running.
4. The Simple Present Tense
Expresses a habit or often a repeated
action. Adverbs of frequency such as, often,
seldom, sometimes, never, etc. are used with
this tense.
She goes to work everyday.
They always eat lunch together.
On your handout, write one sentence that the
SIMPLE PRESENT tense: something you do often,
sometimes, never, seldom
5. The Simple Present Tense
This tense also expresses general truths or
facts that are timeless.
Snow falls in December in Minnesota.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
6. The Present Continuous
This tense is used to describe an action that
is occurring right now (at this moment, today,
this year, etc.). The action has begun and is
still in progress. It can be occuring now, but is
temporary
She is typing a paper for her class.
He can’t talk. He is fixing the sink right now.
Formed by adding am/
is/are before the verb
and –ing to the verb
On your handout, write one sentence that reflects
the PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense: something that
is occurring right now.
7. The Simple Past
We use the simple past to indicate exactly
when an action or event took place in the past.
I visited my sister yesterday.
We went out to dinner last night.
On your handout, write one sentence that reflects
the SIMPLE PAST tense: something you did in the
past that is now completed (over, done).
8. The Simple Past
I attended Med V University in 1998.
attend Med V University .)
(I no longer
I saw a movie every weekend when I was a
teenager. (I don’t see movies very much anymore.)
The simple past is used to describe actions
and/or events that are now completed and no
longer true in the present.
Formed by adding
-ed to REGULAR Verbs –
see IRREGULAR Verb forms
9. The Past Continuous
I was taking a bath when the doorbell rang.
They were eating dinner when the neighbours
stopped by for a visit.
The past continuous is often used with the
simple past to show that one action was in
progress when another action occurred.
Formed by adding
Was/were before the verb
and –ing to the verb
10. The Past Continuous
The past continuous is used to talk about
an activity that was in progress at a specific
point of time in the past. The emphasis is on
the duration of the activity in the past.
I was studying for an exam while my mother was
cooking dinner.
We were walking in the park around 7 p.m. last
night.
On your handout, write one sentence that reflects
the PAST CONTINUOUS tense.
11. The Present Perfect
The present perfect is used to talk about an
event that began in the past and continues up
to the present.
He has lived in Rabat for two years.
(He began living in Rabat two years ago and he still lives
there.)
Formed by adding has/have
before the past participle of
the verb
12. The Present Perfect
The present perfect is also used to talk
about an event that was completed in the past,
but the specific time of the event is not
important.
I have seen that movie before.
He has already visited Vietnam.
(Specific dates and times are not mentioned.)
On your handout, write one sentence that reflects
the PRESENT PERFECT tense.
Formed by adding
has/have before the
past participle of the
verb
13. Simple Past or Present
Perfect?
Practice
1. I
2. I
to Mexico in 2002. (go)
deep sea diving a few
times (go).
3. The drummer in the band
percussions since he was five. (study)
4. It the jury two hours to
reach their verdict yesterday.
5. Washington, D.C., the
capital of our country for many years.
(be)
14. Present Perfect Continuous
This tense is used to describe the duration
of an action that began in the past and
continues into the present.
He has been studying grammar for an hour.
She has been cooking all day.
(He is still studying and she is still cooking.)
15. Present Perfect Continuous
She has been living in France for the last two
months, but she plans to move soon.
This tense is also used to describe events
that have been in progress recently and are
rather temporary.
Formed by adding has/have +
be verb (been) before the verb
and –ing to the verb
16. The Past Perfect
This tense describes completed events that
took place in the past before another past
event.
The Titanic had received many warnings before it
hit the iceberg.
I had already eaten when my friend stopped by to
visit.
had received
had eaten
it hit
my friend stopped by
Formed by adding
had before the past
participle of the verb.
17. Past Perfect Continuous
This tense is used to emphasize the
duration of an action that was completed
before another action or event in the past.
She had been driving around the city for three
hours before she finally found the right office.
had been
driving she found the right office
Formed by adding
had + be verb(been)
before the verb and –ing
to the verb
18. The Future
Will and be going to are often used to
describe future actions.
Thomas will graduate in June.
Maria is going to go to Mexico next week.
19. The Future
The simple present and present continuous
are also used to express the future time.
These are often used in connection with
schedules.
She is meeting a new client at eleven o’clock.
The train leaves at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow.
20. The Future Continuous
This tense is used to describe an event or
action that will occur over a period of time at a
specific point in the future.
I will be teaching ESL 40 at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
They will be moving their furniture out of the house
by the time you arrive tomorrow.
at 10 a.m. tomorrow
by the time you arrive
Formed by adding
[will be]+ing
21. The Future Perfect
This tense is used to describe an event or
action that will be completed before another
event or time in the future.
We will have finished the exam by the time the
class ends tomorrow.
will have finished the exam class ends
Formed by adding
[will have]+past participle
22. Future Perfect Continuous
This tense describes an action that has
been in progress for a duration of time before
another event or time in the future.
By the time he finishes law school, he will have
been living in the U.S. for eight years.
finishes law school
will have been living in the
U.S. for eight years
Formed by adding
[will have been]+ Verb + -ing
