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1. SIMPLE
PROGRESSIVE
PERFECT

2. SIMPLE TENSES
1. PRESENT TENSE
2. PAST TENSE
3. FUTURE TENSE

3. PRESENT TENSE
* Present tense—action of the verb is
happening now.
Ex: She talks now.
Ex: They speak well.

4. Past Tense
•Action of the verb has already
happened.
•To make a verb past tense, add –ed if it
is a regular verb.
•Ex: She talked yesterday.
Irregular verb—use past from the chart
Ex: They spoke well.

5. FUTURE TENSE
The action of the verb has not happened
yet, but it will.
To make a verb future tense, add will or
shall to the front of the verb.
Ex: She will talk tomorrow.
Ex: They will speak well.

6. PROGESSIVE TENSES
•Made up of a verb phrase
•Main verb uses—ing at the end of ALL
progressive tenses.

7. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
TENSE
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.
Uses the helping verbs am, is, and are
Am is used with the subject I
Ex: I am talking to you.
Is will be used if your subject is singular.
Ex: She is talking to you.
Are is used if your subject is plural.
Ex: They are talking to you.

8. PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE
The past progressive 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.
Uses the helping verbs was and were
Use was if your subject is singular.
Ex: He was talking to you.
Use were if your subject is plural.
Ex: They were talking to you.

9. PERFECT TENSES
•Is made up of a verb phrase
•Add –ed to the end of the main verb if
the action verb is a regular verb.
•Use perfect tense chart if verb is
irregular.
•Uses helping verbs have, has, or had
BEFORE the main verb.

10. PRESENT PERFECT
TENSE
The present perfect is used to talk about
an event that began in the past and
continues up to the present.
Use has if your subject is singular.
Ex: She has talked to you already.
Use have if your subject is plural.
Ex: They have talked to you already.
Ex with irregular verb: She has known
you for a while.

11. PAST PERFECT TENSE
This tense describes completed events
that took place in the past before another
past event.
Uses the helping verb had plus the main
verb with –ed on the end if it is a regular
verb.
Example: She had talked to you before
you ordered the gift.
Example(irregular verb) They had known
about the play.

12. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
This tense is used to describe an event or
action that will be completed before
another event or time in the future.
Uses will have with the main verb ending
in –edif it is a regular verb.
Irregular verb also uses will have +the
main verb from column labeled perfect
tense.
Ex: I will have studied for the test before
the circus comes to town.
Ex: (irregular verb) I will have gone to the
store before you get home.

13. PRACTICE SENTENCES
1. Rosetta has ____ her juggling act at
our talent show. (do)
Done
2. After she had _____ them, she
juggled. (throw)
Thrown
3. She is ______ right now. (speak)
Speaking
4. Laughter was _____ throughout the
audience. (ring)
ringing