![The tenses of verbs are formed from the four
principal parts of verbs.
Present Participle
Base Form
Past
Past Participle
smile choose
[is] smil [is] choos ing
smile d cho se
[have] smile d [have] cho sen
ing
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- 1. JANCUKKK What are the verb tenses? Present and present perfect Past and past perfect Future and future perfect Consistency of tense Modals Review A Review B
- 2. What are the verb tenses? Verbs do a lot of work in sentences. They show actions and states of being. They even take different forms to show time. flies flew will fly
- 3. Gwen plays guitar in a jazz band. The tense of a verb indicates the time of the action or state of being expressed by the verb. Past Future Present Present Perfect She has played in the band for three years. Future Future Perfect Perfect tenses indicate that something happened or existed before a specific point in time. Gwen will play in a concert tomorrow. She will have played in ten concerts by April. Past Gwen played last year as well. Past Perfect She had played violin before then. Present What are the verb tenses?
- 4. The tenses of verbs are formed from the four principal parts of verbs. Present Participle Base Form Past Past Participle smile choose [is] smil [is] choos ing smile d cho se [have] smile d [have] cho sen ing What are the verb tenses?
- 5. Each tense has a progressive form, which is used to express continuing action or state of being. What are the verb tenses? Present progressive am, are, is talking Past progressive was, were talking Future progressive will (shall) be talking Present perfect progressive has, have been talking Past perfect progressive had been talking Future perfect progressive will (shall) have been talking
- 6. What are the verb tenses? Present and present perfect The present tense expresses an action or a state of being that is occurring now, at the present time. Today we honor our veterans. Polly is marching in the parade. (Progressive form)
- 7. What are the verb tenses? Present and present perfect The present tense is also used in these ways: In Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck shows us the extremes of life during the depression. to discuss a literary work (literary present) In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flies nonstop across the Atlantic. to make historical events seem current (historical present) The sun rises in the east. to express a general truth We recycle our aluminum cans. to show a customary or habitual action or state of being We travel to Utah next month. to express future time
- 8. What are the verb tenses? Present and present perfect The present perfect tense • is usually formed using the helping verb have or has plus the past participle • expresses an action or a state of being that occurred at an indefinite time in the past Mike has been in several parades. He has played the drum in all of them.
- 9. What are the verb tenses? Present and present perfect The present perfect tense is also used to express an action or state of being that began in the past and continues into the present. In this case, perfect means complete. Yoko has been taking flute lessons for six years. Mr. Lee has taught music at our school since 2004. (Progressive form)
- 10. What are the verb tenses? Past and past perfect The past tense expresses an action or a state of being that occurred in the past but did not continue into the present. They were swinging for a long time. The two friends shared the large swing. (Progressive form)