Perfect, Progressive, and Perfect Progressive

Perfect, Progressive, and Perfect Progressive

Understanding Verb Tenses

• As you already now, there is past, present, and future tense, but there's more to it than that.

• Verbs can be in simple tense, progressive or continuous tense, perfect tense, or perfect progressive tense.

• It is complicated, but we will break it down!

Progressive Tenses

• Progressive tense is when something is in progress or continuous. It doesn't exist on its own, but with the past, present, or future

• Past progressive is the was/were + verb&ing

• Ex. I was studying before you came.

• Present progressive is the am/is/are + verb&ing

• Ex. I am studying .for a test tomorrow

• Future progressive is will be + verb&ing

• Ex. I will be studying for a majority of the evening

Multiple Choice

Which is not an example of the progressive verb tense?

• I will be going to the dance this weekend

• He was talking nonstop.

• They have been late too many times.

• They are going to to be late to class

Perfect Tenses

• The perfect tense is used when discussing an event from an indefinite time in the past or an event that began in the past and continued to the present time

• Past Perfect tense had + verb (past participle form)

• Ex. They had experienced a lot of rain

• Present Perfect tense has/have + verb (past participle form)

• Ex. She has played several instruments in the band.

• Future Perfect tense will have + verb (past participle form)

• Ex. I will have been a teacher for 4 years at the end of this school year.

Multiple Choice

Which is not an example of the perfect verb tense

• What had happened was....

• This will be happening all time!

• This has been a really long day

• I will have run 3 miles by the end of the day

Perfect Progressive Tenses

• Used to say that an event or action is, was, or will be continually occurring (progressive) but that it is, was, or will be completed at a later time, or that it relates to a later time (perfect)

• Past Perfect Progressive had been + verb&ing

• Ex. They had been playing a game when the dog ran through and destroyed it

• Present Perfect Progressive have/has been + verb&ing

• Ex. She has been jumping rope since she was 4.

• Future Perfect Progressive will have been + verb&ing

• Ex. I will have been studying for 3 hours by dinner time.

Multiple Choice

Which is not an example of perfect progressive tense

• They had been screaming for hours!

• She has been working late a lot lately

• He will have been working there for 6 years next Tuesday

• I will be working late tonight