Verb tenses

Past, Present, Future

Verbs are written based on when the action takes place

Past - an action that has been completed

Present - a habitual action, general truth, or state of being

Future - an action that has not been completed

Multiple Choice

It will save me much work.

• past

• present

• future

Multiple Choice

In the past, people invented steam engines.

• past

• present

• future

Multiple Choice

What is the tense of the verb?
We will dance all night long.

• Present

• Past

• Future

Multiple Choice

What is the past tense form of smile?

• will smile

• is smiling

• smiled

Multiple Choice

Fill in the verb in the correct tense.
My family _________ to the party next week.

• goed

• goes

• will go

• went

Progressive Tense

Progressive tense describes an action in progress

-To make a verb in the progressive tense, add -ing tot he end.

• can still be classified in the past (was), present (is),

  and future (will be) tense.

Multiple Choice

Which progressive verb tense best completes the sentence?

Susan ___________ popcorn, soda, a hotdog, and chips for the game she watched last night.

• were buying

• was buying

• will be buying

Multiple Choice

Select the progressive verb tense phrase in the sentence:

I can tell it's almost winter because the leaves are falling from the trees.

• can tell

• almost winter

• from the trees

• are falling

Multiple Choice

Which progressive verb tense best completes the sentence?

Too many people _______ to work in the kitchen to cook dinner last night.

• are trying

• were trying

• will be trying

Multiple Choice

Select the progressive verb tense phrase in the sentence:

Sarah is baking a pumpkin, and the kitchen smells wonderful.

• baking

• is baking

• smells

• is

Multiple Choice

Select the progressive verb tense phrase in the sentence:

The trains will be running less often next weekend.

• less often

• will be

• will be running

• running

Multiple Choice

Select the progressive verb tense phrase in the sentence:

Phillip couldn't hear you earlier because he was listening to music.

• was listening

• couldn't hear

• because

• to music

Multiple Choice

Select the progressive verb tense phrase in the sentence:

Rebecca will be visiting her grandmother in Maine next summer.

• Rebecca

• will be visiting

• visiting

• her grandmother

Perfect Tense

Gives context to when the action was completed

• Past perfect: an action that was completed before a specific point in time

• Present perfect: an action that began in the past and continues until now

• Future perfect: an action that will be completed at a specific time

Multiple Choice

The judge had rejected Thomas's entry before reading it thoroughly.

• past perfect

• present perfect

• future perfect

Multiple Choice

Christina has completed the first lap of the race.

• present perfect

• future perfect

• past perfect

Multiple Choice

By summer's end, the plant will have grown into a tree.

• future perfect

• past perfect

• present perfect

Multiple Choice

Our teacher _____ each of us different parts of the project.

• was assigned

• has assigned

• had assigning

• will have assign

Multiple Choice

Write the correct past perfect tense form of the underlined word in each sentence.

The bypass construction take several months to complete (past perfect).

• takes

• has taken

• taked

• had taken