Simple Tenses

Verb Tenses

Class Objectives

1. Recognize verb tenses in English.

2. Distinguish verb tenses in English.

3. Write verb tenses in English.

​Six Basic Tenses in English

Simple Present Tense
Simple Past Tense
Simple Future Tense

Present Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Future perfect tense

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is written in the simple present tense?

• The Wilsons are in their kitchen.

• Mrs. Wilson is sitting at the dinner table.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is written in the simple present tense?

• She is reading the newspaper.

• She reads the newspaper every morning.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is written in the simple present tense?

• Jimmy and Sussie are babies.

• They are crying.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is written in the present continuous tense?

• Right now I am sitting at my desk.

• I usually sit at the same desk in class every day.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is written in the present continuous tense?

• I am walking to school right now.
• He will be walking to school tomorrow.
• They have walked to school yesterday.
• She walks to school every day.

Multiple Choice

The simple present tense expresses daily habits or usual activities.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The present continuous tense is also known as the present progressive tense. It expresses an activity that is happening right now.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Simple Past Tense

The simple past tense is used to talk about activities that began and ended in the past.

For example: yesterday, last night, two days ago, etc.

Change the verb in parentheses to past tense to complete each sentence properly.

The Simple Future Tense

​Be going to and will are used to express future time. They are used to make predictions about the future.

Be going to and will often give the same meaning, but sometimes express different meaning.

Be going to vs. Will

​ Be going to is used to express a prior plan. A plan made before the moment of speaking.

Will is used to express a decision the speaker makes at the moment.

Examples

​She is going to succeed because she works hard.
She will succeed because she works hard.

I bought some wood because I am going to build a bookcase for my apartment.

The chair is too heavy for you to carry alone. I will help you.

Open Ended

Write a sentence of your own using will to express future. Your sentence must have 6 words at least.

Open Ended

Write a sentence of your own using be going to to express future. Your sentence must have 8 words at least.

Word Cloud

Write one word that expresses what you are grateful for today?