Verb Types

We are learning to

​•tell the difference between verbs in simple past, past progressive and past perfect.

Multiple Choice

Which verb is an example of a past perfect verb?

• had made

• makes

• made

• were making

Let's recall the 3 different types of verbs we have learnt?

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​What have we learnt about verbs?

Multiple Select

What are the three different types of verbs we learnt?

• past tense

• past progressive

• past perfect

• vocabulary

Multiple Choice

Which verb is an example of a past tense verb?

• walked

• had walked

• was walking

• walks

Multiple Choice

Which verb is an example of a past progressive verb?

• plays

• was playing

• had played

• played

Types of verbs

We have learnt that:

•The simple past is used to talk about an action that happened at one point in the past.

•The past progressive is used to talk about an action which was in progress / happened over a period of time in the past.

When do we use the past perfect?

We use the past perfect:

Past perfect is used for a past action which happened before another past action.