Verb Tenses: Simple, Progressive, and Perfect

Why do you always sleep in front of the TV?

• Present Perfect

• (Simple) Present

• Present Progressive

• Past Perfect

• (Simple) Past

Find the verb phrase in the sentence and identify its tense.

They usually drink tea at breakfast.

• Present Perfect

• (Simple) Present

• Present Progressive

• Past Perfect

• (Simple) Past

The Earth revolves around the Sun.

• Present Perfect

• (Simple) Present

• Past Perfect

• (Simple) Past

• Present Progressive

Find the verb phrase in the sentence and identify its tense.

Sam cooked a tasty dinner yesterday.

• Past Perfect

• (Simple) Past

• Present Perfect

• Past Progressive

• (Simple) Present

Find the verb in the sentence and identify its tense.

I am listening to a video lecture.

• Past Perfect

• Present Perfect

• Present Progressive

• Past Progressive

• (Simple) Present

I washed the dishes.

• Past Progressive

• (Simple) Past

• Present Perfect

• (Simple) Present

• Past Perfect

My brother saw* the new Dune movie.

*irregular verb

• Past Perfect

• (Simple) Past

• Present Perfect

• Past Progressive

• (Simple) Present

I wonder if it will rain tomorrow.

• Future Perfect

• Future Progressive

• (Simple) Future

• Present Perfect

• (Simple) Present

Find the verb phrase in the sentence and identify its tense.

Will you come to my party this weekend?

• Future Progressive

• (Simple) Future

• Present Perfect

• (Simple) Present

• Future Perfect

My son was jumping over the chair.

• Past Perfect

• Past Progressive

• Present Perfect

• (Simple) Present

• Present Progressive