Verbs in Simple, Progressive, and Perfect Tenses

He had walked a mile before he was tired.

• past
• past perfect
• past progressive
• present

He ran in a race last year.

• past
• present
• past perfect
• past progressive

He will be acing the test at this time tomorrow.

• future progressive
• present progressive
• present perfect
• future perfect

My dog sits nicely when I ask him to.

• present
• past
• present perfect
• past perfect

The policeman was knocking on the car window.

• present perfect
• past progressive
• past
• present

By mid-February, they will have flown to Hawaii for a vacation.

• future
• future perfect
• future progressive
• present

He has written half of his paper already.

• past perfect
• present
• past
• present perfect

I will behave better next year.

• future
• future perfect
• future progressive
• present

Do not call while they are eating supper.

• present perfect
• past perfect
• present progressive
• past progressive

The Green Bay Packers had made the playoffs eight years in a row before the 2017-2018 season.

• past perfect
• present perfect
• past progressive
• present progressive