Simple Verb Tenses
Give me a sentence in the Simple Present Tense
I work.
We work.
She works.
I am in class.
What is the rule for present perfect verbs?
Has, have + verb in the past participle (add -ed for regular)
What is the rule for progressive verbs?
Verb + ing
Present perfect progressive tense of: "draw"
The young girl has been drawing many pictures.
Flat (British English)
Apartment (American English)
Give me a sentence in Simple Past using the verb "Become".
My sister became a US citizen last month.
Give me a sentence in present perfect tense using the verb "do".
You have done your laundry!
Give me a sentence with "draw" in the present progressive verb form.
I am drawing a picture for you.
"Eat" in the past perfect progressive tense.
She had been playing football for ten years.
Biscuit (British English)
Cookie (American English)
Give me a sentence using the Simple Future tense of the verb "Bite".
Those dogs will bite their bone all night.
Give me a sentence in the past perfect tense using the verb "drive".
Susan had driven for 4 hours since she arrived in Mexico City.
Use the verb "bend" in the future progressive form.
I will be bending the rules in order to win the game.
What is the rule for perfect progressive tenses?
has been, have been, will have been + verb -ing
Lift (British English)
Elevator (American English)
Give me a sentence in the Simple Future tense using the verb "blow".
The wind will blow for hours.
Give me a sentence using the future perfect tense. Use the verb "write".
I will have written an entire novel by the time I finish school.
Use "drink" in the past progressive tense.
I was drinking my juice when a bug bit me!
"Play": in the future perfect progressive form
I will have been playing football for the entire day.
Trainers (British English)
Sneakers (American English)
When do we use the simple verb tense?
For actions that take place once, never, or several times.
Actions that happen one after another.
When do we use this perfect tense?
Actions taking place during a certain moment in time; emphasises the results
What is the rule for progressive tenses?
Actions going on at that moment and at the same time in a progressive manner.
"Write": in the future perfect progressive tense
They will have been writing this paper for three years.
Chips (British English)
French Fries (American English)