Tense and Aspect
Tense...and Aspect
Aspect and Tense
Change these verbs!
100
These are the three verb tenses.
What are "past," "present," and "future"?
100

These are the four aspects!

What are simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive?

100

The following sentence is written in this tense + aspect: “I have planned all the meals for this week.”

What is "present perfect"?

100

Change "will be eating" to the present simple tense and aspect

What is "eat"?

200

The following sentence is in what tense: 

Yesterday I went to the store. 

What is "past"?

200

This is how you know a verb is in the progressive (or continuous) aspect.

It ends in "ing" and includes some form of the verb "to be"
200

This verb would change the following sentence into the past perfect aspect: 

"I have run five miles."

What is "had run"?

200

Change "was traveling" to the past perfect progressive

What is "had been traveling"?

300

The following sentence is written in this tense: 

"I have been playing the guitar for three years."

What is "present"?
300

This is how you know a verb is in the perfect aspect. 

it includes "have" or "had"

300

This verb expresses the future progressive of the verb “travel.” 

What is “will be traveling”?

300

Change "worry" to the present progressive

What is "am worrying"?
400

change the following sentence to the past tense by changing the verb: 

“I am going out of my mind.”

What is "I was going out of my mind"?

400

This is how you know a verb is in the future tense

It includes the word "will" 

400

This verb expresses the past perfect passive of the verb “give”. 

What is “had been given"?

400

Change "teach" to the future perfect. 

What is "will have taught"
500
The following sentence is written in this tense: 

"I will have read the book by the time I leave."

What is "future"?
500

This aspect indicates actions that were ongoing but have been completed, or that started in the past and are still ongoing. Examples: "had been going," "have been going" 

What is "perfect progressive"?

500

This verb expresses the future perfect progressive of the verb "play".

What is "will have been playing"?

500

Change "will be sleeping" to the past simple

What is "slept"?

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