Simple Verb Tenses
Give me a sentence in the Simple Present Tense
I am in class now.
What is the rule for present perfect verbs?
Has, had, have + verb in past tense (add -ed for regular)
What is the rule for progressive verbs?
Verb + ing
Create a sentence in the present perfect progressive continuous with the verb 'run':
have/has + been + verb +-ing
She has been running for 2 hours.
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:
do/you/laundry/everyday/this week
You have done your laundry everyday this week!
Give me a sentence with draw in the present progressive verb form.
"am, is, are" +verb+ing
I am drawing a picture for you.
Write a sentence in the past perfect progressive tense using:
play/football/she/ten years
She had been playing football for ten years.
Biscuit (British English)
Cookie (American English)
How do I create the simple future tense?
+100 BONUS points if you can explain why/when do we use the simple future tense?
"will" + infinitive verb(root form of the verb)
It is used to talk about things that haven't happened yet.
Give me a verb in the past perfect tense using the verb drive.
(has/had/have) +driven
Susan has driven for 4 hours to get to Mexico City.
Create a sentence in the future progressive form using:
bend/I/rules/win/game/in order to
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.
+100 if you can tell me when we use the future perfect tense?
(will + have + past participle)
ex:I will have written an entire novel by the time I finish school.
Used for talking about an action that will be completed between now and some point in the future.
Use ´drink´ in the past progressive tense.
was/were + verb +ing
I was drinking my juice when I 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 the perfect tense in English?
We use it for unfinished and finished actions: We use this tense when we want to talk about unfinished actions or states or habits that started in the past and continue to the present.
What do the progressive tenses explain?
Actions going on at that moment and at the same time in a progressive manner.
Create a sentence using the future perfect progressive tense with the following:
write/paper/they/three years
They will have been writing this paper for three years.
Powder room (British English)
Bathroom (American English)