Enjoying Tenses

1. Enjoying Tenses

2. Definition of Verb Tense Verb tenses are tools that English speakers use to express time in their language.

3. Types of Verb Tense SIMPLE TENSES Simple Present Tense – is use to describe an action, event or condition that is occurring in the present, at the moment of speaking. Simple Past Tense – use to describe an action, event, or condition that occur in the past sometime before the moment of speaking or writing. Simple Future Tense – use to refer an action that will take place after the action of speaking or writing.

4. PERFECT TENSES Present Perfect Tense- use to describe an action that began in the past and continuing into the present or has just been completed at the moment of utterance. Past Perfect Tense – refers to the action that took place and were completed in the past. Future Perfect Tense – refers to an action that will be completed sometime in the future before another action takes place.

5. PROGRESSIVE TENSE Present Progressive Tense – emphasizes the continuing nature of an action, event, or condition. Past Progressive Tense – describes an action on going in the past. Takes place with in a specific time frame. Future Progressive Tense – describes an action on going in the future. Continuing action that will occur in the future.

6. PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSES Present Perfect Progressive Tense – use to describe an action, event, or conditioning that has began in the past and continues into the present. Past Perfect Progressive Tense – indicate that a continuing action in the past began before another action began or interrupted the first action. Future Perfect Progressive Tense – indicate a conditioning action that will be completed at some specific time in the future.

7. Categorizing Verb Tenses TIME Present Past Future

8. ASPECT Simple (Indefinite) – describes an action but do not state whether the action is finished. Perfect (Complete) – describes a finished action. Progressive (Continuing) – describes an unfinished action.