Verb Tenses

Present Future Past

Present Progressive Future progressive Past progressive

Present Perfect Future perfect Past perfect

Present Perfect Progressive Future perfect progressive Past perfect progressive

Present

Things that are always true

Generally happens or happens again and again

I/We/You/They PUNCHHe/she/it PUNCHES

Present Future Past

Present Progressive

Future progressive

Past progressive

Present Perfect Future perfect Past perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Future perfect progressive

Past perfect progressive

Present + helpers

• I should punch• He should punch• I would punch• He would punch• He could punch• They might punch• We may punch

Present Progressive

• Things happening now• Things that are happening around now• Things that are changing

• My parents are living with me now• I’m trying to eat more vegetables

Present Future Past

Present Progressive

Future progressive

Past progressive

Present Perfect Future perfect Past perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Future perfect progressive

Past perfect progressive

Practice pg. 23 & 27

Verbs we don’t use present progressive for• States of mind• Believe• Doubt• Feel• Think

• Seem• Mean• Remember• Look

Practice pg. 29

Present perfect

• A finished action that has some connection with the present.

• I’ve made a cake. Do you want some?• Have you been here for long?

Present Future Past

Present Progressive

Future progressive

Past progressive

Present Perfect Future perfect Past perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Future perfect progressive

Past perfect progressive

Present perfect progressive

• Actions and situations continuing up until now• Usually we use it when talking about how long things

have been going on

• I have been waiting since 8 PM.

• practtice. Pg. 44

Present Future Past

Present Progressive

Future progressive

Past progressive

Present Perfect Future perfect Past perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Future perfect progressive

Past perfect progressive

Future

• Only for things that will happen in the future.• Not for things that happen regularly (that’s present)

• We also use “going to” do something to talk about future events

I/We/You/They WILL PUNCHHe/she/it WILL PUNCH

(note: not “will punched”)

Present Future Past

Present Progressive

Future progressive

Past progressive

Present Perfect Future perfect Past perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Future perfect progressive

Past perfect progressive

Future progressive

• To say that something will be in progress at a certain time in the future

• At this time in two weeks, I will be lying at the beach. • You won’t be able to park here tomorrow. They will be

fixing the road.

• Practice pg. 35

Present Future Past

Present Progressive

Future progressive

Past progressive

Present Perfect Future perfect Past perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Future perfect progressive

Past perfect progressive

Future perfect

• Something will be completed by a certain time in the future

• We will have finished planting the new trees by Wednesday

• Practice Pg. 36

Present Future Past

Present Progressive

Future progressive

Past progressive

Present Perfect Future perfect Past perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Future perfect progressive

Past perfect progressive

Practice pg. 38-39

Past

• Happened before & is done

• Regular verbs: add ED

• Irregular: depends

I/We/You/They PUNCHEDHe/she/it PUNCHED

Practice pg. 42

Present Future Past

Present Progressive

Future progressive

Past progressive

Present Perfect Future perfect Past perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Future perfect progressive

Past perfect progressive

Past: used to

• We also use the phrase “used to” to communicate past action that happened repeatedly

• Did you use to smoke?• We didn’t use to go on vacation.• I used to like fried food.

• Practice pg. 73

Past Progressive

• Actions that were not complete at a particular time in the past

• When I got home, Pete was cooking lunch.

• Practice pg. 41

Present Future Past

Present Progressive

Future progressive

Past progressive

Present Perfect Future perfect Past perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Future perfect progressive

Past perfect progressive

Past perfect

When we are already talking about the past and want to talk about an earlier past action

We couldn’t understand why she hadn’t called us. I snuck into the room, but the meeting had already started.

Practice pg. 51

Present Future Past

Present Progressive

Future progressive

Past progressive

Present Perfect Future perfect Past perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Future perfect progressive

Past perfect progressive

Past Perfect Progressive

• Talk about earlier situations in the past which continued up until that time

• All the roads were flooded. It had been raining for three days.• She got sick because she hadn’t been sleeping enough.

• Practice pg. 53

Present Future Past

Present Progressive

Future progressive

Past progressive

Present Perfect Future perfect Past perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Future perfect progressive

Past perfect progressive

Practice pg. 55

How do I remember all these verb tenses?•General rules

1. Be verb = ING verb (I am working, not I am work)

2. Have/has/had= ED verb (unless be verb is there)

3. Don’t use future tense unless it’s the future4. Don’t use a tense if you’re not sure. 5. Always use the simplest tense you can.