Simple Tenses Progressive Tenses Tense a verb form

Simple Tenses Progressive Tenses

Tense • a verb form that shows the time of an action or condition

3 Simple Tenses • present tense • past tense • future tense

Present • action or condition that occurs now • Beth laughs loudly. • She is loud.

Past • shows an action that was completed in the past • Add –ed • Tom scored a run in the baseball game.

Future • shows an action that will occur in the future • use helping verbs will or shall with a verb • I will attend the birthday party.

3 Progressive Tenses • shows an action or condition that is in progress – present progressive – past progressive – future progressive

Present Progressive • use helping verbs such as is, am, are, etc. • add –ing to the verb • Matt is eating an ice cream cone.

Past Progressive • use helping verbs such as was and were • add –ing to the verb • I was fishing with my brother.

Future Progressive • use “will be” or “shall be” • add –ing to the verb • Adam will be giving flowers to his mother on Valentine’s Day.

Tense Present Past Singular I laugh/she laughs Plural we laugh/they laugh I laughed/she laughed we laughed/they laughed Future I will laugh/she will laugh we will laugh/they will laugh Present Prog. I am laughing/she is laughing we are laughing/they are laughing I was laughing/she was laughing we were laughing I will be laughing/she will be laughing we will be laughing/they will be laughing Past Prog. Future Prog.