THE TENSE SYSTEM

'work' is regular and 'take' is irregular

Simple Continuous
Present He works
He takes
He is working
He is taking
Past He worked
He took
He was working
He was taking
Future He will work
He will take
He will be working
He will be taking
Present
Perfect
He has worked
He has taken
He has been working
He has been taking
Past
Perfect
He had worked
He had taken
He had been working
He had been taking
Future
Perfect
He will hae worked
He will hae taken
He will hae been working
He will hae been taking
Now complete the following sentences.
Continuous tenses are formed with the auxiliary verb
to be + the present participle (verb + ing).
Perfect tenses are formed with the auxiliary verb to
have + the past participle (verb + ed if regular).
(adapted from Headwa! "pper #ntermediate. J & !oars. "#P)
Clare Booth
07/18/2014