Ver b Ten ses an d Seq u en c e

o f Ver b Ten ses

Venz Alfred C. Salinas
1.
Ver b Ten ses
Simple, Perfect, and Progressive
 D ef in it io n o f Ver b Ten se

» Refers to the form a verb takes

in a sentence, whether to
express the present, past or
future action.
SIM PLE TENSES

Present Past Future

An action is taking An action is An action will or is

place at the time you completed and has likely to take place.
express it, or an already taken place.
action that occurs
regularly.
Ex am p les

Present Past Future

We read law books I passed my last I will defend a man’s

and digest cases. Constitutional Law rights in court.
Examination.
We cannot answer
Judge Baddiri’s
questions.
 Per f ec t Ten ses

» Express an action that took place at some unspecified

time in the past

» Helping/Auxiliary Verb + Past Participle

Per f ec t Ten ses

Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect

An action that began Action in the past Action or condition

in the past and is began and ended in the future will
finished at the before another begin and end
present OR an action in the past before another
action that began in started. event in the future
the past and extends starts.
into the present.
Ex am p les

Present Past Future

We have read law She had passed By the time the ECQ is
books and have Constitutional Law I lifted, I will have
digested cases. before she took finished writing my
Constitutional Law II Oblicon Reviewer
 Pr o g r essiv e Ten ses

» Used to express continuing action

 Pr o g r essiv e Ten ses

Present Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive

Used to show an Used to show a past Used to show an

ongoing event that is event that was ongoing or continuous
happening at the happening when event that will take
moment of speaking or another event place in the future.
writing. occurred
 Ex am p les

Present Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive

Law students are A law student was The law students will
taking additional reading when his be panicking when
English Units. name got called. Judge arrives.
Pr o g r essiv e Ten ses

Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect

Progressive Progressive Progressive

Used to show an event Used to show a past, Used to show a future,

that began in the past, ongoing event that ongoing event that
continues in the was completed will happen before a
present, and may before another past specified future time.
continue in the future. event.
 Ex am p les

Present Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive

The law students have The law student had The law students will
been studying. been praying when have been crying.
the blue books
arrived.
2.
Seq u en c e o f Ver b Ten ses
 D ef in it io n o f Seq u en ce o f Ten ses

» When a passage has more than

one verb, the relation between
the tenses of the verbs is called
the sequence of tenses.
 In Co m p o u n d Sen t en c es

» Compound Sentence- consists of two or more

independent clauses.

» Since the clauses are independent, the tenses of the

verbs may be independent of each other.
 Ex am p les

» During freshman year, many law students aimed to be

honor students, but now most of them aims to just
pass. (Past and Present)
» She wanted a passing grade, but she will be getting a
60. (Past and Future)
 In Co m p lex Sen t en ces

» Complex Sentences- consists of one independent

clause and at least one subordinate clause.
» Deals with two different times, many sequences are
possible.
» The sequence chiefly depends on the tense of the
main verb.
Ex am p les
Main Verb Subordinate Verb

Some Filipinos are so poor that they need to go outside to

(Present) find something to eat.
(Present)
Ex am p les
Main Verb Subordinate Verb

Zamboangeños have not gone ever since the ECQ was

out announce.
(Present Perfect) (Past)
Ex am p les
Main Verb Subordinate Verb

The PUMs will have completed by the time the ECQ is done.
home quarantine (Present)
(Future Perfect)
 In Par ag r ap h s

» A paragraph normally includes many verbs and often

several different tenses
» Shift tenses in a paragraph only when there is good
reason for doing so.
» Paragraph is usually dominated by just one tense
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