12 VERB TENSES d.
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
1. PAST TENSE
a. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
- To indicate a habit or an action already
completed.
EX. I ate an apple yeterday.
b. PAST PROGRESSIVE (PAST
CONTINOUS) TENSE
- To indicate an uncompleted action of
the past.
EX. I was eating an apple yesterday
when you arrived.
c. PAST PERFECT TENSE
- To indicate completed action of the
past that happened before another
event took place.
EX. I had eaten all of the apples when
you arrived.
d. PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
(PAST PERFECT CONTINOUS)
TENSE
- To indicate an action in the past that
began before a certain point in the past
and continued up until that time.
EX. I had been eating apples for 3 hours
when you arrived.
2. PRESENT TENSE
a. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
- To express habits or general truth.
EX. I eat pizza everyday.
b. PRSENT PROGRESSIVE (PRESENT
CONTINOUS) TENSE
- To indicate the action going on at that
time of speaking.
EX. I am eating pizza right now.
c. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
- To indicate past action which is not
defined by the time of occurence.
EX. I have eaten all the pizza.
(PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS)
TENSE
- To indicate an action which started at
some point in the past and may or may
not be completed.
EX. I had been eating pizza for 2 hours.
3. FUTURE TENSE
a. FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE
- To indicates an action, condition or
circumstances which hasn’t take place.
EX. I will eat burger tomorrow.
b. FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
(FUTURE CONTINOUS)
TENSE
- To indicate what will be going on at
some time in the future.
EX. I will be eating a hamburger when
you arrive.
c. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
- To indicate an action that will be
complete before another event takes
place.
EX. I will have been eaten all the
hamburgers by the time you arrive.
e. FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
(FUTURE PERFECT CONTINOUS)
TENSE
- To indicate an action that will have
happened for some time and will not be
complete yet at a certain point in the
future.
EX. I will have been eating hamburgers
for 2 hours when you arrive.