ASPECTS

OF THE VERB
Cliffed Ann T. Echavez
1. SIMPLE ASPECT
The simple aspect of the verb
denotes facts or statements and
habitual actions.
Example:
1. He goes to church every morning.
2. The boys clean the room daily.
2. PERFECT ASPECT
It expresses the consequences
resulting from a previous action or
state.
Formula in forming a perfect aspect:
HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE (-en/-ed/-d)
Example:
1. We have decided to live there
permanently.
2. John has started his homework.

3. She had finished the test.

4. My grandfather had written a love

letter.
5. He might have missed the train.
3. PROGRESSIVE ASPECT
Denotes ongoing actions in the
present, past and future time.
Formula in forming a progressive aspect:
‘’TO BE’’ verb + PRESENT PARTICIPLE
(-ing)
TO BE verbs: was, were, is, are, am, will
Examples of present participle:
Writing, going, working, painting etc.
 TO BE Present
Example: verb participle
1. I am going to meet my classmates in
from the gate.
2. The whale is eating plankton.
3. I am leaving.
4. They will be acting.
5. We were driving for seven hours.
4. PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Denotes a past event that is
ongoing or in progress for a period of
time.
Formula in forming a progressive aspect:
HAVE + BEEN + PRESENT PARTICIPLE
Example:
1. I have not been seeing my best
friends here in Cebu all week.
2. The dog has been eating meat.

3. We had been driving on a small dirt

road when a rock flew up and hit our
windshield.
4. They had been cooking for only an
hour before their guests arrived.
5. Next year, we will have been
working together for 15 years.
SIMPLE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
HAVE + PAST ‘’TO BE’’ verb + PROGRESSIVE
PARTICIPLE PRESENT PARTICIPLE HAVE + BEEN + PRESENT
(-en/-ed/-d) (-ing) PARTICIPLE

Walk Have/Has am/is/are Has/Have

Walked walking been walking

was/were Had been

Wrote Had written
writing writing

Will Will have Will be Will have

talk talked talking been talking
SEATWORK!
Answer page 4
Mission 1.
Bring out your notebooks.
ENGLISH QUIZ # 1 Date: __________
Direction: Identify the underlined verbs in each
sentence. Then write SIMPLE, PERFECT,
PROGRESSIVE or PERFECT PROGRESSIVE.
1. We had considered several alternative plans.
2. The architect is explaining his plan.
3. Susan will have been working for two hours by 9 a.m.

4. We spotted a bird with red wings and tail.

5. They are discussing important political issues.
Direction: Complete the table below.
SIMPLE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
drink (6) am/is/are drinking Has/Have been
drinking
(7) Had danced was/were Had been dancing
dancing
will play will have played (8) Will have been
talking

watched Had watched Was/were (9)

watching

count (10) am/is/are counting Has/Have been

counting
ANSWER KEY!
Direction: Identify the underlined verbs in each
sentence. Then write SIMPLE, PERFECT,
PROGRESSIVE or PERFECT PROGRESSIVE.
PERFECT
1. We had considered several alternative plans.
PROGRESSIVE
2. The architect is explaining his plan.
PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
3. Susan will have been working for two hours by 9 a.m.
SIMPLE
4. We spotted a bird with red wings and tail.
PROGRESSIVE
5. They are discussing important political issues.
Direction: Complete the table below.
SIMPLE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
drink 6. have/has
(6) am/is/are drinking Has/Have been
drinked drinking
(7) Had danced was/were Had been dancing
7. danced
dancing
will play will have played (8)be
8. will Will have been
playing talking

watched Had watched Was/were (9)been

9. had
watching watching
count 10.(10)
have/has am/is/are counting Has/Have been
counted counting