verb tenses

there are 4 types of verb tenses

simple
progressive
perfect
and perfect progressive
simple
The simple present is a verb tense used to talk about conditions or
actions happening right now or habitual actions and occurrences.

past subject + verb

present subject + verb

future subject + will + verb

simple
Here are some examples of simple verbs used in sentences:

past “I wrote a letter.”

present “I write a letter.”

future “I will write a letter.”

progressive
The progressive tenses are used to indicate an unfinished action.

past subject + was/were + verb(+ing)

present subject + is/am/are + verb(+ing)

future subject + will be + verb(+ing)

progressive
Here are some examples of progressive verbs used in sentences:

past “She was writing a letter.”

present “She is writing a letter.”

future “She will be writing a letter.”

perfect
Perfect tense talks about those actions that are already done or
completed when we are speaking about them. It uses have or has
followed by the past principle.

past subject + had + past participle (V3)

present subject + have/has + past participle (V3)

future subject + will + have + past participle (V3)

perfect
Here are some examples of perfect verbs used in sentences:

past “He had written a letter.”

present “He has written a letter.”

future “He will have written a letter.”

perfect progressive
Perfect progressive (also known as perfect continuous) is used to talk
about something that started in the past and is continuing at the present
time.

past subject + had + been + verb(+ing)

present subject + have/has + been + verb(+ing)

future subject + will + have + been + verb(+ing)

progressive perfect
Here are some examples for progressive perfect verbs used in sentences:

past “They had been writing letters.”

present “They have been writing letters.”

future “They will have been writing letters.”

In formal, academic writing, actions that
take place at different moments in time
are represented by different verb tenses.
These differences become especially
important in lab reports and in papers for
geology and history, where they clearly
communicate the order in which things
happened.
When we talk, we often say
“He gave me the shirt he bought in
Australia,”
using the same simple past tense for both
gave and bought. When we write, however,
we’re supposed to make it clear that these
actions happened at different times.
(simple past) (past perfect)

He gave me the shirt he had bought in

Australia
an example:
Mark has to take the notes before he lends them.
(simple past) (past perfect)

past Yesterday, Mark lent you the notes he had taken in

class last week.
Mark has to take the notes before he lends them.
(simple past) (past perfect)

past Yesterday, Mark lent you the notes he had taken in

class last week.
Mark has to take the notes before he lends them.
(present progressive) (simple past)

present Mark is lending you the notes he took in class last

week.
Mark has to take the notes before he lends them.
(present progressive) (simple past)

present Mark is lending you the notes he took in class last

week.
Mark has to take the notes before he lends them.
(simple future) (simple present)

future Mark will lend you any notes he takes in class today.
Mark has to take the notes before he lends them.
(simple future) (simple present)

future Mark will lend you any notes he takes in class today.
another one?
Joshua has to finish the paper before he turns it
in.
past Yesterday, Joshua turned in the paper he had finished
over the weekend.
Joshua has to finish the paper before he turns it
in.
past Yesterday, Joshua turned in the paper he had finished
over the weekend.
Joshua has to finish the paper before he turns it
in. (past perfect)
(simple past)

past Yesterday, Joshua turned in the paper he had finished

over the weekend.
Joshua has to finish the paper before he turns it
in. (past perfect)
(simple past)

past Yesterday, Joshua turned in the paper he had finished

over the weekend.
Joshua has to finish the paper before he turns it
in.
present Today, Joshua is turning in the paper he finished this
weekend.
Joshua has to finish the paper before he turns it
in.
present Today, Joshua is turning in the paper he finished this
weekend.
Joshua has to finish the paper before he turns it
in.
(present progressive) (simple past)

present Today, Joshua is turning in the paper he finished this

weekend.
Joshua has to finish the paper before he turns it
in.
(present progressive) (simple past)

present Today, Joshua is turning in the paper he finished this

weekend.
Joshua has to finish the paper before he turns it
in.
future On Monday, Joshua will turn in the paper he will have
finished next weekend.
Joshua has to finish the paper before he turns it
in.
future On Monday, Joshua will turn in the paper he will have
finished next weekend.
Joshua has to finish the paper before he turns it
in.
(simple future) (future perfect)

future On Monday, Joshua will turn in the paper he will have

finished next weekend.
Joshua has to finish the paper before he turns it
in.
(simple future) (future perfect)

future On Monday, Joshua will turn in the paper he will have

finished next weekend.
 thank you!
this presentation was made by nawal of 7A