Tenses

MOHD ASRAN JUSOH :D

 OVERVIEW
1. Present
2. Past
3. future
 OVERVIEW
A. Simple tenses
B. Progressive tenses
C. Perfect tenses
D. Future tenses
 NOW

PAST FUTURE
(1A)SIMPLE
(1A)SIMPLE PRESENT
PRESENT
TENSE
TENSE
 MEANING
• Activities or events that occurring
in the present.
• Summarizing pieces of writing,
films, plays.
• Stating ongoing opinions, beliefs,
habits, and facts.
• Ex: I ride a bike to school
everyday.
Verbs in the simple
present tense
• Singular: • Plural:
• Writes • Write
• Studies • Study
• walks • Walk

She goes to work everyday.

They always eat lunch together.
 (1B)PRESENT
(1B)PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
PROGRESSIVE TENSE
TENSE
 MEANING
• One thing happened in the past,
and is in progress at the
present time, and probably will
continue.
• Ex: I am washing the dishes.
 Examples for verbs in the
present progressive sentences
am walking
is + doing
are staying
(verb + ing)

She is typing a paper for her class.

He is fixing the sink right now.
 (1C)PRESENT
(1C)PRESENT
PERFECT
PERFECT TENSE
TENSE
 MEANING
• The action happened before
now.
• The exact time is not
important.
• Ex: She has already
dropped the class.
 PARTICIPLE
• wanted, turned, dropped
• hurt, come, build
• felt, gone, hidden
• blown, grown, known
• begun, rung, swum

I have seen that movie before.

He has already visited Vietnam.
(2A)SIMPLE
(2A)SIMPLE PAST
PAST TENSE
TENSE
 MEANING
• At one particular time in
the past, it happened. It
began and ended in past.
• Ex: I walked to school
this morning.
Verbs in the simple
past tense
• Regular: • Irregular :
played, walked, • became, began
noticed • blew, grew
• thought, taught
• cut, hurt, let

I visited my sister yesterday.

We went out to dinner last night.
 (2B)
(2B) PAST
PAST
PROGRESSIVE
PROGRESSIVE TENSE
TENSE
 MEANING
• One thing happened
before and was in process
at a particular time in the
past, and it continued.
• Ex: I was doing my
homework.
Examples for verbs in the
past progressive sentences
• was typing
+ leaving
• were working
(verb + ing)

I was studying for an exam while my

mother was cooking dinner.
We were walking in the park around 7
p.m. last night.
(2C)
(2C) PAST
PAST PERFECT
PERFECT
TENSE
TENSE
 MEANING
• The action was completely
done before another time
in the past.
• Ex: He had already
finished his exam before I
met him.
Verbs in the past
perfect tense

had + (participles)
 PARTICIPLE
• wanted, turned, dropped
• hurt, come, build
• felt, gone, hidden
• blown, grown, known
• begun, rung, swum

The Titanic had received many warnings

before it hit the iceberg.
I had already eaten when my friend
stopped by to visit.
(3A)SIMPLE
(3A)SIMPLE FUTURE
FUTURE
TENSE
TENSE
 MEANING
• At one particular time in
the future, it will happen.
• Ex: Jason will go to bed
at 12 o’clock.
 Verbs in the simple
future tense
will
be going to

Thomas will graduate in June.

Maria is going to go to Mexico next week.
 (3B)FUTURE
(3B)FUTURE
PROGRESSIVE
PROGRESSIVE TENSE
TENSE
 MEANING
• One thing will happen in the
future, and it will be in
process at a particular time
in the future, and it will
probably continue.
• Ex: Katie will be sleeping
when her father comes home.
 Verbs in the future
progressive sentences

will be + (verb + ing)

I will be teaching ESL 40 at 10 a.m.

tomorrow.
They will be moving their furniture out of
the house by the time you arrive
tomorrow.
(3B)FUTURE
(3B)FUTURE PERFECT
PERFECT
TENSE
TENSE
 MEANING
• The action will be completely
done before another time in the
future.
• Ex: Albert will already have
taken shower before he goes to
bed.
Verbs in the future
perfect tense

will + have +
(participle)
 PARTICIPLE
• wanted, turned, dropped
• hurt, come, build
• felt, gone, hidden
• blown, grown, known
• begun, rung, swum

We will have finished the exam by

the time class ends tomorrow.
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EVERYONE!!