Perfect and Progressive Tenses

Perfect and Progressive Tenses

English 5

Welcome! Today, we'll be bridging the two aspects of verbs that we have discussed and yet to learn about.​

​There will be some questions asked as you proceed. Have fun learning!

​PERFECT TENSES

​These are tenses that indicate the actions are already done or completed, whether in the past, present, or future.

They use auxiliary verbs like had, has or have, and will have along with the past participle of verbs.

Multiple Choice

Which one is the correct format for the past present tense?

• has flown

• had written

• might call

• will have gotten

​PERFECT TENSES

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PAST PERFECT TENSE = had taken, had walked, had run

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​PRESENT PERFECT TENSE = has/have taken, has/have walked, has/have run

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​FUTURE PERFECT TENSE = will/shall have taken, will/shall have walked, will/shall have run

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a correct present perfect tense of "give" ?

• has given

• had given

• will have given

• shall have given

Multiple Choice

Which auxiliary verb best completes the sentence?

Our chickens ______ laid eggs last month before the storm came.

• has

• have

• had

• will have

PROGRESSIVE TENSES​

​They indicate a continuing action, whether it's in the past, present, or future.

They use was/were, is/are, will/shall be verbs along with the present participle of the verb.

The present participle of the verb is simply its base form + -ing.​

​Spelling changes may occur.

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​Examples: walking, playing, spinning, sitting, baking

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a present participle verb?

• singing

• agreeing

• decide

• believing

​PROGRESSIVE TENSES

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PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE = was/were taking, was/were walking, will/shall be running

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​PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE = is/are taking, is/are walking, is/are running

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​FUTURE PROGRESSIVE TENSE = will/shall be taking, will/shall be walking, will/shall be running

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a correct future progressive tense?

• is talking

• will be hearing

• was playing

• were making

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT in a progressive tense?

• is studying

• shall be flying

• were writing

• will have said