Verb Aspects

Definition for a Simple Verb Aspect

• Just the verb in the proper tense (past, present, future)

• Helping verb + verb + "ing"

• "have" "has" or "had" + verb

• infinitive ("to" + verb)

Definition for a Progressive Verb Aspect

• Just the verb in the proper tense (past, present, future)

• Helping verb + verb + "ing"

• "have" "has" or "had" + verb

• Gerund (verb + "ing" but used as a Noun)

Definition of a Perfect Verb Aspect

• Just the verb in the proper tense (past, present, future)

• Helping verb + verb + "ing"

• "have" "has" or "had" + verb

• Participle (A verb used as an adjective)

Simple Verb Aspect

• is running

• had run

• runs

• may have been running

Progressive Verb Aspect

• is running

• had run

• runs

• have run

Perfect Verb Aspect

• is running

• will run

• runs

• had run

Simple Verb Aspect does NOT have a helping verb, unless that helping verb is "will" which is used for which tense?

• Past tense

• Present tense

• Future tense

• Perfect Aspect

Which is Not an example of Simple Verb Aspect

• runs

• will run

• ran

• has run

Which is NOT an example of Progressive Verb Aspect

• may be laughing

• was laughing

• has laughed

• might have been laughing

Which of the following is NOT an example of Perfect Verb Aspect?

• had run

• have run

• has run

• will run