Simple, Progressive, and Perfect Aspect

Is the highlighted verb in the simple, progressive, or perfect aspect?

I danced at the ball.

• Simple

• Progressive

• Perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Is the highlighted verb in the simple, progressive, or perfect aspect?

I am feeling good today.

• Simple

• Progressive

• Perfect

Is the highlighted verb in the simple, progressive, or perfect aspect?

If he had known what would happen then maybe he could've stopped it.

• Simple

• Progressive

• Perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What verb aspect uses "-ing"?

• Simple

• Progressive

• Perfect

What verb aspect uses "had," "has," "have," or "will have"?

• Simple

• Progressive

• Perfect

What verb aspect does not use "-ing" or "had," "has," "have," or "will have"?

Hint: This is the simplest verb aspect.

• Simple

• Progressive

• Perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Fill in the blank with the simple verb aspect.

I _____ I was a dinosaur.

• wish

• am wishing

• will have wished

Fill in the blank with the progressive verb aspect.

The spaceship _________ faster than I've ever seen before.

• accelerated

• was accelerating

• had accelerated

Fill in the blank with the perfect verb aspect.

If only I _________ then I would've passed the test.

• studied

• was studying

• had studied

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is verb aspect?

• The way verbs extend through time

• The way a noun is a thing or not

• They way a verb is spelled

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D