Simple Tenses Progressive Tenses

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Simple TensesProgressive Tenses
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Tense

• a verb form that shows the time of an action or
  condition

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3 Simple Tenses

• present tense
• past tense
• future tense

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Present

• action or condition that occurs now
• Beth laughs loudly.
• She is loud.

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Past

• shows an action that was completed in the past
• Add ed
• Tom scored a run in the baseball game.

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Future

• shows an action that will occur in the future
• use helping verbs will or shall with a verb
• I will attend the birthday party.

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3 Progressive Tenses

• shows an action or condition that is in progress
• present progressive
• past progressive
• future progressive

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Present Progressive

• use helping verbs such as is, am, are, etc.
• add ing to the verb
• Matt is eating an ice cream cone.

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Past Progressive

• use helping verbs such as was and were
• add ing to the verb
• I was fishing with my brother.

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Future Progressive

• use will be or shall be
• add ing to the verb
• Adam will be giving flowers to his mother on
  Valentines Day.

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Tense Singular Plural
Present I laugh/she laughs we laugh/they laugh
Past I laughed/she laughed we laughed/they laughed
Future I will laugh/she will laugh we will laugh/they will laugh
Present Prog. I am laughing/she is laughing we are laughing/they are laughing
Past Prog. I was laughing/she was laughing we were laughing
Future Prog. I will be laughing/she will be laughing we will be laughing/they will be laughing