Simple Tenses Progressive Tenses

Simple TensesProgressive

Tenses

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

3 Simple Tenses•present tense

•past tense

•future tense

Present• action or

condition that occurs now

• Beth laughs loudly.

• She is loud.

Past• shows an action

that was completed in the past

• Add –ed

• Tom scored a run in the baseball game.

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.

3 Progressive Tenses

•shows an action or condition that is in progress

–present progressive–past progressive–future progressive

Present Progressive

• use helping verbs such as is, am, are, etc.

• add –ing to the verb

• Matt is eating an ice cream cone.

Past Progressive• use helping

verbs such as was and were

• add –ing to the verb

• I was fishing with my brother.

Future Progressive

• use “will be” or “shall be”

• add –ing to the verb

• Adam will be giving flowers to his mother on Valentine’s Day.

Tense Singular PluralPresent I laugh/she

laughswe 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