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Homepage Study Work Sheets! The twelve verb tenses defined:
| 1. Simple Past: An action that ended at a point in the past. (verb + ed) Eg. jumped, ended, finished Eg. The horse jumped over the fence. The show ended on time. She finished her homework. |
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| 2. Simple Present: An action that exists, is usual, or is repeated. Eg. jump, play, begin Eg. John likes to jump. I like to play golf. What time does class begin? |
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| 3. Simple Future: A plan for future action. (will + verb) Eg. will jump, will win, will march Eg. Jane will jump after John. We will win the game tonight. The people will vote next month. |
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| 4. Progressive Past: An action was happening when another action happened. Eg. was shouting, were fishing Eg. John was shouting at his boss. We were fishing until it got dark. | |
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| 5. Progressive Present: An action that is happening now. Formed using the verb "to be" and ends with "ing". Eg. am jumping / is jumping / are jumping Eg. Am I jumping next? John is jumping next. You are jumping next. |
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| 6. Progressive Future: An action that will be happening over time, in the future, or when something else happens. (will + to be + verb ending with ing.) Eg. will be jumping Who will be jumping next? I will be working late tonight. The bus will be coming soon. |
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7. Perfect Past: An action that ended before another action or time in the past. (had + verb ending in ed) Eg. had cooked Jane had cooked the entire day. They had lived in Alberta before moving here. |
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8. Perfect Present: An action that happened at an unspecified time in the past. (have/has + verb ending in "ed") Eg. has / have cooked She should have cooked dinner by now. She has prepared the meals every day. |
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9. Perfect Future: An action that will end before another action or time in the future. (will + have + verb ending in "ed") Eg. will have jumped You will have finished by then. Jane will have completed grade 10 this year. |
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| 10. Perfect Progressive Past: An action that happened over time, in the past, before another time or action in the past. (had + been + verb ending in "ing") Eg. had been jumping Jane had been jumping all day. We had been walking all day. |
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11. Perfect Progressive Present: An action occurring over time that started in the past and continues into the present. (has or have + been + verb ending in ing) Eg. has / have been swimming John has been swimming all day. |
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12. Perfect Progressive Future: An action occurring over time, in the future, before another action or time in the future. (will + have + been + verb ending in ing) Eg. will have been studying John will have been studying all day. Jane will have been sleeping all night. |
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