Verb Tense System Lesson
Verb Tense System Lesson
Verb Tense System Lesson
1. Present Simple
Usage: Routine actions, general truths, and facts.
Structure: Subject + base form of the verb (add -s or -es for he/she/it).
Example: She reads every day.
2. Present Continuous
Usage: Actions happening right now or around the current time.
Structure: Subject + am/is/are + verb + -ing.
Example: They are studying for the exam.
3. Present Perfect
Usage: Actions that occurred at an unspecified time or have relevance to the present.
Structure: Subject + have/has + past participle.
Example: He has finished his homework.
5. Past Simple
Usage: Completed actions in the past.
Structure: Subject + past form of the verb.
Example: She traveled to Paris last year.
6. Past Continuous
Usage: Actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past.
Structure: Subject + was/were + verb + -ing.
Example: They were watching TV when I called.
7. Past Perfect
Usage: Actions that were completed before another action in the past.
Structure: Subject + had + past participle.
Example: He had left before the meeting started.
9. Future Simple
Usage: Actions that will happen in the future.
Structure: Subject + will + base form of the verb.
Example: I will call you tomorrow.
Keys
Exercise 1
reads
are studying
has finished
have been waiting
traveled
were watching
had left
had been working
will call
will be traveling
will have finished
will have been working
Exercise 2
reads
are studying
has finished
have been waiting
traveled
were watching
had left
had been working
will call
will be traveling
will have finished
will have been working
Exercise 3
She usually reads before bed.
Right now, they are studying for their exams.
He has just finished his work.
We have been waiting here for an hour.
Last year, she traveled to Japan.
They were watching TV when you called.
He had left before the meeting started.
She had been working there for two years before she moved.
I will call you tomorrow.
At this time next week, they will be traveling.
By Friday, she will have finished her project.
By next year, he will have been working here for a decade.