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    The document provides an overview and examples of English verb tenses, including: - Simple present, past, and future tenses - Present, past, and future perfect tenses - Present, past, and future progressive tenses - Past perfect progressive, present perfect progressive, and future perfect progressive tenses It explains the forms, examples, and indicators of each tense. A table at the end summarizes the overview of the English verb tense system.

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    The document provides an overview and examples of English verb tenses, including: - Simple present, past, and future tenses - Present, past, and future perfect tenses - Present, past, and future progressive tenses - Past perfect progressive, present perfect progressive, and future perfect progressive tenses It explains the forms, examples, and indicators of each tense. A table at the end summarizes the overview of the English verb tense system.

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    The document provides an overview and review of different English verb tenses including simple present, past, and future tenses as well as present perfect, progressive, perfect progressive and their usage.

    The document covers simple present, past, and future tenses as well as present perfect, present progressive, past progressive, past perfect, present perfect progressive, future perfect, future progressive and future perfect progressive tenses.

    Some examples of the present perfect tense given are: They have seen that movie, We have visited New York City many times, and I have studied Spanish for many years.

    English Verb Tense Review

    Simple Present Tense

    Otherwise known as the


    Timeless Present
    Examples
    • He always comes late to class.

    simple present tense


    Indicators
    Always Whenever Everyday

    Usually Often Frequently

    Sometimes Rarely Occasionally

    never

    simple present tense


    Form
    I study She waits

    simple present tense


    Simple Past Tense
    Examples
    • We arrived three weeks ago.
    • She always wrote a letter to her mother on
    Sunday night.

    Simple Past Tense


    Indicators
    Last night, week, year, month, Saturday,
    semester, etc.
    Yesterday

    Ago

    Simple Past Tense


    Form
    I studied He waited

    Simple Past Tense


    The Present Perfect

    A tense very commonly used in


    English to refer to the past!
    Examples
    • They have seen that movie.
    • We have visited New York City many times.
    • I have studied Spanish for many years.

    Present Perfect Tense


    Indicators
    Before Ever Never

    So far Already Yet

    Just Recently For

    since

    Present Perfect Tense


    Form 1
    have or has + past participle
    I have studied . . . She has seen . . .

    Present Perfect Tense


    Form 2
    I've walked . . . She´s grown . . .

    Present Perfect Tense


    The Present Progressive Tense

    Sometimes called the


    Present Continuous Tense
    Examples
    • I’m explaining something to the class right
    now.
    • He’s taking 16 credits this semester.

    Present Progressive Tense


    Indicators
    Right now
    At this moment
    Currently
    Now
    This year, week,
    month, etc.

    Present Progressive Tense


    Form
    I am studying He´s studying

    Present Progressive Tense


    Future Tense
    Examples
    • Next week, we will work on punctuation.
    • He is going to get his car fixed tomorrow.

    Future
    Indicators
    Tomorrow

    Next Saturday, week, month, year, etc.

    Future
    Form 1
    I will stay I'll stay

    Future
    Form 2
    I am going to stay I'm going to stay

    Future
    Past Perfect
    • Example, He had visited her many times
    before she died.

    • Structure: had + past participle


    Past Progressive
    • Example: They were eating when the taxi
    arrived.

    • Structure: was or were + verb -ing


    Past Perfect Progressive
    • Example: I had been thinking about her
    before she called.

    • Structure: had + been + verb -ing


    Present Perfect Progressive
    • Example: I have been waiting here for the
    last two hours.

    • Structure: have or has + been + verb -ing


    Future Perfect
    • Example: She will have finished dinner
    before the game starts.

    • Structure : will + have + past participle


    Future Progressive Tense
    • Example: We will be flying over New York
    at noon tomorrow.

    • Structure will + be + verb -ing


    Future Perfect Progressive
    • Example: He will have been working for 3
    hours before you arrive.

    • Structure: will + have + been + verb -ing


    Overview of the English Verb Tense
    Simple Perfect Progressive Perfect
    Progress-

    Present I sleep I have slept I´m sleeping I have been sleeping

    Past I slept I had slept I was sleeping I had been sleeping

    Future I´ll sleep I´ll have slept I´ll be sleeping I will have been
    sleeping

    I´m going to sleep I´m going to be


    sleeping

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