Grammar – Verbs 2 – Tenses


We know that verbs come in the past, present and future tenses. They can also come in the simple, continuous and perfect tenses.


Simple tense refers to an action that has started and finished, e.g. I walk (present simple). For the present tense, this can also be an action that is repeated.


Continuous tense refers to an action that is still happening, e.g. I am walking (present continuous). Insert the irregular verb ‘to be’ before the verb and add the present participle (usually ‘ing’). Remember, ‘to be’ can also look like: am, is, are, was, were.


Perfect tense refers to an action that has been completed, e.g. I have walked (present perfect). Insert the irregular verb ‘to have’ before the verb and add the past participle (usually ‘ed’).


A Underline the verb in each sentence. Write whether it is the simple, continuous or perfect tense.


1. I will have seen this film four times by the time this is over. 2. Yesterday, Charli rode her bicycle home from school. 3. We will be living in America next year. 4. I have given my homework to my teacher every morning. 5. The dog was running down the road with the stolen chicken. 6. Joe and Brendan will play football all evening. 7. The noise from the concert is interrupting our sleep. 8. The shop had closed by the time I had arrived. 9. Amir lends his Xbox games to me all the time.


Future perfect Past Future Present Past Future Present Past Present


B In your copy, draw a large version of the table below. Using the example of ‘I wrote.’, fill in the verb phrases for the following:


1. She walked. 2. We clean.


6. She breathes. 7. We sing. Past tense


Simple Perfect I wrote.


Continuous I was writing. I had written.


3. I lift. 4. You open. 5. He reads.


8. I eat. 9. They cook. 10. He hides. Present tense


I write.


I am writing. I have written.


I will write.


I will be writing. I will have written.


C Dictation: Listen to your teacher and write the sentences in your copy.


I can do this! I'm getting there. I need help! 23 Future tense


Unit 4 | Persuasive Writing 2


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