TENSES OF

THE VERBPast, Present and Future Tenses

By: Chesyre Rangas, Gwyneth Nicole Huinda, Roe Simeon

 INTRODUCTION
• The Tenses of Verb are sentences describe when the action in the
sentence occurs—whether it did so in the past, is doing so now, or
will do so in the future. Most verbs have three tenses: past,
present, and future.
• Present Tense: This tense is used to describe actions or states of
being that are happening right now or are habitual. It’s also used
for general truths or facts.
• Past Tense: This tense is used to describe actions or states of
being that happened in the past.
• Future Tense: This tense is used to describe actions or states of
being that will happen in the future.
PAST TENSES
Past Simple, Past Perfect,
Past Continuous, and Past Perfect Continuous

By: Chesyre Rangas

 PAST SIMPLE
- simple past or past tense, used to describe actions, events, or states
that occurred and were completed at a specific point in the past.
- In the past simple tense, regular verbs are typically formed by
adding
“-ed”; to the base form of the verb (e.g., “walked”, “talked”,
“played”). Irregular verbs, however, have their own unique past
tense forms
- (e.g., “went”; instead of “go”, “saw” instead of “see”)

- Structure: subject+ verb in the past form

 PAST SIMPLE
Examples:
1. She walked to the park yesterday.

2. They visited their grandparents’ last

weekend.

3. He graduated from college two years ago.

 PAST
PERFECT
- used to describe actions, events, or states that occurred
before another point in the past. It is used to emphasize
the sequence of events in the past and show which action
or event happened first.

- Structure: Subject + had + Past Participle Verb +

Complement
 PAST
Examples:
PERFECT
1. Before he found his lost keys, he had searched the entire
house.

2. When I arrived at the airport, the plane had

already departed.

3. By the time we got to the cinema, the movie had

already started.
 PAST
CONTINUOUS
- known as the past progressive tense, used to describe
actions or events that were ongoing, in progress, or in the
middle of happening at a specific point in the past.

- Structure:
Subject + was/were + Present Participle Verb +
Complement
 PAST
CONTINUOUS
Examples:
1. She was reading a book when the phone rang.

2. They were playing soccer in the park when it

started raining.

3. While I was cooking dinner, the children were

doing their homework.
 PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
- known as the past perfect progressive tense, used to describe
actions or events that had been ongoing or in progress for a
continuous period of time leading up to a certain point in the
past.

- Structure:
Subject + had + been + Present Participle Verb +
Complement
 PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
Examples:
1. She had been studying for hours before the big exam.

2. They were exhausted because they had been

hiking all day in the mountains.

3. By the time they arrived at the party, she had

been waiting for over an hour.
 PRESENT
TENSES
Present Simple, Present Perfect,
Present Continuous, and Present Perfect Continuous

By: Gwyneth Nicole F. Huinda

 PRESENT
SIMPLE
• This tense is used to describe an action, habit or
facts that are generally true and occur in the
present time.

• Structure: Subject + verb in present form

• When using I, You, We, They, the verb
doesn't end with an s /es , but when using
She/He or it, the verb ends with an s / es.
 PRESENT
Example:
SIMPLE
Subject+verb in present form

Habits and Routines

• He studies anatomy and physiology in his biology class.
S V

• We
S
take
V
our vitamins regularly to maintain good health.
Facts
S V

• The Earth orbits the Sun.

• Plants photosynthesize to produce their own food
S V
 PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
• This tense is used describe an action
that is ongoing now.
• Structure: Subject +am/is/are+ verb(-
ing)
I am
He/She/It/ Singular Subject is
You/We/They/Plural Subject are
 PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
subject+am/is/are+verb(-ing)
Example:
• The microbiologist is currently analyzing the bacterial culture
samples.S AV V

• The nurses
S are administering
AV V medications to the patients in the
ward.

AV V
• SI am studying the latest research articles in the field of genetics.
 PRESENT
PERFECT
• This tense is used to describe an action that has
taken place once or many times before now.
• Structure:
• Positive: Subject + have/has + verb (past participle)
• Negative: Subject + have/has + not + verb (past participle)
• Question: Have/Has + subject + verb (past
participle)
I/ You/ We/ They/ Plural have
Subjects
He/She/ It / Singular Subjects has
 PRESENT
PERFECT
Example:
Positive: Subject + have/has + verb (past
participle)

• I have visited Hong Kong several times.

• He has gained extensive clinical experience during his

medical studies.
 PRESENT
PERFECT
Example:
Negative: Subject + have/has + not + verb (past
participle)

• She has not completed all the prerequisites for the

medical course.

• They have not (haven’t) watched the latest

episodes of a Korean drama series.
 PRESENT
PERFECT
Example:
Question: Have/Has + subject + verb (past participle)

• Have K-pop music videos become more visually

impressive in recent years?

• Has a thriller movie ever kept you on the edge of your

seat from start to finish?
 PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
• This tense is also known as the present perfect
progressive tense, is used to describe actions
or experience that started in the past, have
continued up to the present moment and may
continue into the future.
• Structure:
• Subject + have/has + been + present participle (base
verb + -ing)
I/ You/ We/ They/ Plural Subjects have
He/She/ It / Singular Subjects has
 PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
Subject + have/has + been + present participle (base
verb + -ing)
Example:
• Scientists have been conducting experiments in the
lab for the past two weeks to study the effects of
temperature fluctuations on bacterial growth.

• She has been studying English grammar intensively

for the past six months.
 SUMMARY
• Present Simple represents ongoing habits and general facts
in the present.
• Present Continuous represents actions happening right now
around the present moment.
• Present Perfect shows actions that started in the past but
have relevance to the present.
• Present Perfect Continuous represents actions that started
in the past, continue into the present, and may continue into
the future.
 SUMMARY
Tense Structure Example Usage
Subject + base verb Habits, routines,
Present Simple I work at a bank.
(s/es for 3rd person) general truths

Unspecified past
Subject + have/has +
Present Perfect I have visited Paris. actions with present
past participle
relevance

Action in progress
Subject + am/is/are I am working on a
Present Continuous around the present
+ base verb + -ing project.
moment

Subject + have/has + I have been Continuous action

Present Perfect
been + base verb + - working here for five from the past to the
Continuous
ing years. present
BY ROE SIMEON
PARTS
Parts of the Future Tenses:

Subject: The person or thing performing the action.

Auxiliary Verb: "Will" (or "shall" in some cases) is used as the auxiliary verb in all future
tenses.

Main Verb: The main action word, in various forms (base form, past participle, present
participle) depending on the tense.
Simple Future
Explanation: The simple future tense is used to express actions or events that will happen in
the future, without emphasizing the duration or continuity of the action.

Construction:
[Subject] + will + [Base form of
the verb] Examples:

She will travel to Paris next

week.
They will meet at the cafe
this evening.
Future Continuous
Explanation: The future continuous tense is used to describe ongoing or continuous
actions that will be happening at a specific time in the future.

Construction:
[Subject] + will be + [Present participle (-ing form
of the verb)] Examples:

This time tomorrow, I will be working

on a project. They will be traveling to
Italy next month.
 Future
Perfect
Explanation: The future perfect tense is used to describe an action that will be completed
at a specific point in the future, emphasizing its completion before another event or time in
the future.

Construction:
[Subject] + will have + [Past participle of the verb]

Examples:
By the time you arrive, I will have finished
my work. She will have graduated from
college by next year.
Future Perfect
Continuous
Explanation: The future perfect continuous tense is used to express an action that will have
been ongoing for a duration of time before a specific future point or event.

Construction:
[Subject] + will have been + [Present participle (-ing form of the verb)]

Examples:
By the time they return, I will have been waiting for
two hours. She will have been studying all day when
the exam starts.
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