Present, Past, and Future Tense

PRESENT: I talk. Talk is the present tense of the verb. It shows I

talk now.

PAST: I talkedTalked is the past tense of the verb. It shows I

talked in the past

I will talk tomorrow.Will talk is the future tense of the verb. It shows I

will talk in the future.

Past Participle

This is used with the helping verbs have, has, or had to form three perfect tenses.

Present Past Past participle

(has, have, had)

Present participle

(am, is are, was, were)

go went gone going

see saw seen seeing

do/does did done doing

drink drank drunk drinking

come came come coming

eat ate eaten eating

begin began begun beginning

run ran run running

swim swam swum swimming

speak spoke spoken speaking

Tense Review – Progressive Tenses

Progressive Verb Tenses – verb tenses that use the -ing form of a verb with a

helping verb

Uses am, is, are was, were, will be, have been, has been, or will have been with

–ing form of the verb

Tense Review – Progressive Tenses

Progressive Past: was running

Progressive Present: is running

Progressive Future: will be running

Progressive Past Perfect: had been running

Progressive Present Perfect: have been running or has been running

Progressive Future Perfect: will have been running

Present Perfect Tense

Let’s look at some examples:

I have talked all morning.

She has talked to me all morning.

BIG CLUE: Present perfect tenses use the helping verb HAVE or HAS with a PAST TENSE VERB.

This shows the present perfect tense.

The action started in the past but is still going on now or has recently been finished.

Tense Review – Present Perfect

Present Perfect: Use the present perfect tense for an action that happened in the past but has continued into the present. To show this tense,

you use the helping verb have or has.

Example: I have lived in Mississippi for ten years.

It is clear to the reader that the speaker still lives in Mississippi. Use have or has with a verb to

show that the action continues.have lived

past futurepresent

Past Perfect Tense

I had talked all morning.

BIG CLUE: Past perfect tenses use the helping verb HAD with a PAST TENSE VERB.

This shows the past perfect tense.

The action started in the past and was finished in the past.

It’s over!

It’s past!

Tense Review – Past PerfectPast Perfect: Use the past perfect tense for an

action that happened in the past, and you need to show which happened before the other. To show

this tense, you use the helping verb had.

Example: When I saw you yesterday, I had lost my keys.

Saw is past tense, but the losing came before the seeing, so you show the first action by using had.

Lost keys

past futurepresent

Saw you

Future Perfect Tense

By noon, I will have talked all morning.

BIG CLUE: Future perfect tenses use the helping verb WILL HAVE or SHALL HAVE with a PAST TENSE

VERB.

This shows the future perfect tense.

The action will start soon and continue into the future.

It will stop at a specific time.

Tense Review – Perfect Tenses

Future Perfect: For two future actions, show that on action will happen before the other one

by using the helping verbs will have.

Example: By the end of the year, you will have studied Julius Caesar.

This year will end in the future, but before it does, you will have read the play.

Study play

End of the year

past futurepresent

Tense Review – Emphatic Tenses

Emphatic Verb Tense: uses helping verbs do, does, did

It is used 3 ways:

1. to emphasize a statement

2. to ask a question

3. to give a negative statement using not

Tense Review – Emphatic Tenses

Present Emphatic:

I do like spaghetti.

Do you like spaghetti?

He does like spaghetti.

Past Emphatic

I did enjoy the movie.

Did Shawn enjoy the movie?

He did enjoy the movie.

Practice

Write past, present, or future perfect for each.

1. Emily will have played the piano for Grandma all morning.

2. My class had painted our murals

3. Rosemary will have walked past my house going to school.

4. I had learned to fish by watching Uncle Dan.

Practice

Write past, present, or future perfect for each.

5. You will have jumped off the diving board.

6. The parrot has chirped to tell me a story.

7. Jacob and Sue had skipped the bus stop.

8. Mrs. Zeller’s classes have bounced on the moon bounce today.

Practice – page 309 (1-10)

1. Rosita ___ glasses for years before she got contact lenses.A. wearsB. will wearC. has wornD. had worn

2. She ___ here ten years but will move next month.A. livesB. has livedC. will liveD. had lived

3. By tomorrow, the detective ___ the mystery.A. SolvedB. SolvesC. Has solvedD. Will have solved

4. On the last completed project, they ___for a month.A. WorkB. WorkedC. Will workD. Will have worked

5. Lakisha ___ her nails before she dressed.A. Should polishB. Should have polishedC. PolishesD. Should of polished

Practice – page 309 (1-10)

6. Becky ___ for a month but will not finish for three more months.A. Has writtenB. WroteC. Had writtenD. Will have written

7. By this time next week, I ___ my work.A. CompleteB. Have completedC. Will completeD. Will have completed

8. By the time I shoveled the driveway, an inch of new snow ___.A. FallsB. Has fallenC. Had fallenD. Will have fallen

9. By next July, I ___ a hundred dollars.A. SavedB. Have savedC. Had savedD. Will have saved

10. If you ___ Steve, he could have helped us.A. Have broughtB. Would have broughtC. Would of broughtD. Had brought