Review Verbs: Simple and Progressive Tense

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Verb Overview

Simple & Progressive


Verbs have…Time

• Past• Present• Future

Aspect• Simple• Perfect• Progressive• Perfect• Progressive


All Verbs Have…

Form (Rules)Function(Meaning)


Simple Verbs


Form (Rules): Add third person -s to verb.

Hint: Usually only one S between a Subject

and Verb.A snake crawls.

Snakes crawl.

Simple Present

Greg eats.

Pam sleeps. A snake crawls.


Simple PresentFunction (Meaning):

Present- Situations that always occurThe sun rises in the East.

Situations that usually occur.The sun shines in So. Ca.

Situations that habitually occurJoe and I go to Disneyland on

Sunday.


Simple PastForm: Regular AND Irregular Verbs

Regular: Add –ed to infinitive form of verb.

Greg walked to class. Irregular: Various rules and forms.

Some patterns but mostly must memorize.

Greg ate dinner.


Simple PastFunction:

At a specific time in the past, the action

occurred. It both began and ended in the

past.I watched American Idol on

Tuesday.Joe went to Disneyland on

Sunday.Cindy cooked lemon chicken last

night.


Simple FutureForm:

ALWAYS Takes at least TWO verbs. Add will to the base form of the verb.

David will build me a bookshelf.

Hint: Future is one of the easiest verb forms!


Simple FutureFunction:

At a specific point in the future, this action

will occur.Joe and I will go to Alaska this

summer.In June, my mother will come for

a visit.Hint: Usually has time indicator.


Simple Time Line


Chose the correct simple tense

My friend and I always ________ (speak) English together.

Practice Simple


My friend and I always speak English together.

Practice Simple



Tomorrow I ________ (go) to my English class.

Practice Simple


Tomorrow I will go to my English class.

Practice Simple


Practice SimpleChose the correct simple tense

Last year, Terry _____________ (work) as a cook at a big restaurant.


Practice Simple

Last year, Terry worked as a cook at a big restaurant.



When I __________ (be) a child, I

_____________ (like, not) vegetables.

Practice Simple


When I was a child, I did not like vegetables.

Practice Simple



When I ________ (open) the package, I ______ (find) a nice book.

Practice Simple


When I opened the package, I found a nice book.

Practice Simple



After finals, when ______ you ________ (return) to your homecountry?

Practice Simple


After finals, when will you return to your home country?

Practice Simple


Progressive

* also called Continuous


Present Progressive Form:

ALWAYS Takes TWO verbsPresent form of be verb + Base form of

Verb + ing He is + eat + ing = He is eating.

Hint: One of the most used verb forms in English!


Present ProgressiveFunction:

An action which began in the past andis continuing to the present moment.

Sarah is attending class right now.

Hint: Often has a time indicator.


Past ProgressiveForm:

ALWAYS Takes TWO verbsPAST form of be verb + Base form of

Verb + ing He was + eat + ing = He was eating.

Hint: Only difference between present and past is the form of be verb!


Past ProgressiveFunction:

An action that occurred before the present time and was in progress at a specific point in time that another

actionoccurred.

He was driving when it began to rain.

Hint: Used when TWO actions occur in the past. Note: Second Action is simple past!


Future ProgressiveForm:

ALWAYS Takes THREE verbsWill + base form of be verb + Base form of Verb + ing

He will be eating…

Hint: Only difference between past and future is the form of be verb!


Future ProgressiveFunction:

Action 1 will occur in the future beforeaction 2 and continue to be in progresswhen the action 2 occurs.

I will be cooking dinner when my husband leaves work.

Hint: Second action is in the SimplePresent.


Progressive Time Line


Simple vs. Progressive1. One or more

habitual activities

2. Occurs atspecific time

3. Show habit with always, forever, constantly

1. One or more continuous activities

2. In progress activity intersected by another

3. Show annoyance or

frustration with always, forever, constantly


Last night I (have) ______ the strangest dream.

Practice: Simple or Progressive


Last night I had the strangest dream.




I (walk) _______ through the park near my

house when I suddenly (see) ______

a small tiger coming towards me.



I was walking through the park near my house when I suddenly saw a small tiger coming towards me.



I (be) ______________ frightened but the

tiger (begin) ______ to talk to me.



I was frightened but thetiger began to talk to me.



The wind (howl) ____________ and the

leaves (blow) ______________ around us.



The wind was howling and the leaves were blowing around us.



Suddenly, the leaves (form) _______ a big circle around the cat.



Suddenly, the leaves formed a big circle around the cat.



Then I (wake up) _________!



Then I woke up!



Now, I (wonder) _________ what the dream meant.



Now, I am wondering what the dream meant.


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