Verb Tenses Flashcards
(24 cards)
Subject + V1 (add -s/es for he/she/it/singular subject)
1.) I EAT rice.
2.) She PLAYS soccer.
3.) We GO to school.
4.) He DRINKS water.
5.) They WALK to work.
Simple Present
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Subject + am/is/are + V(ing)
1.) I AM EATING lunch.
2.) She IS READING a book.
3.) We ARE WALKING home.
4.) He IS WRITING a letter.
5.) They ARE PLAYING a game.
Present Continuous (Progressive)
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Subject + has/have + V3
1.) I HAVE SEEN that movie.
2.) She HAS FINISHED her homework.
3.) They HAVE GONE to the store.
4.) He HAS LOST his keys.
5.) We HAVE EATEN lunch.
Present Perfect
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Subject + V2
1.) I ATE an apple.
2.) He PLAYED soccer.
3.) She WALKED to school.
4.) We WATCHED TV.
5.) They COOKED dinner.
Simple Past
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Subject + was/were + V(ing)
1.) I WAS SLEEPING.
2.) They WERE TALKING.
3.) She WAS STUDYING.
4.) We WERE RUNNING.
5.) He WAS COOKING.
Past Continuous
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Subject + had + V3
1.) I HAD FINISHED dinner.
2.) She HAD LEFT early.
3.) They HAD GONE home.
4.) He HAD LOST his pen.
5.) We HAD READ the book.
Past Perfect
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Subject + will + base verb (DO NOT add -s/es for he/she/it/singular subject)
1.) I WILL GO tomorrow.
2.) She WILL CALL me.
3.) They WILL HELP you.
4.) He WILL COME soon.
5.) We WILL EAT later.
Simple Future
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Subject + am/is/are + going to + base verb (DO NOT add -s/es for he/she/it/singular subject)
1.) I AM GOING TO STUDY.
2.) She IS GOING TO SLEEP.
3.) They ARE GOING TO WORK.
4.) He IS GOING TO DRIVE.
5.) We ARE GOING TO COOK.
Be Going To (Future)
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Subject + will be + V(ing)
1.) I WILL BE WORKING.
2.) She WILL BE SLEEPING.
3.) They WILL BE PLAYING.
4.) He WILL BE DRIVING.
5.) We WILL BE EATING.
Future Continuous
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Subject + will have + V3
1.) I WILL HAVE FINISHED.
2.) She WILL HAVE LEFT.
3.) They WILL HAVE ARRIVED.
4.) He WILL HAVE EATEN.
5.) We WILL HAVE SLEPT.
Future Perfect
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Subject + has/have been + V(ing)
1.) I HAVE BEEN WORKING.
2.) She HAS BEEN STUDYING.
3.) They HAVE BEEN COOKING.
4.) He HAS BEEN READING.
5.) We HAVE BEEN WALKING.
Present Perfect Continuous
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Subject + had been + V(ing)
1.) I HAD BEEN WAITING.
2.) She HAD BEEN SLEEPING.
3.) They HAD BEEN TALKING.
4.) He HAD BEEN DRIVING.
5.) We HAD BEEN WORKING.
Past Perfect Continuous
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When to use SIMPLE PRESENT?
Subject + V1 (add -s/es for he/she/it/singular subject)
1.) Use for things you do every day.
2.) Use for facts or things that are always true.
3.) Use for routines or schedules.
When to use PRESENT CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE)?
Subject + am/is/are + V(ing)
1.) Use for things happening right now and last for a period of time.
2.) Use for things happening around this time.
3.) Use for short plans in the near future.
When to use PRESENT PERFECT?
Subject + has/have + V3
1.) Use for actions that happened before now, but time is not exact.
2.) Use for actions that you have or have not experienced.
3.) Use when something has happened many times.
When to use SIMPLE PAST?
Subject + V2
1.) Use for something that happened before now.
2.) Use for actions that are finished.
3.) Use when you say when it happened (like yesterday, last year).
When to use PAST CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE)?
Subject + was/were + V(ing)
1.) Use for something that was happening in the past over a period of time.
2.) Use to talk about what was going on when something else happened.
example: I was SLEEPING when you CALLED.
When to use PAST PERFECT?
Subject + had + V3
1.) Use for something that happened (HAD V3) before another past action (V2).
2.) Use to show the first of two past actions.
When to use SIMPLE FUTURE?
Subject + will + base verb (DO NOT add -s/es for he/she/it/singular subject)
1.) Use for things that will happen later.
When to use BE GOING TO (FUTURE)?
Subject + am/is/are + going to + base verb (DO NOT add -s/es for he/she/it/singular subject)
1.) Use for plans you already made.
2.) Use when you are sure something will happen.
3.) Use when you see signs of something happening soon.
When to use FUTURE CONTINUOUS?
Subject + will be + V(ing)
1.) Use for something that will be happening at a certain time in the future.
2.) Use to say what you will be doing at a future moment.
3.) Use to talk about long actions in the future.
When to use FUTURE PERFECT?
Subject + will have + V3
1.) Use for something that will be finished before a certain time in the future.
2.) Use to show the result of a future plan.
3.) Use when looking back from the future.
When to use PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS?
Subject + has/have been + V(ing)
1.) Use for an action that started in the past and is still happening.
2.) Use to show how long something has been going on.
3.) Use when the action just stopped, but the result is still here.
When to use PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS?
Subject + had been + V(ing)
1.) Use for an action that was happening before something else in the past.
2.) Use to show how long something was happening before another past event.
3.) Use to explain the cause of a past situation.
