Verb Verb TensesTenses

ProgressiveProgressive

Progressive Tense = Progressive Tense = Action Action in Processin Process

The progressive tense The progressive tense requires the helping requires the helping

verb “is.”verb “is.”

Forms of Forms of “Be”“Be”Present:Present:

isis arearePast:Past: waswas werewere

Future:Future: will bewill be shall beshall be

To form the progressive To form the progressive tense, use the correct tense, use the correct tense of “be” as the tense of “be” as the helping verb and a helping verb and a

present participle as the present participle as the main verb.main verb.

Verb Form Verb Form ChartChartBase FormBase Form Present Present

ParticipleParticiplePastPast Past Past

ParticipleParticiple

readread is readingis reading readread have readhave read

chopchop is is choppingchopping

choppedchopped have have choppedchopped

typetype is typingis typing typedtyped have have typedtyped

Present Present ProgressiveProgressive

present form of “be” + present present form of “be” + present participleparticiple

am typingam typing

Past Past ProgressiveProgressive

past form of “be” + present past form of “be” + present participleparticiple

was typingwas typing

Future Future ProgressiveProgressive

future form of “be” + present future form of “be” + present participleparticiple

will be typingwill be typing

PracticPractice:e:base form/present base form/present

tense- tense- singsing

Past TensePast TenseI _________________ a song I _________________ a song

yesterday.yesterday.sangsang

Future TenseFuture TenseI _________________ a song I _________________ a song

tomorrow.tomorrow.Will singWill sing

Present Perfect Present Perfect TenseTense

I _________________ a song.I _________________ a song.have sunghave sung

Past Perfect Past Perfect TenseTense

I _________________ a song.I _________________ a song.had sunghad sung

Future Perfect Future Perfect TenseTense

I _________________ a song.I _________________ a song.Will have sung

Will have sung

Present Present Progressive TenseProgressive Tense

I _________________ a song.I _________________ a song.am singing

am singing

Past Progressive Past Progressive TenseTense

I _________________ a song.I _________________ a song.Was singing

Was singing

Future Progressive Future Progressive TenseTense

I _________________ a song.I _________________ a song.will be singingwill be singing

Just as the past, present, Just as the past, present, and future tenses can be and future tenses can be perfect, the progressive perfect, the progressive

tenses can also be tenses can also be perfect.perfect.

To form the perfect To form the perfect progressive tense, use the progressive tense, use the past participle of “be” as past participle of “be” as the helping verb and a the helping verb and a

present participle as the present participle as the main verb.main verb.

Verb Form Verb Form ChartChartBase FormBase Form Present Present

ParticipleParticiplePastPast Past Past

ParticipleParticiple

amam

isis

areare

am beingam being

is beingis being

are beingare being

waswas

werewerehave beenhave been

has beenhas been

sharpensharpen is is sharpeninsharpeningg

sharpenedsharpened have have sharpenedsharpened

Past Participle of Past Participle of “be”“be”

Present:Present:have beenhave beenhas beenhas been

Past:Past:had beenhad been

Future:Future:will have will have beenbeen

shall have shall have beenbeen

Present Perfect Present Perfect ProgressiveProgressive

present form of past participle present form of past participle “be” “be”

+ +

present participlepresent participle

have been sharpeninghave been sharpening

Past Perfect Past Perfect ProgressiveProgressive

past form of past participle “be” past form of past participle “be”

+ +

present participlepresent participle

had been sharpeninghad been sharpening

Future Perfect Future Perfect ProgressiveProgressive

future form of past participle future form of past participle “be” “be”

++

present participlepresent participle

will have been sharpeningwill have been sharpening

Verb tenses should remain Verb tenses should remain consistent. If you are consistent. If you are writing in the present writing in the present

tense, the whole paper tense, the whole paper should be in the present should be in the present

tense.tense.

Papers about Papers about LiteratureLiterature

Write about literature in Write about literature in the present tense.the present tense.

Write about literature in Write about literature in the present tense.the present tense.