Verb Tenses

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Verb Tenses

• Simple
• Perfect
• Simple Progressive
• Perfect Progressive

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Simple Tenses

• Past I walked downtown yesterday.
• Present I walk downtown all the time.
• Future I will (shall) walk downtown tomorrow
  evening.

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Perfect TensesAll use the Past Participle part
of the verb.

• Past Perfect I had walked downtown yesterday.
• Present Perfect I have walked across downtown,
  and I need to sit.
• Future Perfect I will (shall) have walked
  downtown before dark.

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Progressive Form of the Perfect Tense All use
the Present Participle part of the verb.

• Past Perfect Progressive I had been walking
  downtown all day when I met her.
• Present Perfect Progressive I have been walking
  downtown all morning and I will continue to walk.
• Future Perfect Progressive I will (shall) have
  been walking downtown all morning when I meet her
  tomorrow.

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Progressive Forms of Simple TenseAll use the
Present Participle part of the verb.

• Past Progressive I was walking downtown when I
  met her.
• Present Progressive I am walking downtown right
  now.
• Future Progressive I will (shall) be walking in
  the park when the game is over.

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Past Tenses

• Past I walked downtown yesterday.
• Past Perfect I had walked downtown yesterday.
• Past Progressive I was walking downtown when I
  met her.
• Past Perfect Progressive I had been walking
  downtown all day when I met her.

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Present Tenses

• Present I walk downtown all the time.
• Present Perfect I have walked across downtown,
  and I need to sit.
• Present Progressive I am walking downtown right
  now.
• Present Perfect Progressive I have been walking
  downtown all morning and I will continue to walk.

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Future Tenses

• Future I will (shall) walk downtown tomorrow
  evening.
• Future Perfect I will (shall) have walked
  downtown before dark.
• Future Progressive I will (shall) be walking in
  the park when the game is over.
• Future Perfect Progressive I will (shall) have
  been walking downtown all morning when I meet her
  tomorrow.