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Tiempos Verbales
 LEARNING
VERB TENSES
GRAMMAR LESSON
Your goals:
• To learn all the verb testes has this amazing language.

• To learn how to construct each verb tense properly.

• To learn how to recognize mistakes and correct them.

VERB TENSES
How many verb tenses
does English Have?
12 verb tenses
Your sentence
I play soccer
 PAST PRESENT FUTURE
I played soccer yesterday.
SIMPLE

I was playing soccer when my

CONTINUOUS mother called me.

I had played soccer for two hours

PERFECT when my mother called me.

I had been playing soccer for two

PERFECT hours when my mother called
me.
CONTINUOUS
 PAST PRESENT FUTURE
I ate pizza I eat pizza I will eat pizza
SIMPLE yesterday everyday tomorrow.
S + V2 + O S + V1 + O S + will+ V1 + O

I was eating pizza I am eating pizza I will be eating

CONTINUOUS when you arrived right now. when you arrive.
S + was/were + (V. + ing) + O S + am, is, are + (V. + ing) + O S + will be + (V. + ing) + O
I had eaten all of the I have eaten all of I will have eaten all
PERFECT pizza when you rrived the pizza. of the pizza when
you arrive.
S + had + V3 + O S + will have + V3 + O
S + have/has + V3 + O
I had been eating I have been eating I will have been
PERFECT pizza for 2 hours pizza for 2 hours eating pizza for 2
CONTINUOUS when you arrived hours when you arrive.
S + had been + (V. + ing) + O S + have/has been + (V. + ing) + O S + will have been + (V. + ing) + O
Your sentence
I love cats.
 PAST PRESENT FUTURE

SIMPLE

CONTINUOUS

PERFECT

PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
 PAST PRESENT FUTURE
I ate pizza I eat pizza I will eat pizza
SIMPLE yesterday everyday tomorrow.
S + V2 + O S + V1 + O S + will+ V1 + O

I was eating pizza I am eating pizza I will be eating

CONTINUOUS when you arrived right now. when you arrive.
S + was/were + (V. + ing) + O S + am, is, are + (V. + ing) + O S + will be + (V. + ing) + O
I had eaten all of the I have eaten all of I will have eaten all
PERFECT pizza when you rrived the pizza. of the pizza when
you arrive.
S + had + V3 + O S + will have + V3 + O
S + have/has + V3 + O
I had been eating I have been eating I will have been
PERFECT pizza for 2 hours pizza for 2 hours eating pizza for 2
CONTINUOUS when you arrived hours when you arrive.
S + had been + (V. + ing) + O S + have/has been + (V. + ing) + O S + will have been + (V. + ing) + O
Your sentence
You speak English.
 PAST PRESENT FUTURE

SIMPLE

CONTINUOUS

PERFECT

PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
 PAST PRESENT FUTURE
I ate pizza I eat pizza I will eat pizza
SIMPLE yesterday everyday tomorrow.
S + V2 + O S + V1 + O S + will+ V1 + O

I was eating pizza I am eating pizza I will be eating

CONTINUOUS when you arrived right now. when you arrive.
S + was/were + (V. + ing) + O S + am, is, are + (V. + ing) + O S + will be + (V. + ing) + O
I had eaten all of the I have eaten all of I will have eaten all
PERFECT pizza when you rrived the pizza. of the pizza when
you arrive.
S + had + V3 + O S + will have + V3 + O
S + have/has + V3 + O
I had been eating I have been eating I will have been
PERFECT pizza for 2 hours pizza for 2 hours eating pizza for 2
CONTINUOUS when you arrived hours when you arrive.
S + had been + (V. + ing) + O S + have/has been + (V. + ing) + O S + will have been + (V. + ing) + O
Your sentence
He needs help.
 PAST PRESENT FUTURE

SIMPLE

CONTINUOUS

PERFECT

PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
 PAST PRESENT FUTURE
I ate pizza I eat pizza I will eat pizza
SIMPLE yesterday everyday tomorrow.
S + V2 + O S + V1 + O S + will+ V1 + O

I was eating pizza I am eating pizza I will be eating

CONTINUOUS when you arrived right now. when you arrive.
S + was/were + (V. + ing) + O S + am, is, are + (V. + ing) + O S + will be + (V. + ing) + O
I had eaten all of the I have eaten all of I will have eaten all
PERFECT pizza when you rrived the pizza. of the pizza when
you arrive.
S + had + V3 + O S + will have + V3 + O
S + have/has + V3 + O
I had been eating I have been eating I will have been
PERFECT pizza for 2 hours pizza for 2 hours eating pizza for 2
CONTINUOUS when you arrived hours when you arrive.
S + had been + (V. + ing) + O S + have/has been + (V. + ing) + O S + will have been + (V. + ing) + O
VERB TENSE
PAST SIMPLE
VERB TENSE
PAST CONTINUOUS
VERB TENSE
PAST PERFECT
VERB TENSE
PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
VERB TENSE
SIMPLE PRESENT
VERB TENSE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
VERB TENSE
PRESENT PERFECT
VERB TENSE
PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
VERB TENSE
SIMPLE FUTURE
VERB TENSE
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
VERB TENSE
FUTURE PERFECT X
VERB TENSE
FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
CONSISTENCY OF
SENTENCE
Consistency of tense
Do not change needlessly from one tense to
another.
To describe events that occur at the same time,
use verbs in the same tense.

past tense past tense

Sara peeked over the fence and saw a cornfield.

present tense present tense

Sara peeks over the fence and sees a cornfield.
Consistency of tense
For events that occur at different times, use
verbs of different tenses to show the sequence of
events.

past tense past perfect tense

The pitcher wished that he had practiced more
before the game.

The action of wishing happened after the action of

practicing was complete.
Consistency of tense
For events that occur at different times, use
verbs of different tenses to show the sequence of
events.

past tense present tense

Yesterday, Nina told us that her brother works
every week at the senior center.

The action of telling occurred at a specific time in the

past. The action of working occurs now.
 LEARNING
VERB TENSES