Verb

Tenses
Tarmudzi Irham
Mr. Ozi

VERB
TENSES

Tom has regular habits. He (eat)

____________ dinner every day. He has
eaten every day since he was a child.
He ate dinner every day last month.
He ate dinner yesterday He will eat
diner tomorrow. He will probably eat
dinner almost every day until the end
of his life.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Tom has regular habits. He (eat) ___
eats ___ dinner every day. He has
eaten every day since he was a child.
He ate dinner every day last month.
He ate dinner yesterday. He will eat
diner tomorrow. He will probably eat
dinner almost every day until the end
of his life.

Tom eats dinner everyday. Usually he

eats at home, but yesterday, he (eat)
_______________ dinner at a restaurant.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Tom eats dinner everyday. Usually he

eats at home, but yesterday, he (eat)
___ate ___ dinner at a restaurant.

Tom ate dinner yesterday. He eats

dinner everyday. In all probability, he
(eat) ________________ dinner tomorrow.

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

Tom ate dinner yesterday. He eats

dinner everyday. In all probability, he
(eat) ___ will eat ___ dinner tomorrow.

At 7:00 this evening, Tom started to

eat dinner. It is now 7:15. Tom is on
the phone because Mary called him.
He says, Can I call you back? I (eat)
_______________ dinner right now. Ill
finish soon and will call you back. I
dont want my dinner to get cold.
Toms dinner is in progress when Mary
calls.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
At 7:00 this evening, Tom started to
eat dinner. It is now 7:15. Tom is on
the phone because Mary called him.
He says, Can I call you back? I (eat)
___ am eating ____ dinner right now.
Ill finish soon and will call you back. I
dont want my dinner to get cold.
Toms dinner is in progress when Mary
calls.

Last week Tom went to a restaurant.

He began to eat at 7:00. At 7:15 Mary
came into the restaurant, saw Tom
and walked over to say hello. Toms
dinner was still in front of him. He
hadnt finished it yet. In other words,
when Mary walked into the restaurant,
Tom (eat) ______________ dinner. Toms
dinner was in progress when Mary
arrived.

PAST PROGRESSIVE
Last week Tom went to a restaurant.
He began to eat at 7:00. At 7:15 Mary
came into the restaurant, saw Tom
and walked over to say hello. Toms
dinner was still in front of him. He
hadnt finished it yet. In other words,
when Mary walked into the restaurant,
Tom (eat) ___ was eating ___ dinner.
Toms dinner was in progress when
Mary arrived.

Tom will begin his dinner at 7:00

tonight. Mary will arrive at 7:15. It
takes Tom 30 minutes to eat his
dinner. In other words, when Mary
arrives
tonight,
Tom
(eat)
______________ his dinner. Toms dinner
will be in progress when Mary arrives.

FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
Tom will begin his dinner at 7:00
tonight. Mary will arrive at 7:15. It
takes Tom 30 minutes to eat his
dinner. In other words, when Mary
arrives tonight, Tom (eat) ___ will be
eating ___ his dinner. Toms dinner
will be in progress when Mary arrives.

Tom finished eating dinner at 7:0

tonight. It is now 8:00, and his mother
has just come into the kitchen. She
says, What would you like for dinner?
Can I cook something for you? Tom
says, Thanks Mom, but I (eat,
already) ____________________ dinner.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Tom finished eating dinner at 7:0
tonight. It is now 8:00, and his mother
has just come into the kitchen. She
says, What would you like for dinner?
Can I cook something for you? Tom
says, Thanks Mom, but I (eat,
already) ___ have already eaten ___
dinner.

Yesterday Tom cooked his own dinner.

He began at 7:00 and finished at 7:30.
at 8:00 his mother came into the
kitchen. She offered to cook some
food for Tom, but he (eat, already)
________________ In other words, Tom
had finished his dinner before he
talked to his mother.

PAST PERFECT TENSE

Yesterday Tom cooked his own dinner.
He began at 7:00 and finished at 7:30.
at 8:00 his mother came into the
kitchen. She offered to cook some
food for Tom, but he (eat, already) ____
had already eaten ___ In other
words, Tom had finished his dinner
before he talked to his mother.

Tomorrow Tom will begin dinner at

7:00 and finish at 7:30. His mother will
come into the kitchen at 8:00. In other
words,
Tom
(eat,
already)
__________________ dinner by the time
his mother walks into the kitchen.

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

Tomorrow Tom will begin dinner at
7:00 and finish at 7:30. His mother will
come into the kitchen at 8:00. In other
words, Tom (eat, already) ___ will
have already eaten ___ dinner by
the time his mother walks into the
kitchen.

Tom began to eat dinner at 7:00

tonight. It is now, at this moment,
7:15. Tom (eat) ______________________
his dinner for 15 minutes, but he
hasnt finished yet. In other words, his
dinner has been in progress for 15
minutes.

PRESENT PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
Tom began to eat dinner at 7:00
tonight. It is now, at this moment,
7:15. Tom (eat) ___ has been eating
___ his dinner for 15 minutes, but he
hasnt finished yet. In other words, his
dinner has been in progress for 15
minutes.

Last week Tom went to a restaurant.

He began to eat at 7:00. At 7:15 Mary
came into the restaurant, saw Tom,
and walked over to say hello. Toms
dinner was still in front of him. He
hadnt finished it yet. In other words,
When Mary walked into the restaurant,
Tom (eat) ________________ dinner.
Toms dinner was in progress when
Mary arrived.

PAST PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
Last week Tom went to a restaurant.
He began to eat at 7:00. At 7:15 Mary
came into the restaurant, saw Tom,
and walked over to say hello. Toms
dinner was still in front of him. He
hadnt finished it yet. In other words,
When Mary walked into the restaurant,
Tom (eat) ___had been eating ___
dinner. Toms dinner was in progress
when Mary arrived.

Tonight Tom will go to a restaurant. He will

begin to eat at 7:00. At 7:15 Mary will
come into the restaurant, see Tom, and
walk over to say hello. Toms dinner will still
be in front of him. He wont have finished it
yet. In other words, when Mary walks into
the
restaurant
tonight,
Tom
(eat)
___________________ diner for 15 minutes.
Toms dinner will have been in progress for
15 minutes by the time Mary arrives.

FUTURE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
Tonight Tom will go to a restaurant.

He will
begin to eat at 7:00. At 7:15 Mary will
come into the restaurant, see Tom, and
walk over to say hello. Toms dinner will still
be in front of him. He wont have finished it
yet. In other words, when Mary walks into
the restaurant tonight, Tom (eat) ___ will
have been eating -__ diner for 15
minutes. Toms dinner will have been in
progress for 15 minutes by the time Mary
arrives.

VERB TENSES
Directions:
Following are some dialogues between
Speaker A and Speaker B. Complete
the dialogues by using the correct
form of the words in parentheses.

Im going to ask you some questions

so that we can practice verb tenses.
What (you, do) __do you do __
every day before you come to class
Name on thing.

I (eat) ___eat___breakfast.

What (you, do) ___did you do___last

night?
Name
three
separate
activities.

Last night I (eat) ____ate___ dinner.

Then, I (visit) __visited__ some
friends, and later I (write) __wrote__
a couple of letters.

What (you, do) __are you doing __

right now? What activity is in
progress now, at this exact moment?

Right now I (talk) __am talking __

to you. I (answer) __am answering
__ your questions.

Where were you at this exact time

yesterday? And what activity was in
progress then?

Let me think. At this time

yesterday, I was at the bookstore. I
(look) __ was looking __ for the
books I needed to buy for this class.

How many questions (I, ask) __have

I asked__ since we began this
exercise?

I think you (ask) __ have asked __

me five or six questions since we
began this exercise.

Where (you, be) __will you be__

tomorrow morning?

I (be) ___ will be

tomorrow morning.

___ in class

What (you, do) __have you been

doing __ for the past five minutes?
In other words, what activity began
five minutes ago and has been in
progress from then until now?

I (talk) ___have been talking __to

you for the five minutes? I started
talking to you five minutes ago, and
I am still talking to you.

Where (you, be) __will you be__

tomorrow morning?

I (be) ___ will be

tomorrow morning.

___ in class

What (you, do) ___will you be

doing ___ at this exact time
tomorrow? In other words, what
activity will be in progress at this
exact time tomorrow?

Right now I am sitting in the

classroom. And at this exact time
tomorrow, I (sit) ___ will be sitting
___ in the classroom.

What (you, do) ___ had you

done____ by the time you got to
class today? In other words, what is
one activity that you had completed
before you arrived in class today?

Well, for one thing, I (eat) ___ had

eaten __ breakfast by the time I
got to class today.

What (you, do) ___ will you have

done ___ by the time you go to bed
tonight? Name one activity that you
will have completed before you go to
bed tonight.

I (eat) ___will have eaten ___

dinner by the time I go to bed
tonight.

so + adjective
+ that

Sammy was so angry that his

friends didnt dare to say anything.

Penny felt so guitly that she would do

anything to make it up to Sammy.

She is so moody that her

friends want to leave her.
Penny felt so grumpy that
her friends didnt want to
talk to her.

so + adverb +
that
Time went by so fast that Penny almost
lost the chance to tell her friends she
was moving to madrid.

Ruben behaves so suspeciously that

Meilin senses something is wrong.
Meilin persuaded so nicely that that
finally agreed to sing on stage.

so + quantifier + noun
+ that
There was so little time that
Penny couldnt talk to her Impala
friends about her moving to madrid.

There was so many people that

Penny felt very nervous on stage.

such + adjective +
noun + that
The Impalas have such a strong bond
that its hard to part from one another.

Penny has such a wonderful memories

that she will write songs about them.

such + noun + that

Adit was such a liar that nobody
wanted to be friends with him.
Japri was such a liar that nobody
wanted to be friends with him.
The graduates were having such
fun that the noise was deafening.