Active Verb Tenses



Completing SentencesComplete these sentences, using the tense suggested.1. We stand patiently, hoping that ____________________. (use future tense)2. Advertisers seem to believe that ______________________. (use present tense)3. By the time the fog lifted, ___________________________. (use past perfect tense)4. We will leave for Florida as soon as __________________. (use present tense)5. One student keeps repeating what __________________. (use present perfect tense)6. Yesterday our track team competed in a meet that ___________________. (use past tense)7. Before the crew paves a driveway, they always ____________________. (use present tense [habitual action])8. Before the crew paves the driveway, they ______________________. (use future tense [one-time action])9. By the time the letter arrives, _____________________. (use future perfect tense)10. When the final report is published, _____________________. (use future tense)?Active Verb Tenses : This handout gives some examples of the different tenses verbs can have. Simple PresentPresent or Action ConditionGeneral TruthsI hear you.Here comes the bus.There are thirty days in September.Non-action; Habitual ActionFuture TimeI like music.I run on Tuesdays and Sundays.The train leaves at 4:00 p.m.Present ProgressiveActivity in ProgressVerbs of PerceptionI am playing soccer now.He is feeling sad.?Simple PastCompleted ActionCompleted ConditionWe visited the museum yesterday.The weather was rainy last week.?Past ProgressivePast Action that took place over a period of timePast Action interrupted by anotherThey were climbing for twenty-seven days.We were eating dinner when she told me.?FutureWith will/won't — Activity or event that will or won't exist or happen in the futureWith going to — future in relation to circumstances in the presentI'll get up late tomorrow.I won't get up earlyI'm hungry.I'm going to get something to eat.?Present PerfectWith verbs of state that begin in the past and lead up to and include the presentTo express habitual or continued actionHe has lived here for many yearsHe has worn glasses all his life.With events occuring at an indefinited or unspecified time in the past — with ever, never, beforeHave you ever been to Tokyo before??Present Perfect ProgressiveTo express duration of an action that began in the past, has continued into the present, and may continue into the futureDavid has been working for two hours, and he hasn't finished yet.?Past PerfectTo describe a past event or condition completed before another event in the pastIn reported speechWhen I arrived home, he had already called.Jane said that she had gone to the movies.?Future PerfectTo express action that will be completed by or before a specified time in the futureBy next month we will have finished the job.He won't have finished his work until 2:00. ................
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