Verb Tenses - Present TENSE TIMELINE TIMEFRAME EXPLANATION FORM VERB Present tense Now present happening at the present you talk – time time he, she talks I talk every day. X we talk they talk Past Present Future third-person singular, + “s” Present Now present happening at the present use verb to be-plus form – “ing” Continuous time time, but there is of verb X XX movement or progress Ex: you are talking I am talking to you (continuing action) he is talking Past Present Future now. we are talking they are talking Present Perfect Past, but action happened in the use or has” and past “have continues to past, but is some participle of verb I have talked to her have connection to the present Ex: you have talked for several years. importance to may still be he, she has talked Past Present Future the present happening in the present we have talked they have talked Present Perfect Past, but has action happened in past, Use been or has been” “have Continuous connection to but continues up to the plus form of verb “ing” XXXXXX present, and present, and there is Ex: you have been talking I have been talking there is movement or progress he, she has been talking Past Present Future to her for over an movement or (continuing action) we have been talking hour. progress they have been talking
Verb Tenses - Present TENSE TIMELINE TIMEFRAME EXPLANATION FORM VERB Present tense I talk every day. X Past Present Future Now – present time happening at the present time you talk he, she talks we talk they talk third-person singular, + “s” Present Continuous I am talking to you now. X XX Past Present Future Now – present time happening at the present time, but there is movement or progress (continuing action) use verb to be-plus “ing” form of verb Ex: you are talking he is talking we are talking they are talking Present Perfect I have talked to her for several years. Past Present Future Past, but continues to have importance to the present action happened in the past, but is some connection to the present may still be happening in the present use “have or has” and past participle of verb Ex: you have talked he, she has talked we have talked they have talked Present Perfect Continuous I have been talking to her for over an hour. XXXXXX Past Present Future Past, but has connection to present, and there is movement or progress action happened in past, but continues up to the present, and there is movement or progress (continuing action) Use “have been or has been” plus “ing” form of verb Ex: you have been talking he, she has been talking we have been talking they have been talking
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