Tenses

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1. 1Present, past and progressiveWhich tense it is, how verbs change, and actions in progress.
   • Present and past tense
   • The progressive form
   • Past tense: irregular verbs
   Explanation: Look for the time word · Look for is, am, are, was or were plus -ing · Say it with yesterdayFrom year 4 · 38
2. 2The perfect tensesHas eaten and had eaten: the past participle after have, has and had.
   • The present perfect
   • The past perfect
   Explanation: Have or has, then the past participle · Had, then the past participleFrom year 5 · 24
3. 3Present and past tenseIs the verb in the present or the past?
   • Present and past tense
   Explanation: Look for the time wordFrom year 4 · 12
4. 4The progressive formIs running, was playing: actions in progress.
   • The progressive form
   Explanation: Look for is, am, are, was or were plus -ingFrom year 4 · 12
5. 5Past tense: irregular verbsWent, saw, ate: verbs that do not end in -ed.
   • Past tense: irregular verbs
   Explanation: Say it with yesterdayFrom year 4 · 14
6. 6The present perfectHas eaten, have seen: the past participle.
   • The present perfect
   Explanation: Have or has, then the past participleFrom year 5 · 14
7. 7The past perfectHad finished: something that was already done.
   • The past perfect
   Explanation: Had, then the past participleFrom year 7 · 10