Present, Present Progressive and Past Tense Practice

Using a fill-in-the-blank format learners explore the use of present/past/future verbs. This 41-question activity upper elementary and older students in an ESL class would get a good background in the use of verbs.

Why is it so important to have consistent verb tense when writing? Discuss some of the implications with your middle and high school classes. Examples are provided, and both incorrect and corrected sentences are shown. There's a lot of...

Clarify the difference between different verb tenses with a short, informative language arts video. The instructor guides learners through past, present, and future simple tenses; as well as the perfect, progressive, and perfect...

An explanation with examples of past progressive verb tense in sentences.

This video lesson focuses on choosing a present tense; it discusses present tense and when to use it. It lists and discusses each of the four types of present tense -- simple present, present progressive (also called present continuous),...

This video lesson focuses on the choosing the correct form of a present tense verb. She uses 3 different base words and takes them through forming all forms of the present tense and what must be included in each: simple present, present...

This slideshow lesson discusses the past continuous tense, also referred to as the past progressive tense. It defines the tense, explains what is needed to form the tense, and provides examples.

Help your pupils keep their simple, perfect, and progressive tenses straight with a reference page. Each verb tense is paired with a definition and at least one sample sentence.

This page explains the three major verb tenses: past, present, and future with examples. It also offers links to information about each of these as well as the perfect, continuous, and perfect continuous of each.

An explanation with examples of present perfect progressive verb tense in sentences.