3. 1. SIMPLE ASPECT
The simple aspect of the verb
denotes facts or statements and
habitual actions.
Example:
1. He goes to church every morning.
2. The boys clean the room daily.
4. 2. PERFECT ASPECT
It expresses the consequences
resulting from a previous action or
state.
Formula in forming a perfect aspect:
HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE (-en/-ed/-d)
Example:
1. We have decided to live there
permanently.
5. 2. John has started his homework.
3. She had finished the test.
4. My grandfather had written a love
letter.
5. He might have missed the train.
6. 3. PROGRESSIVE ASPECT
Denotes ongoing actions in the
present, past and future time.
Formula in forming a progressive aspect:
‘’TO BE’’ verb + PRESENT PARTICIPLE
(-ing)
TO BE verbs: was, were, is, are, am, will
Examples of present participle:
Writing, going, working, painting etc.
7. Example:
1. I am going to meet my classmates in
from the gate.
TO BE
verb
Present
participle
2. The whale is eating plankton.
3. I am leaving.
4. They will be acting.
5. We were driving for seven hours.
8. 4. PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Denotes a past event that is
ongoing or in progress for a period of
time.
Formula in forming a progressive aspect:
HAVE + BEEN + PRESENT PARTICIPLE
Example:
1. I have not been seeing my best
friends here in Cebu all week.
9. 2. The dog has been eating meat.
3. We had been driving on a small dirt
road when a rock flew up and hit our
windshield.
4. They had been cooking for only an
hour before their guests arrived.
5. Next year, we will have been
working together for 15 years.
10. SIMPLE PERFECT
HAVE + PAST
PARTICIPLE
(-en/-ed/-d)
PROGRESSIVE
‘’TO BE’’ verb +
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
(-ing)
PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
HAVE + BEEN + PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
Walk Have/Has
Walked
am/is/are
walking
Has/Have
been walking
Wrote Had written
was/were
writing
Had been
writing
Will
talk
Will have
talked
Will be
talking
Will have
been talking
13. ENGLISH QUIZ # 1 Date: __________
Direction: Identify the underlined verbs in each
sentence. Then write SIMPLE, PERFECT,
PROGRESSIVE or PERFECT PROGRESSIVE.
1. We had considered several alternative plans.
2. The architect is explaining his plan.
3. Susan will have been working for two hours by 9 a.m.
4. We spotted a bird with red wings and tail.
5. They are discussing important political issues.
14. Direction: Complete the table below.
SIMPLE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
drink (6) am/is/are drinking Has/Have been
drinking
(7) Had danced was/were
dancing
Had been dancing
will play will have played (8) Will have been
talking
watched Had watched Was/were
watching
(9)
count (10) am/is/are counting Has/Have been
counting
15. ANSWER KEY!
Direction: Identify the underlined verbs in each
sentence. Then write SIMPLE, PERFECT,
PROGRESSIVE or PERFECT PROGRESSIVE.
1. We had considered several alternative plans.
2. The architect is explaining his plan.
3. Susan will have been working for two hours by 9 a.m.
4. We spotted a bird with red wings and tail.
5. They are discussing important political issues.
PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
SIMPLE
PROGRESSIVE
16. Direction: Complete the table below.
SIMPLE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
drink (6) am/is/are drinking Has/Have been
drinking
(7) Had danced was/were
dancing
Had been dancing
will play will have played (8) Will have been
talking
watched Had watched Was/were
watching
(9)
count (10) am/is/are counting Has/Have been
counting
6. have/has
drinked
7. danced
8. will be
playing
9. had been
watching
10. have/has
counted