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Sentences in the simple, progressive and perfect present, past and future tense

I can identify and use the simple, progressive or perfect present, past or future tense.

New
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Year 6

Sentences in the simple, progressive and perfect present, past and future tense

I can identify and use the simple, progressive or perfect present, past or future tense.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The simple, progressive and perfect tense can denote present, past or future action.
  2. The progressive tense is a tense that makes use of an auxiliary verb from the infinitive 'to be' with the main verb.
  3. The progressive tense denotes ongoing action.
  4. The perfect tense is a tense that makes use of an auxiliary verb from the infinitive 'to have' with the main verb.
  5. The perfect tense often refers to action that has finished.

Common misconception

Pupils may believe that verbs based on 'to have' and 'to be' are **always** auxiliary verbs.

Emphasise that when these verbs are on their own, they are just a main verb - they only change the tense when acting as an auxiliary verb.

Keywords

  • Verb - a doing, being or having word

  • Simple tense - a tense that does not make use of an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb except in the future tense

  • Progressive tense - a tense that denotes ongoing action and uses an auxiliary verb based on 'to be'

  • Perfect tense - made using an auxiliary verb based on the infinitive ‘to have’ and a past tense form of the main verb

  • Auxiliary verb - the helping verb that is always paired with the main verb

Encourage pupils throughout this lesson to say sentences aloud - in most cases, they will be able to spot and correct tense errors based on what 'sounds right'. Emphasise that we often vary tense within a sentence to maintain sense.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What kind of word is a verb?
Correct answer: a being word
Correct answer: a doing word
an owning word
Correct answer: a having word
Q2.
Tick the words that can be used as verbs.
Correct answer: was
Correct answer: said
local
regular
Correct answer: hasn't
Q3.
Which sentence shows an action happening in the past?
I am studying French.
Correct answer: I studied French last year.
I will study French at secondary school.
Q4.
Which sentence shows action happening in the present?
She practised every day for a month.
Correct answer: She practises every day after school.
She will practise tonight.
Q5.
Put these sentences in order from the past to the future.
1 - I washed the car last week.
2 - I wash the car every week.
3 - I will wash the car next week.
Q6.
Tick the sentence which uses the correct tense throughout.
When I woke up, I brush my teeth.
When I wake up, I brushed my teeth.
Correct answer: When I woke up, I brushed my teeth.

6 Questions

Q1.
What type of tense uses auxiliary verbs based on 'to have'?
simple tenses
Correct answer: perfect tenses
progressive tenses
Q2.
Tick all the sentences using a perfect tense.
Correct answer: We have known this all along.
Correct answer: He has played football for 7 years.
We played cricket on the beach.
I knew she was listening.
Q3.
Which type of tense uses an auxiliary verb based on 'to be'?
Correct answer: progressive tenses
simple tenses
perfect tenses
Q4.
Tick all the sentences that use a progressive tense.
She waited for me for ages.
Correct answer: She was waiting for me for ages.
Correct answer: We were learning a lot about each other.
We learned a lot about each other.
Q5.
Which simple tense uses an auxiliary verb?
simple past
simple present
Correct answer: simple future
Q6.
Which verb form completes this sentence? 'Since July, I __________ a lot about geography.'
learning
am learning
Correct answer: have learned