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Lesson (A) Simple Past Tense
Lesson (B) Simple Present Tense
1. Helen baked an apple pie for dessert.
2. Julie drove to the store yesterday.
1. Dave works at the Happy Burger Hut.
2. He finds the course rather difficult.
Lesson (C) Simple Future Tense
1. Jenny will meet her sister for lunch this afternoon .
2. He will fly to Boston next Wednesday.
Lesson (D) Past Perfect Tense
1. Sue had drawn a picture to give to her mother.
2. The boys had gone outside to play.
Lesson (F) Future Perfect Tense
1. After today, I will have seen that movie eight times.
2. Sean will have swum faster than anyone else on the team.
Lesson (G) Past Progressive Tense
1. The child was blowing bubbles in the yard.
2. They were running to get away from the ferocious lion.
Lesson (E) Present Perfect Tense
1. The bell has rung already.
2. They have finished their work.
Lesson (H) Present Progressive Tense
1. Henry is making a nuisance of himself.
2. I am doing my homework.
Lesson (I) Future Progressive Tense
1. The workers will be laying the foundation for the building tomorrow.
2. She will be teaching the children geometry this afternoon.
Lesson (J) Past Perfect Progressive Tense
1. Dave had been resting in his hammock all afternoon.
2. The children had been playing outside until it got cooler.
Lesson (K) Present Perfect Progressive Tense
1. Bob has been riding horses since he was nine years old.
2. We have been opening the windows to get some fresh air.
Lesson (L) Future Perfect Progressive Tense
1. Jerry will have been speaking to the group for three hours now.
2. They will have been baking nonstop since early this morning.
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Language Arts: Verb Tenses - Lessons Answer Key
