Verb Conjugation
To Review: Every verb has 4
Principle Parts
Present
Present Participle
Past
Past Participle
gather
(am) gathering
gathered
(have) gathered
sink
(am) sinking
sank
(have) sunk
shake
(am) shaking
shook
(have) shaken
Your four principle parts are helpful, so it is a good
idea to write them down before you start
conjugating any verb.
Conjugating verbs:
• In English, each verb has two forms: basic and
progressive.
• Each form has six tenses: present, past, future
present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect.
• Today, we are just looking at basic, and only the
first three tenses.
Grow,(am)growing, grew,(have)grown
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I grow
You grow
He/she/it grows
We grow
You grow
They grow
Past
I grew
You grew
He/she/it grew
We grew
You grew
They grew
Future
I will/shall grow
You will grow
He/she/it will grow
We will/shall grow
You will grow
They will grow
Tear, (am) tearing, tore, (have) torn
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I tear
You tear
He/she/it tears
We tear
You tear
They tear
Past
I tore
You tore
He/she/it tore
We tore
You tore
They tore
Future
I will tear
You will tear
He/she/it will tear
We tear
You tear
They tear
Eat, (am) eating, ate, (have) eaten
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I eat
You eat
He/she/it eats
We eat
You eat
They eat
Past
I ate
You ate
He/she/it ate
We ate
You ate
They ate
Future
I will/shall eat
You will eat
He/she/it will eat
We will/shall eat
You will eat
They will eat
Drink, (am) drinking, drank, (have) drunk
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I drink
You drink
He/she/it drinks
We drink
You drink
They drink
Past
I drank
You drank
He/she/it drank
We drank
You drank
They drank
Future
I will drink
You will drink
He/she/it will drink
We will drink
You will drink
They will drink
Conjugating verbs:
• In English, each verb has two forms: basic and
progressive.
• Each form has six tenses: present, past, future
present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect.
• Today, we are just looking at basic and its six
tenses.
Perfect tenses:
• Used to show completed action.
• Present = I teach English.
• Present Perfect = I have taught English.
• Also used to show incomplete action
• Present = I live with my wife.
• Present Perfect = I have lived with my wife for 9 years.
Perfect tenses:
• Use the past participle for all perfect tenses.
Drop, (am)dropping, dropped, (have) dropped
Spring, (am) springing, sprang, (have) sprung
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I spring
You spring
He/she/it springs
We spring
You spring
They spring
Past
I sprang
You sprang
He/she/it sprang
We sprang
You sprang
They sprang
Future
I will spring
You will spring
He/she/it will spring
We will spring
You will spring
They will spring
Present Perfect
I have sprung
You have sprung
He/she/it has sprung
We have sprung
You have sprung
They have sprung
Past Perfect
I had sprung
You had sprung
He/she/it had sprung
We had sprung
You had sprung
They had sprung
Future Perfect
I will have sprung
We will have spring
You will have sprung
You will have sprung
He/she/it will have sprung They will have sprung
Weave, (am)weaving, wove, (have) woven
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I weave
You weave
He/she/it weaves
We weave
You weave
They weave
Past
I wove
You wove
He/she/it wove
We wove
You wove
They wove
Future
I will weave
You will weave
He/she/it will weave
We will weave
You will weave
They will weave
Present Perfect
I have woven
You have woven
He/she/it has woven
We have woven
You have woven
They have woven
Past Perfect
I had woven
You had woven
He/she/it had woven
We had woven
You had woven
They had woven
Future Perfect
I will have woven
We will have woven
You will have woven
You will have woven
He/she/it will have woven They will have woven
Write
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Past
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Future
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Present Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Past Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Future Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Write
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Past
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Future
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Present Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Past Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Future Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Write
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Past
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Future
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Present Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Past Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Future Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Write
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Past
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Future
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Present Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Past Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Future Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Write, (am) writing, wrote, (have) written
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I write
You write
He/she/it writes
We write
You write
They write
Past
I wrote
You wrote
He/she/it wrote
We wrote
You wrote
They wrote
Future
I will write
You will write
He/she/it will write
We will write
You will write
They will write
Present Perfect
I have written
You have written
He/she/it has written
We have written
You have written
They have written
Past Perfect
I had written
You had written
He/she/it had written
We had written
You had written
They had written
Future Perfect
I will have written
You will have written
He/she/it will have written
We will have written
You will have written
They will have written
Spring, (am)springing, sprang, (have) sprung
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I spring
You spring
He/she/it springs
We spring
You spring
They spring
Past
I sprang
You sprang
He/she/it sprang
We sprang
You sprang
They sprang
Future
I will spring
You will spring
He/she/it will spring
We will spring
You will spring
They will spring
Present Perfect
I have sprung
You have sprung
He/she/it has sprung
We have sprung
You have sprung
They have sprung
Past Perfect
I had sprung
You had sprung
He/she/it had sprung
We had sprung
You had sprung
They had sprung
Future Perfect
I will have sprung
We will have sprung
You will have sprung
You will have sprung
He/she/it will have sprung They will have sprung
Weave, (am) weaving, wove, (have) woven
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I weave
You weave
He/she/it weaves
We weave
You weave
They weave
Past
I wove
You wove
He/she/it wove
We wove
You wove
They wove
Future
I will weave
You will weave
He/she/it will weave
We will weave
You will weave
They will weave
Present Perfect
I have woven
You have woven
He/she/it has woven
We have woven
You have woven
They have woven
Past Perfect
I had woven
You had woven
He/she/it had woven
We had woven
You had woven
They had woven
Future Perfect
I will have woven
We will have woven
You will have woven
You will have woven
He/she/it will have woven They will have woven
Weave, (am) weaving, wove, (have) woven
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I weave
You weave
He/she/it weaves
We weave
You weave
They weave
Past
I wove
You wove
He/she/it wove
We wove
You wove
They wove
Future
I will weave
You will weave
He/she/it will weave
We will weave
You will weave
They will weave
Present Perfect
I have woven
You have woven
He/she/it has woven
We have woven
You have woven
They have woven
Past Perfect
I had woven
You had woven
He/she/it had woven
We had woven
You had woven
They had woven
Future Perfect
I will have woven
We will have woven
You will have woven
You will have woven
He/she/it will have woven They will have woven
Weave, (am)weaving, wove, (have) woven
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I weave
You weave
He/she/it weaves
We weave
You weave
They weave
Past
I wove
You wove
He/she/it wove
We wove
You wove
They wove
Future
I will weave
You will weave
He/she/it will weave
We will weave
You will weave
They will weave
Present Perfect
I have woven
You have woven
He/she/it has woven
We have woven
You have woven
They have woven
Past Perfect
I had woven
You had woven
He/she/it had woven
We had woven
You had woven
They had woven
Future Perfect
I will have woven
We will have woven
You will have woven
You will have woven
He/she/it will have woven They will have woven
Spring, (am) springing, sprang, (have) sprung
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I spring
You spring
He/she/it springs
We spring
You spring
They spring
Past
I sprang
You sprang
He/she/it sprang
We sprang
You sprang
They sprang
Future
I will spring
You will spring
He/she/it will spring
We will spring
You will spring
They will spring
Present Perfect
I have sprung
You have sprung
He/she/it has sprung
We have sprung
You have sprung
They have sprung
Past Perfect
I had sprung
You had sprung
He/she/it had sprung
We had sprung
You had sprung
They had sprung
Future Perfect
I will have sprung
We will have sprung
You will have sprung
You will have sprung
He/she/it will have sprung They will have sprung
Spring, (am) springing, sprang, (have) sprung
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I spring
You spring
He/she/it springs
We spring
You spring
They spring
Past
I sprang
You sprang
He/she/it sprang
We sprang
You sprang
They sprang
Future
I will spring
You will spring
He/she/it will spring
We will spring
You will spring
They will spring
Present Perfect
I have sprung
You have sprung
He/she/it has sprung
We have sprung
You have sprung
They have sprung
Past Perfect
I had sprung
You had sprung
He/she/it had sprung
We had sprung
You had sprung
They had sprung
Future Perfect
I will have sprung
We will have sprung
You will have sprung
You will have sprung
He/she/it will have sprung They will have sprung
Spring, (am) springing, sprang, (have) sprung
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I spring
You spring
He/she/it springs
We spring
You spring
They spring
Past
I sprang
You sprang
He/she/it sprang
We sprang
You sprang
They sprang
Future
I will spring
You will spring
He/she/it will spring
We will spring
You will spring
They will spring
Present Perfect
I have sprung
You have sprung
He/she/it has sprung
We have sprung
You have sprung
They have sprung
Past Perfect
I had sprung
You had sprung
He/she/it had sprung
We had sprung
You had sprung
They had sprung
Future Perfect
I will have sprung
We will have sprung
You will have sprung
You will have sprung
He/she/it will have sprung They will have sprung
Weave, (am) weaving, wove, (have) woven
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I weave
You weave
He/she/it weaves
We weave
You weave
They weave
Past
I wove
You wove
He/she/it wove
We wove
You wove
They wove
Future
I will weave
You will weave
He/she/it will weave
We will weave
You will weave
They will weave
Present Perfect
I have woven
You have woven
He/she/it has woven
We have woven
You have woven
They have woven
Past Perfect
I had woven
You had woven
He/she/it had woven
We had woven
You had woven
They had woven
Future Perfect
I will have woven
We will have woven
You will have woven
You will have woven
He/she/it will have woven They will have woven
Stop
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Past
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Future
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Present Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Past Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Future Perfect
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Conjugating verbs:
• In English, each verb has two forms: basic and
progressive.
• Each form has six tenses: present, past, future
present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect.
• Today, we are just looking at progressive and its
first three tenses.
Progressive tenses:
• Used to show an event that is in progress.
• Basic Present = I teach English.
• Progressive Present = I am teaching English.
Progressive tenses:
• Use the present participle for all progressive tenses.
Drop, (am)dropping, dropped, (have) dropped
Progressive Form:
Grow,(am)growing, grew,(have)grown
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present progressive
I am growing
You are growing
He/she/it is growing
We are growing
You are growing
They are growing
Past progressive
I was growing
You were growing
He/she/it was growing
We were growing
You were growing
They were growing
Future progressive
I will be growing
You will be growing
He/she/it will be growing
We will be growing
You will be growing
They will be growing
Progressive Form:
Run, (am) running, ran, (have) run
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present progressive
I am running
You are running
He/she/it is running
We are running
You are running
They are running
Past progressive
I was running
You were running
He/she/it was running
We were running
You were running
They were running
Future progressive
I will be running
You will be running
He/she/it will be running
We will be running
You will be running
They will be running
Progressive Form:
Run,
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present progressive
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Past progressive
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Future progressive
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Progressive Form:
Run, (am) running, ran, (have) run
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
I am running
You are running
He/she/it is running
We are running
You are running
They are running
Past
I was running
You were running
He/she/it was running
We were running
You were running
They were running
Future
I will be running
You will be running
He/she/it will be running
We will be running
You will be running
They will be running
Progressive Form:
Run,(am) running, ran, (have) run
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present progressive
I am running
You are running
He/she/it is running
We are running
You are running
They are running
Past progressive
I was running
You were running
He/she/it was running
We were running
You were running
They were running
Future progressive
I will be running
You will be running
He/she/it will be running
We will be running
You will be running
They will be running
Progressive Form:
Run, (am) running, ran, (have) run
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present progressive
I am running
You are running
He/she/it is running
We are running
You are running
They are running
Past progressive
I was running
You were running
He/she/it was running
We were running
You were running
They were running
Future progressive
I will be running
You will be running
He/she/it will be running
We will be running
You will be running
They will be running
Progressive Form:
Run, (am) running, ran, (have) run
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present progressive
I am running
You are running
He/she/it is running
We are running
You are running
They are running
Past progressive
I was running
You were running
He/she/it was running
We were running
You were running
They were running
Future progressive
I will be running
You will be running
He/she/it will be running
We will be running
You will be running
They will be running
Write a sentence about the given
subject with the given verb in the
given tense.
Ex. Mommy, rock (present progressive)
Mommy is rocking the baby.
1. You, make (past progressive)
2. The bears, climb (future progressive)
3. We, go (present progressive)
4. The temperature, drop (past progressive)
5. I, hope (future progressive)
Conjugating verbs:
• In English, each verb has two forms: basic and
progressive.
• Each form has six tenses: present, past, future
present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect.
• Today, we are just looking at progressive and all six
tenses.
Perfect Progressive tenses:
• Used to show an event that just stopped being in
progress.
• Basic Present = I teach English.
• Present Perfect Progressive = I have been teaching
English.
Perfect Progressive tenses:
• Use the present participle with the helping verb
“been” for all progressive tenses.
Drop, (am)dropping, dropped, (have) dropped
Progressive Form:
Grow,(am)growing, grew,(have)grown
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present
progressive
I am growing
You are growing
He/she/it is growing
We are growing
You are growing
They are growing
Past progressive
I was growing
You were growing
He/she/it was growing
We were growing
You were growing
They were growing
Future
progressive
I will be growing
You will be growing
He/she/it will be growing
We will be growing
You will be growing
They will be growing
Present perfect
progressive
I have been growing
You have been growing
He/she/it has been growing
We have been growing
You have been growing
They have been growing
Past prefect
progressive
I had been growing
You had been growing
He/she/it had been growing
We had been growing
You had been growing
They had been growing
Future perfect
progressive
I will have been growing
You will have been growing
He/she/it will have been growing
We will have been growing
You will have been growing
They will have been growing
Write
Tense
Singular
Plural
Present progressive
I am
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Past progressive
I was
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Future progressive
I will be
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Present Perfect
progressive
I have
You have
He/she/it
We
You
They
Past Perfect
progressive
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Future Perfect
progressive
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Write a sentence about the given
subject with the given verb in the
given tense.
Ex. Mommy, rock (present perfect progressive)
Mommy has been rocking the baby for thirty
minutes.
1. You, make (past perfect progressive)
2. The squirrels, climb (future perfect progressive)
3. We, go (present perfect progressive)
4. The rain, fall (past perfect progressive)
5. I, watch (future perfect progressive)
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
The falcon has been
eating all of the mice.
Present perfect
progressive.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
We will have been
married 10 years.
Future perfect
progressive.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
Spider-man has been
swinging around
Manhattan.
Present perfect
progressive.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
Clarence had been
getting to know
Simone for two weeks.
Past perfect
progressive.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
Panthers walk taller
than the rest.
Present.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
Greg has lost his mind.
Present perfect.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
I am going home now.
Present progressive.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
You had been living
here for a year.
Past perfect
progressive.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
The cheese was turning
green.
Past progressive.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
They ate it anyway.
Past.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
I have eaten worse.
Present perfect.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
On Friday, I will have
been driving for a year.
future perfect
progressive.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
He was running away.
Past progressive.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
The soldier will stand
his ground.
Future.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
Stairs have tried to kill
me more than once.
Present perfect.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
Animals want to be
free.
Present.
Identify the verb tense of the
underlined verb in the sentence.
Some butterflies are
going extinct.
Present progressive.