Past progressive verbs express actions that began in the past and were continuous, but did not continue into the present. In the past progressive tense, the main verb is paired with the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were) to show that the action occurred continually in the past. She was always saying stuff like that. Students must either label the tense of the verb or choose the correct verb tense in a sentence. Simple and Perfect Tenses are tested. The Twelve Tenses of English. PRESENT (main verb) I study English. He studies English. PAST (past tense of main verb) I studied English. He studied English. FUTURE (will or shall + main verb) I will study English. He will study English. PRESENT PERFECT (have or has + past participle of verb) I have studied English. He has studied English. The Present Progressive Tense If you got a score of 4 or less in the practice exercises, please review the notes on present progressive tense before taking the quiz. Please look over the uploaded "Learning about Verbs" notes in Quia and check whether there are other facts you need to include in your Cheat Sheet. Okay, so now you've seen an overview of all the English verb forms. First of all, remember that this lesson is meant to give you the big picture. You've seen what connects different English verb tenses, and how verb forms are different from each other. However, you've seen the most general connections and differences. Are you looking for a regular verb list? If so, you have come to the right place! A regular verb is one that is conjugated in a traditional form. For example, "bake" is a regular verb because the past tense is "baked" and the future tense is "will bake." However, a word such as "write" is an irregular verb, because the Note: the nosotros forms for -ar and -ir verbs are the same in both preterite and present tenses: hablamos, vivimos. The preterite is used for actions that can be viewed as single events. Ella camino por el parque. She walked throu