Read the following sentences and identify the name of the tense. Some sentences have more than 1 tense—

Hint: look for subj-verb combinations

Simple presentPresent

progressivePresent perfect

Simple pastPast

progressivePast perfect

0. On Jan. 15, 2009, Capt. Sullenberger landed US Airways Flight 1540 on the Hudson River.

1. Some actions and attitudes can increase your chances of survival.

2. In an emergency, think about life goals you have not accomplished yet.

0. Simple past--landed

1. Simple present can increase

2. Simple present think present perfect—have accomplished

3. Dorothy Firman has been interviewing passengers and rescuers of Flight 1549.

4. Continually reevaluate your original plan.

5. Have alternatives in mind.

6. In the moments before the landing, Brad Wenzell had thoughts about his daughter.

7. Once out, they had to survive icy, dangerous conditions.

8. For emotional support, seek out others who have survived traumas similar to yours.

3. Pres perf prog has been interviewing

4. Simple pres reevaluate

5. Simple pres have

6. Simple past had

7. Simple past had to survive

8. S. pres seek out pres perf have survived

Quiz on Wednesday—identify verb forms and verb tenses

9. Dave Sanderson was accidentally forced into near-freezing water by a rescue boat.

10.Others were boarding the rescue boat.

11.Darren Beck and Don Norton, who work together but had not been close, became friends.

9. S. past –passive voice was forced = be + past participle (-ed) unit 18

10.Past progressive --were boarding

11.simple pres.—work

past perfect– had been simple past--became

Verb forms used

• Simple present =

base form of verb• Pres prog = be

is/am/are + pres participle

(-ing)• Pres. perfect = have

has/have + past part (-ed)

• Simple past =

simple past form• Past prog = be

was/were + pres part (ing)

• Past perfect = have

had + past participle (-ed)

been has two functions--1) main verb (been) past participle for the

perfect 2) aux verb (been) + (mv)present part. for progressive

• Pres. perfect progressive =

[has/have + [been]_ + pres. participle (-ing)]

[ perfect (mv) ]

[ (aux verb) progressive ]

• Past perfect progressive =

[had + [been] + pres. participle (-ing)]

[ perfect (mv) ]

[ (aux verb) progressive ]

Go back to the example of passive voice. What is

different?• Dave Sanderson was forced into near-

freezing water.

Look at the verb form.

was forced = be + past participle NOT

have + past participle

be + past participle = passive voice

have + past participle = present or past perfect