English Club
English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Verbs: The 12 Basic English Tenses
Information about verb tenses and links to additional information about present, past, and future tenses.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Using the Correct Verb Tense
Verb tense is used to show when an action occurs, whether it is in the past, the present, or the future. [0:56]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Using the Present Progressive Tense
Present progressives describe an action in progress, or something that started in the past and is still happening. It is formed with the helping "to be" verb in the present tense and the present participle of the verb. [0:42]
Other
Isabel's Esl Site: Past Simple Tense
The English past simple is presented clearly, with examples and exercises. ESL students could use this site on their own. Some guidance in Spanish.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Verb Tenses: Grammar Rules
This page explains the three major verb tenses: past, present, and future with examples. It also offers links to information about each of these as well as the perfect, continuous, and perfect continuous of each.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: A Quiz in Identifying Tenses
In this 10 question quiz, students match names of English tenses in one column with sentences that contain those verb tenses (written in all capital letters) in another column by typing the number of the sentence in the boxes provided.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Verb Tenses
This slideshow lesson focuses on 12 verb tenses by providing background and examples of each. The 12 verb tenses are as follows: present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past, past continuous, past...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Present Perfect
A straightforward explanation of how the present perfect tense is formed with a printer-friendly page that is great for note keeping. One free online quiz and test evaluate mastery.
Quia
Quia: Recognizing Verb Tenses
To earn fame and fortune in this game, name the correct tense used in each sentence by selecting it from the four options given. Both Java and HTML versions are provided.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: The Past Participle
View pictures and answer the questions relating to the picture in either the present perfect tense or using the past participle as an adjective. Click the "?" if you are uncertain about an answer.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Sequence of Verb Tenses
This grammar page teaches the sequence of verbs, including simple present and past, present and past perfect, future, future perfect, and infinitive verbs. Includes chart and examples. L.11-12.4b Patterns/changes
abcteach
Abc Teach: Verb Skill Sheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Provides worksheets to use with students explaining the different types of verbs and how to use them. There is one five page mini-unit on simple present, past and future tenses. Also included are a cut...
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Past, Present, or Future Tense
This Skillswise site focuses on verb tenses. Included are a video about why learning about tenses is important, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction, quizzes on the information presented, and games to practice the skill. The...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Managing Time With Tense and Aspect
Using what you've already learned about tense and aspect, use your time wizardry to make sense of these sentences.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Many Verb Tenses Are There in English?
How many different verb tenses are there in a language like English? At first, the answer seems obvious- there's past, present, and future. Anna Ananichuk explains how thanks to something called grammatical aspect, each of those time...
City University of New York
City University of New York: E Recource Center: Grammar Tutorials: Verb Tense
The tutorial contains five exercises addressing correct use of verb tenses. Each exercise contains an explanation of the grammar concept and then an opportunity for students to practice. Students can download pdf of each explanation. The...
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Recent Past (Venir De)
Clear and concise explanation of the expression "venir de." Includes examples and practice exercises, both written and audio, to reinforce proper usage in both the present and imperfect tenses.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Verbs and Verbals
This resource is a grammar primer page that focuses on verbs and verbals. It provides information and practice for verb tenses, verb forms, active and passive voice, and much more. L.9-10.4b Patterns/word changes, L.11-12.4b...
Other
Ez School: Games: Alter Verb Tense
This practice quiz presents a verb and asks students to type in a specific form of the verb, such as the past perfect tense of sleeping.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Helping and Modal Auxiliary Verbs
A helping and modal auxiliary verb site from the Capital Community College. Use this site as a reference tool when learning about modal auxiliary verbs.
Other
Tidewater Community College: Writing Center: Verb Tenses
Writing center guide to verb tenses that dicusses present, present continuous, past, past continuous, future, future continuous, present perfect, and past perfect.
Other
Mr. Fraiha's 4th Grade e.l.a. Website: Progressive Verb Tenses
Learn about progressive verb tenses (present progressive, present continuous, past progressive, past continuous, future progressive, and future continuous) by reading, watching a video [0:52] and taking short online quizzes.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Simple Present
This lesson introduces the simple present tense and how it is used. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Irregular Verbs
An extensive look at verbs in all their various forms and uses. A very valuable and easy to understand resource with many examples.