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English Verb Tenses Group

What is a verb tense group?

A verb tense group consists of a main verb tense and an auxiliary verb or a verb.

Any combination on of verbs can be used to create a verb tense group.

Verb groups are needed in certain kinds of sentence structures according to the type of verb.

Examples:

  • I am going to the store.
  • The teachers have been teaching for many years.
  • The have sung for a long time.