https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-verb/verb-aspect-simple-progressive-and-perfect/v/intro-to-aspect 2026-07-14T18:40:53.83261645Z Introduction to verb aspect If verb tense allows you to control the past, the present, and the future, then aspect gives you even finer control over time. Within past, present, and future tenses, there are four "mini tenses," or aspects, to explore: simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive. David Rheinstrom video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/_ZqZORxb5TDAasW4-LxyVZWKg44wSKsayPkMK0a8-tDczL8T4U8YJNgcrkei-QECq10SdKZm-JjB1q3I7_CZNiBv Introduction to verb aspect If verb tense allows you to control the past, the present, and the future, then aspect gives you even finer control over time. Within past, present, and future tenses, there are four "mini tenses," or aspects, to explore: simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/r7Psg-4vvsA.mp4/r7Psg-4vvsA.mp4 110 Verb aspects https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-and-6th-grade-grammar/x90cef5375e9bcad6:verbs-5/x90cef5375e9bcad6:verb-aspects-5/a/simple-and-progressive-aspects-5 2026-07-09T14:30:37.64511089Z Simple and progressive aspects Learn to form the simple and progressive verb aspects. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-verb/verb-aspect-simple-progressive-and-perfect/v/simple-aspect 2021-09-02T15:20:35.158460229Z Simple aspect Verb aspect allows a speaker to give even more information about when an event took place or is going to take place. The simple aspect of a verb is the same as its past, present, and future tenses, such as "I walked," "I walk," and "I will walk."  video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/Zu3NXdt3sc6hEuVTgcFQk3HQ1aCCoc6ybqenE6yDuJja8oJQzj3tg4oRI_m_xrq1FvBu7C_1kp1C46cZZRdHvT089g Simple aspect Verb aspect allows a speaker to give even more information about when an event took place or is going to take place. The simple aspect of a verb is the same as its past, present, and future tenses, such as "I walked," "I walk," and "I will walk."  https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/_JXcMl8Hqjo.mp4/_JXcMl8Hqjo.mp4 92 Verb aspects https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-verb/verb-aspect-simple-progressive-and-perfect/v/progressive-aspect 2021-09-02T15:20:35.158460229Z Progressive aspect We use the progressive aspect to express that a verb action is ongoing, as in "I am eating." video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/JMmCXEgZZ-ZqRJ6_XWBNDXbEupYclzYr9_Ies4Kr3tlkfGM0sSy4_ayIqOxyp9gmTzO577ZkcGKA7FGUbRrW84Nl Progressive aspect We use the progressive aspect to express that a verb action is ongoing, as in "I am eating." https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/-PhyqbvnoCg.mp4/-PhyqbvnoCg.mp4 165 Verb aspects https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-and-6th-grade-grammar/x90cef5375e9bcad6:verbs-5/x90cef5375e9bcad6:verb-aspects-5/e/simple-and-progressive-aspects-5 2026-07-08T23:40:45.874044968Z Simple and progressive aspects Learn how to use the simple and progressive aspects. Heather M. Meston exercise https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-and-6th-grade-grammar/x90cef5375e9bcad6:verbs-5/x90cef5375e9bcad6:verb-aspects-5/a/perfect-and-perfect-progressive-aspects-5 2026-07-09T14:30:37.64511089Z Perfect and perfect progressive aspects Learn about the perfect and perfect progressive verb aspects. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-verb/verb-aspect-simple-progressive-and-perfect/v/perfect-aspect 2021-09-02T15:20:35.158460229Z Perfect aspect You use the perfect verb aspect to express when an action is completed, like "I have done the dishes." video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/pEp3YtRr4vsBtXmFL2TNBmimaIr6_z8OpZOTN5raBGGIFakuJa5U_ULIcQdGTxcpsBS5Kt5WdnK4y9fTnN6Yp421 Perfect aspect You use the perfect verb aspect to express when an action is completed, like "I have done the dishes." https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/858npSa0rgc.mp4/858npSa0rgc.mp4 151 Verb aspects https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-verb/verb-aspect-and-modal-verbs/v/perfect-progressive-aspect-the-parts-of-speech-grammar 2020-11-10T16:12:09Z Perfect progressive aspect We use the perfect progressive aspect to talk about an action that was once ongoing, but has since completed, like "I had been waiting for twenty minutes." video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/qyYByvqP-k-gwLdhZt0PN-rN3TG8tlwMkcyUW8K66X88-cmPDaJPlwcKfNUhnGnZoSJ_LWJ88hskwDtDTCnVGRFs Perfect progressive aspect We use the perfect progressive aspect to talk about an action that was once ongoing, but has since completed, like "I had been waiting for twenty minutes." https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/UORrFsnRCr8.mp4/UORrFsnRCr8.mp4 131 Verb aspects https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-and-6th-grade-grammar/x90cef5375e9bcad6:verbs-5/x90cef5375e9bcad6:verb-aspects-5/e/perfect-and-perfect-progressive-aspects-5 2026-07-08T23:40:45.874044968Z Perfect and perfect progressive aspects Practice using the perfect and perfect progressive aspects. Heather M. Meston exercise