Aspect of a Verb

The aspect of a verb is determined by whether the action is on going or completed.

Examples of Aspect

He took the photos. (simple aspect - no emphasis of completed or on-going action)
He had taken the photos by the time the owner arrived. (perfect aspect - action completed)

Aspect applies equally to the present tense and the future tense.

Here is a table showing how the different aspects are formed in the past, future, and future tenses:

The Simple Aspect (Indefinite Aspect)	Example
simple past tense	I went
simple present tense	I go
simple future tense	I will go
The Perfect Aspect (Completed Aspect)	Example
past perfect tense	I had gone
present perfect tense	I have gone
future perfect tense	I will have gone
The Progressive Aspect (Continuing Aspect)	Example
past progressive tense	I was going
present progressive tense	I am going
future progressive tense	I will be going
The Perfect Progressive Aspect	Example
past perfect progressive tense	I had been going
present perfect progressive tense	I have been going
future perfect progressive tense	I will have been going

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