SHAPE CODING™ System

Level 1 - available only with Part 1 course

Tense & Aspect

Code/Link Target Examples Example(s) using the SHAPE CODING system
TA1 present progressive aux + -ing Sam is cooking. ta1
TA2 present tense copula (am/is/are) Sam is happy / in school. TA2-pres-cop
TA3 modal can/will + infinitive Sam will/can cook. TA3-early-modals
TA4 past tense copula/aux (was) Sam was happy / in school. Sam was cooking TA4-past-cop
ta4
TA5 simple regular past tense –ed Sam cooked (yesterday). TA5-simple-past