EXAMPLES

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

• She takes care of herself.
• I use a very simple phone as I don’t like to waste money.
• Ram doesn’t travel by bus as he has a bike.
• Do you understand English?
• Does it rain in your village?
• Do you share your secrets with your friends?
• Why does she argue with him always?
• With whom does she stay in Pune?
• What do you do in free time?
• Where do you park your bike?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• She is explaining something.
• We are learning English.
• It is raining heavily.
• They are not contributing in this social cause.
• He is not understanding the severeness of this act.
• Are you feeling cold?
• Is he asking you something?
• Why are they asking so many questions?
• What is she doing there?
• For whom are you buying this gift?
PRESENT PERFECT
• I have deposited the cheque.
• They have filed a complaint against him.
• The engine has not started yet.
• Everyone has accepted the new policies.
• I have not claimed for my share of property.
• Has he cleared the exam?
• Have you gone through the terms and conditions?
• Why has he rejected the job proposal?
• What have your parents given you on your birthday?
 • Where has he bought a new house?

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

• She has been reading the book since morning.
• We have been blindly following the superstition since ages.
• The train has been moving for two hours.
• I have been consoling him for last 20 minutes but he is not ready
to understand.
• The dynasty has been ruling for centuries.
SIMPLE PAST
• He reached there.
• I helped her in studies.
• He applied for the job.
• It started again.
• We did not try to solve the problems.
• She did not expect such a betrayal.
• Did he get the job?
• Did she inform her parents?
• Where did he keep his glasses?
• Why didn’t you study well?
PAST CONTINUOUS
• She was watching the news.
• They were reading books.
• It was working smoothly.
• He was sliding on the slide.
• I was not arguing with her.
• They were not asking me questions.
• Was it raining heavily?
• Were they trying to solve the issue?
• Why was he looking so upset?
• Where was he going at night?
PAST PERFECT
• It had started long back.
• He had shifted here years ago.
• I had explained him a lot that time.
• She had completed the course before 4 years so its obsolete now
and she needs to update.
• They had been here long back.
FUTURE TENSE
• She will clear the entrance exam in this attempt.
• She will be travelling by train tonight.
• She won’t try to prove her point because she knows she is right.
• We will be planning for a trip soon.
• Ram will not agree for this.
• It will be raining this weekend according to the weather report.
• They will be here soon.
• I will be trying to solve all the technical issues tomorrow.
• Will you buy me a cup of coffee?
• Will you grab this opportunity?
• What will you do once you compete your education?
• Who will be the next PM of the nation?
• Where will you buy a new house?
• Which movie will you watch this weekend?
• When will she become an officer?
MODAL AUXILIARY
• I can swim.
• I could swim when I was eight years old.
• I should swim for a better health.
• I should have swum well in the competition.
• I want to learn swimming.
• I don’t want to learn swimming.
• She doesn’t want to swim in cold water.
• She wanted to become a swimmer.
• She did not want to swim in the cold water.
• I have to swim to reach another side of the river.
• I don’t have to wear life jacket because I know swimming.
• I had to practice swimming for better performance in the
competition.
• She did not have to wear life jacket.
• She wanted to learn swimming.
• She did not want to learn swimming due to water phobia.
• I used to swim a lot in my childhood.
• She did not use to swim in well.
• I may win the swimming competition.
• She might win the swimming competition as she did not practice
well.
• I am going to learn swimming.
• I was going to learn swimming last year but due to lock down I
couldn’t.
• If I had practiced well, I would have won the swimming
competition.
• I would like to participate in the swimming competition.