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 TENSE
Tenses are the form of a verb that are used to show
the time of the action expressed by the verb.
Examples:
 1) Ella is writing a novel now.
 2) Ella has written a novel.
 3) Ella wrote a novel yesterday.
 4) Ella was writing a novel at that time.
 5) Ella will write a novel tomorrow.
Here, the same verb (write) is used in all these sentences,
but we find different verb forms in the sentences.
In sentences 1 and 2 the verb forms (is writing and has
written)refer to the present time.
In sentences 3 and 4, the verb forms(wrote and was
writing)refer to the past time.
In sentences 5, the verb form (will write ) refers to the
future time.
These different forms of the verb are called Tenses.
 TYPES OF TENSES:

There are three types of tenses.

 Present tense
 Past tense
 Future tense
 Forms of tenses:

1.Present Tense
 Simple Present Tense
 Present Continuous Tense
 Present Perfect Tense
 Present Perfect Continuous Tense

2. Past Tense

 Simple Past Tense
 Past Perfect Tense
 Past Continuous Tense
 Past Perfect Continuous Tense

3. Future Tense

 Simple Future Tense
 Future Perfect Tense
 Future Continuous Tense
 Future Perfect Continuous Tense
 1. Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about the present and

to talk about the future.
1. Simple Present Tense:
 The structure go like:
 Subject (I/You//We/They)+Base form of the verb(V1)
 Subject( He/ She/It)+Base form of the verb(v1)-s/es
 The simple present tense is used:
 For habits or repeated actions.
 For general truths .
 For things that stay the same for a long time.
 To tell a story dramatically.
 To describe actions as they happen.
Examples:
1.She drinks milk every day.
2.Ram often uses his laptop.
3. The earth revolves around the sun.
4. My aunt lives in Newyork.
5. My father works in the railway department.
6. Aadi now rushes forward and deals a heavy blow to Rehaan.
7.In commentaries , live broadcasts, or sporting events.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
 The structure go like:
 Subject(I)+am+Present participle form of the verb(V+ing)Subject(He/She/It)
+is+Present participle form of the verb9V+ing)Subject(you/we/They)
+are+Present participle form of the verb(V+ing)
 The present continuous tense is used :
 For actions going on at the time of speaking.
 For actions that are happening now and not necessarily at the time of speaking
 To talk about people’s plans or arrangements for the future.

 Examples:
 1.I am flying to Paris tomorrow.
 2.My friends are waiting for me.
Present Perfect Tense
 The structure go like:
 Subject (I/you/we/They)+ have+ past participle form of the verb(V3)subject(He /
She/It)+has +Past participle form of the verb (V3).
 The present perfect tense is used:
 For past actions when we think of their effect on the present.
 For actions that happen only a short time ago.
 For indefinite actions that happened in a period leading up to the present
time(ever, never, yet twice ,etc)
 Examples:
 1. I have cleaned the glass jar.
 2. I have just come home.
 3.Have you ever seen the TV series friends?
 4.I have known him since childhood.
 2.PAST TENSE

The past tense is used to talk about a past activity or a past state
of being.
Simple Past Tense
The structure goes like:
Subject(He /She/It/You/We/They) + past form of the verb(V2).
The simple past tense is used :
For an action finished at some time in the past.
For habits or repeated actions in the past
Examples:
1. Ram arrived last night.
2. We usually spent the winter in Paris.
Past Perfect Tense
The structure goes like:
Subject(I/He/She/It/You/We/They) +had+past participle
form of the verb(V3)
The past perfect tense is used :
For an action completed before a certain point in the past or
before another action happened.
Examples:
1. I got to the bus stand at 6.00, but the bus had left by
that time.
2. I had not slept much on the ship.
Past Continuous Tense
The structure goes like:
Subject ( I /He/She/It) + was+ present participle form of
the verb (V +ing) Subject (You/We/They) + were+ present
participle form of the verb (V+ing).
The past continuous tensenis used : For an action completed
before a certain point in the past or before another action
happened.
Examples:
1. I was painting my room at that time.
2. He was playing chess when I saw him.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
The structure goes like :
Subject (I/He/She/It/You/We/They) + had been +
present participle form of the verb (V+ing).
The past perfect continuous tense is used: when an
ongoing action in the past has ended.
Examples:
1. Rachel had been making a trifle.
2. Ross had been thinking about Rachel.
 3. Future Tense

The future tense is used to talk about a future activity or a future state of being.
Simple Future Tense
The structure goes like:
Subject (I/We/He /She/It/You/We/They)+will+present form of the verb (V1)
Subject (I/We) +shall+present form of the verb (V1).
The simple future tense is used:
To talk about things which we cannot control
To talk about predictions
When we decide to do something at the time of speaking.
Examples:
1. I shall be 25 next year.
2.I think I will win this game.
3. It is cold. I will close the door.
Future Perfect Tense
The structure goes like:
Subject (I/We/He /She/It/You/We/They)+will+have+past
participle form of the verb (V3)
Subject (I/We) +shall+have+past participle form of the verb (V3).
The future perfect tense is used : For an action that will be
completed at some time tomorrow.
Examples:
1.I shall have finished my assignment by that time.
2. She will have left before you go to see her.
Future Continuous Tense
The structure goes like:
 Subject (I/We/He /She/It/You/We/They)+will+be +present
participle form of the verb (V+ing) )
The future continuous tense is used:
To talk about something that will be going on at a particular time Or
over a particular period in the future.
To talk about a routine activity.
Examples:
1. This time tomorrow, I will be playing guitar.
2.I will be seeing you one of these days.
3. I will be meeting Aashiq on Friday. That is when we usually meet.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
The structure goes like:
Subject (I/We/He /She/It/You/We/They)+will +
have been + present participle form of the verb
(V+ing).
The future perfect continuous tense is used: For an
ongoing action that will be completed at some
specified time in the future.
Examples:
1. Phoebe will have been baking some cookies.
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