Name :- Tithi Bhalani

Class :- 9/A
Subject
z :- English
Topic :- Tenses
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TENSES

Tense is the form of a verb that shows the time

something happened, or is going to happen.
Verbs are words which express actions. The
tense of a verb tells us the time where the
action took place, in the past, the present or the
future.
There are three types of Tenses :

Past Tense
Present Tense
Future Tense

Each of the types of tense have four different

forms.
 PAST TENSE
The past tense is a verb tense used for a past activity or
a past state of being.
For example:

• I jumped in the lake.

(This is a past activity)

• I was happy.
(This is a past state of being)
Past Tense Types:-

Simple Past Tense

Past Continuous Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
 Simple Past Tense
The simple past tense is used to describe a completed
activity that started in the past and ended in the past.
For example :

• I went to work.

• The Martians landed near the aqueduct.

 Past Continuous Tense
The past continuous tense is used to describe an
ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set
the scene for another action.
For example:

• I was going to work.

• We were painting the door when a bird struck

the window.
 Past Perfect Tense

The past perfect tense is used to emphasize that

an action was completed before another took
place.
For example :

• I had gone to work

• Rover had eaten the pie before we got home

 Past Perfect Continuous
Tense
The past perfect continuous tense is used to show that an
ongoing action in the past has ended.
For example :

• I had been going to work.

• She had been painting the door before the dog scratched
it.
 PRESENT TENSE
The present tense is a verb tense used to describe a current activity or state of being.
However, somewhat unusually, the present tense can also be used to describe past and
future activities.
For example:

• I swim in the sea every Saturday.

(This is a current activity.)

• I am happy.
(This is a current state of being)

• The meeting ends at 6 o'clock.

(This is a future activity.)

• A man walks into a bar. Ouch!

(This is a past activity.)
 Present Tense Types:

Simple Present Tense

Present Continuous Tense
Present Prefect Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
 Simple Present Tense
The simple present tense is used:
(1) To describe facts and habits.
(2) To describe scheduled events in the future.
(3) To tell stories to make your listener or reader feel more
engaged with the story.
For example :

• I go.
• I like chocolate.
• The train gets in at 5 o'clock.
• A horse walks into a bar, and the barman says, "why the long
face?"
 Present Continuous Tense
The present progressive tense is used for an ongoing
action in the present.
For example :

• I am going.
• Barny is looking for the latest brochure.
 Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that

began in the past and are still continuing into the present.
For example :

• I have gone.
• David has worked alongside two of the world's finest
scientists in the field of entomology.
 Present Perfect Continuous
Tense
The present perfect progressive tense is used for:
(1) a continuous activity that began in the past and
continues into the present, or
(2) a continuous activity that began in past but has now
finished (usually very recently).
For example :

• I have been going.

• Julie has been relying on a pay rise to pay her student
loan.
 FUTURE TENSE

The future tense is a verb tense used for a future activity

or a future state of being.
For example:

• I will jump in the lake.

(This is a future activity.)

• I will be happy.
(This is a future state of being.)
 Future Tense Types :

Simple Future Tense

Future Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
 Simple Future Tense

The simple future tense is used for an action that will

occur in the future.
For example :

• I will go.
• We will celebrate our anniversary by flying to New
York.
 Future Continuous Tense

The future progressive tense is used for an ongoing

action that will occur in the future.
For example :

• I will be going.
• The Moscow State Circus will be performing in
Cheltenham for the next 3 weeks.
 Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect tense is used to describe an action that

will have been completed at some point in the future.
For example :

• I will have gone.

• By the time you arrive, we will have finished the meal
and the speeches.
 Future Perfect Continuous
Tense
The future perfect progressive tense is used for an ongoing
action that will be completed at some specified time in the
future.
For example :

• I will have been going.

• In July next year, you will have been studying for three
years.
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