4. LEARNING OBJECTIVE
-To learn the structure and uses of
SIMPLE TENSES (Present, Past & Future)
-To frame Affirmative, Negative and
Questions in simple tenses.
5. • The word ‘tense’ comes from
Latin word ‘tempus’ which means
time.
• Tenses denotes time and the
action which took place.
DEFNITION
7. •The past is used to describe things that have
already happened
•The present tense is used to describe things that
are happening right now, or things that are
continuous.
•The future tense describes things that have yet to
happen
11. WHEN TO USE?
(A) for habits and actions that we do regularly:
• He visits his friends every Sunday.
• She goes to school by bus.
(B) for general truths:
• The sun rises in the East.
(C) for permanent situations:
• He lives in Athens.
18. IRREGULARVERBS
•Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t
take on the regular –d, -ed, or -ied
spelling patterns of the past simple
(V2) or past participle (V3).
19. EXAMPLES-IRREGULARVERBS
V1(Base Form ofVerb) V2( Past Simple) V3(Past Participle)
• be (is, am,are) was, were been
• beat beat beaten
• become became become
• begin began begun
• bend bent bent
• bet bet bet
• cost cost cost
24. Present Continuous Tense
The present continuous emphasizes
the continuing nature of an act, event, or
condition.
For Example—
I am playing.
He / She is
playing. They are
playing.
Formula for this tense is:-
Subject+
25. Uses
• For an action going at the time of speaking.
Eg:- The children are writing.
• To express an action that is scheduled in the near
future.
Eg:- I am going to my friend’s house today.
• To express an action that is taking place but may
not be going on at the time of speaking.
Eg:- Ram is taking guitar lessons these days.
26. Fill in the blanks with present continuous tense.
1.Please be quiet. The children _______. (sleep)
2.Michael is at university. He ________ (study)
history.
3.I _______ (work) in London for the next two
weeks.
4.The climate _________ (change) rapidly.
5.Your English
________. (Improve)
EXERCISE 2(PEAR DECK)
27. Past Continuous Tense
The past continuous tense is used to
described actions ongoing in the past.
For Example—
I was playing.
He / She was
playing. You were playing.
Formula for this tense is:-
Subject+
was/were+ (v1)+ ing
28. Uses
• To express an action going on in the past till
the action was stopped by another action.
Eg:- The children were sleeping when their
father returned home.
• To express an action begun and continuing
in the past time but whose time limits is not
known.
Eg:- A cool breeze was blowing yesterday.
29. EXERCISE 4(PEAR
DECK)
Fill in the blanks using Past Continuous tense.
1.When I _________ (watch) television the
telephone rang.
2.It was eight ‘o clock. I _________ (Write) a
letter.
3.They _________ .(Quarrel)
4.I
__________ (practice) every day.
5.They _______ (meet) in the park.
30. Future Continuous Tense
The future continuous tense is used
to describe actions ongoing in the future. The
future progressive is used to refer to
continuing action that will occur in the future.
For Example—
I shall be playing.
He / She will be playing.
Formula for this tense is:-
Subject + shall/will + be + v1 + ing
+ object
31. EXERCISE 6(PEAR DECK)
Fill in the blanks with Future Continuous tense:-
1.I ________ (learn) swimming in summer.
2.Don’t come at 8’o clock I ________ .(sleep)
3.Don’t phone grandma now, she _______ (have)
dinner.
4.The price of petrol ________ (rise) soon after the
elections.
5.My friends __________ (visit) our home
tomorrow.
35. Learning Objective
1) To comprehend and use the perfect tense.
2) To use the perfect tense in written and spoken
language .
W.A.L.T (We are learning to)
(To be written in the notebook)
54. Present perfect
continuous
used to describe events
that started in the past and
continue into the present
or were recently
completed, emphasizing
their relevance to the
present moment
“She has been writing a
paper all night, and now
she needs to get some
sleep.”
Past perfect continuous used to describe events
that began, continued, and
ended in the past,
emphasizing their
relevance to a past
moment
“She had been writing a
paper all night, and she
needed to get some
sleep.”
Future perfect continuous used to describe events
that will continue up until
a point in the future,
emphasizing their
expected duration
“She will have been
writing this paper for three
months when she hands it
in.”
