Tenses - Types of Tenses with Examples (Part Of Speech)
- 1. TENSES PAPIA DAS BA. B.Ed. English, 2nd yr Tagore Govt. College of Education
- 3. INTRODUCTION The word tense is derived from Latin word ‘Tempus’ which means time. A verb indicates the time of an action event or condition by changing its forms.
- 4. THERE ARE TWELVE POSSIBLE TENSES
- 5. Present tense Simple Present Present Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous
- 6. Past Tense Simple past Past continuous Past perfect Past perfect continuous
- 7. Future Tense Simple future Future continuous Future perfect Future perfect continuous
- 9. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Simple present tense is used to describe an action, an event or condition that is occurring in present at the moment of speaking or writing. Formula Subject (S) + Verb (V) + Object (O)
- 10. EXAMPLES: i. My friend helps me. (help) ii. I sleep late on Sunday. (sleep) Try to answer the following: i. He __________ to beach every weekend. (go) ii. They __________ to college daily. (go) iii. Kids do not __________ the medicines. (like) iv. Do you __________ some help? (need)
- 11. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE The present continuous tense emphasizes the continuing nature of an act, event or condition. Formula: Subject (S) + am/is/are + Verb (V1) + ing + Object (O)
- 12. EXAMPLES: i. I am riding a horse. (ride) ii. You coming with us right now. (come) Try to answer the following: i. She ______ on the floor. (dance) ii. Yes, Ram is _____ today’s event. (host) iii. The Chief Minister is ______ the flag.(hoist) iv. He is ______ his new business. (start)
- 13. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE The Present Perfect tense is used to describe action that began in the past and continuous into the present or has just been completed. Formula: Subject (S) + Have/Has + Verb(V3) + Object (O)
- 14. EXAMPLES: I have visited Paris several times. She has studied Spanish for five years. Try to answer the following: We _______ our homework. (Finish) They ______ that movie before.(See) He ______ in Bangkok since 2010.(Live) The company ________ its sales targets.(achieve)
- 15. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE The present perfect continuous tense is used to describe action, event or condition that has begun in the past & continuous into the present. Formula: Subject (S) + Have/Has + been + Verb+ ing+ Object (O)
- 16. EXAMPLES: You have been telling a lie. He has been going to the morning walk. Try to answer the following: She ______ a movie since morning. (Watch) John ______ for four hours.(Study) They ______ football.(Play) She _______ for the exam for three months.( Prepare).
- 18. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: The Simple past is used to describe an action an event, or condition that occurred in the past. Formula: Subject(S) + Verb(V2) + Object (O).
- 19. EXAMPLES: I went to the grocery store yesterday. She studied Spanish for three years in college. Try to answer the following: They _____ soccer in the park last weekend.(Play) We______ our grandparents on the holidays.(Visit) She ______ all night at the party. (Dance) They ______ along the beach at sunset. (Walk)
- 20. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE The past continuous tense is used to described actions ongoing in the past. Formula: Subject(S) + was/were + Verb+ ing + Object(O)
- 21. EXAMPLE: We were playing football after college. She was going to school. Try to answer the following: Abhijit ______ tonight. (Come) We _____ to the market.(Go) They _____ a new car. (Buy) She _______ awesome. (Look)
- 22. PAST PERFECT TENSE The past perfect tense is used to refer to actions that took place and were completed in the past. Formula: Subject(S) + had + Verb(V3) + Object(O)
- 23. EXAMPLE: We had played video games. He had beaten chess easily. Try to answer the following: He _____ all the snacks. (Eat) She _____ me when I was a child.(Hurt) I _____ to school. (Go) Ram ______ the work. (Complete)
- 24. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE The past perfect continuous tense is used to indicate that a continuing action in the past began before another past action began or interrupted the first action. Formula: Subject(S) + Had + been + Verb + ing+ Object (O)
- 25. EXAMPLE: We had been playing video games for five hours. She had been cooking food for two years. Try to answer the following: That _______ movies since morning. (Watch) I _______ books for five months. (Read) My son ________ hard during exams. (Study) He _______ your clients for two years. (Call)
- 27. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE The simple future tense is used to referactions that will take place after the act of speaking and writing. Formula: Subject(S) + shall/will + verb(V) + Object (O)
- 28. EXAMPLE: I will close the window. It’s starting to rain. The farmer will grow cotton on a larger area of land. Try to answer the following: It _______ in a moment. (rain) This hen _______ an egg daily. (lay) I _____ toys for my children tomorrow.(buy) He ______ a lie. (tell)
- 29. FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE The future continuous tense is used to describe action ongoing in the future. Formula: Subject(S) + shall/will + be + Verb + ing + Object(O)
- 30. EXAMPLE They will be cooking food at this time. I will be going to the office at 8am tomorrow. Try to answer the following: We _____ when you return.(swim) She ______at home. (sing) Ben ______ weight. (lose) I ______ with my best friend.(talk)
- 31. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE Future perfect tense is used to refer to an action that will be completed sometime in the future before another action takes place. Formula: Subject(S) + shall/will + have + Verb(v3) + Object(O)
- 32. EXAMPLES: Boys will have played tennis by then. We will have written a letter. Try to answer the following: He ______ two kilometres.(run) Bob _____ all the cookies. (eat) I _______water. (drink) We ______ all the lessons. (learn)
- 33. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE The future perfect continuous tense is used to indicate a continuing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future. Formula: Subject(S) + shall/will + have + been + verb+ ing + Object(O)
- 34. EXAMPLES: She will have been shopping for the whole day. I will have been starting my startup since 2021. Try to answer the following: We ______ in the resort’s swimming pool for three hours. (swim) Will they ________the a movie tonight? (display) He _______ the newspaper since this morning. (read) They ______ seriously for 2 hours. (study)
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