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Tenses 130625073753 Phpapp01

Tenses are verb forms that indicate time and can be present, past, or future. There are four forms of each tense: indefinite, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous. The document then proceeds to define each tense form, providing examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences for each. It covers the simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous forms of the present, past, and future tenses.

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Tenses 130625073753 Phpapp01

Tenses are verb forms that indicate time and can be present, past, or future. There are four forms of each tense: indefinite, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous. The document then proceeds to define each tense form, providing examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences for each. It covers the simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous forms of the present, past, and future tenses.

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TENSES

TENSES : MEANING
Tenses are the form taken by a verb to
show the time of an action or the state
of an event.

There are three tenses :


The Present Tense
The Past Tense
The Future Tense.

Each of the three tenses has four forms


or sub-divisions to show continuity or
completeness of the action and time.
These are :
1. Indefinite
2. Continuous or Imperfect
3. Perfect
4. Perfect Continuous

Table Of
Tenses

English

Tense Indefinit Continu Perfe Perfect


e
ous
ct
Continu
ous
Is / Am /
Has /
Has / Have
Prese Play (s)
Are
Have
been
nt
Playing

Past

Played

Played

Was / Were Had


Playing
Played

Future Will / Shall Will / Shall Will /


Play

be Playing Shall
Have
Played

Playing

Had been
Playing
Will / Shall
have been
Playing

The Indefinite Tense does not indicate


whether the action is complete or not.

The Continuous (Imperfect) Tense that the


action is still going on.

The Perfect Tense indicates that the action


is complete , finished or perfect.

The Perfect Continuous Tense indicates


that the action began in the past and is still
continuing.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE


Subject + Verb1 (s/es)+ Object

+ Subj + V(-(e)s) + Obj


- Subj + do(es) + not + Vinf + Obj
? Do(es) + subj + Vinf + Obj?
Expresses a general truth or an action
that is occurring now
Eg : The sun rises from the east.
Expresses an action that occurs
regularly or habitually
Eg : She goes to the school regularly.

Affirmative Sentences : They play.

Negative Sentences : They do not play.

Interrogative Sentences : Do they play ?

Negative Interrogative Sentences : Do


they not play ?

RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR (HE /


SHE / IT)
In general
+s

work works
eat eats

Verbs ending
in conson. + y
y + ies

study
studies
cry cries

Verbs ending
in o, sh, tch,
x, ss
+ es

go goes
wash washes
watch

play plays

try tries

swim swims

spy spies

mix mixes

write writes

fy fies

kiss kisses

watches

SHORT FORM: do not = dont


does not =
SHORT
doesntVERB
SUBJECT
FORM

S
I
N
G
U
L
A
R
P
L
U
R
A
L

DONT

READ

YOU

DONT

READ

EVERY DAY.

HE / SHE / IT

DOESNT

READ

ONCE A
WEEK.

WE

DONT

READ

YOU

DONT

READ

THEY

DONT

READ

AT HOME.

PRESENT CONTINOUS
TENSE

Subject + Is/Am/Are + V1 + ing +


Object.

+ Subj + am/is/are + Ving + Obj


- Subj + am/is/are + not + Ving + Obj
? Am/is/are + subj + Ving + Obj?

The present continuous tense is used to


express an action which is happening at
a particular time in the present or
extending over a period of present time.

Affirmative Sentences : You are playing.

Negative Sentences : You are not


playing.

Interrogative Sentences : Are you


playing ?

Negative Interrogative Sentences : Are


you not playing ?

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Subject + has/have + V3 + Object.


Has -> Singular , Have -> Plural.

+ Subj + have(has) + Vppart* + Obj


- Subj + have (has) + not + Vppart
+ Obj
? Have (has) + subj + Vppart + Obj?

The present perfect tense denotes an


action that was started in the past and
has just been completed.

Affirmative Sentences : I have played.

Negative Sentences : I have not played.

Interrogative Sentences : Have I


played ?

Negative Interrogative Sentences : Have


I not played ?

PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE

Subject + has/have + been + V1 + ing


+ Object

The present perfect tense is used when


an action that started in the past is still
continuing.

Affirmative Sentences : We have been


playing.
Negative Sentences : We have not been
playing.
Interrogative Sentences : Have we been
playing ?
Negative Interrogative Sentences : Have
we not been playing ?

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Subject + V2 + Object.

The simple past tense is used for an


action which happened at a particular
time in the past.

Affirmative Sentences : I played.

Negative Sentences : I did not play.

Interrogative Sentences : Did I play ?

Negative Interrogative Sentences : Did I


not played ?

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Subject + was/were + V1 + ing +


Object.

The past continuous tense is used for an


action which was happening at a
particular time in the past.

Affirmative Sentences : Boys were


playing.

Negative Sentences : Boys were not


playing.

Interrogative Sentences : Were boys


playing ?

Negative Interrogative Sentences : Were


boys not playing ?

PAST PERFECT TENSE

Subject + had + V3 + Object.

The past perfect tense is used to


express an action that was completed
before another action started in the
past. It is used with the earlier of the
two actions. The simple past tense is
used with the other action.

Affirmative Sentences : Sheila had


played.

Negative Sentences : Sheila had not


played.

Interrogative Sentences : Had Sheila


played?

Negative Interrogative Sentences : Had


Sheila not played ?

PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE

Subject + had + been + V1 + Object.

The past perfect continuous tense is


used for an action that began before a
certain point in the past and continued
up to that point.

Affirmative Sentences : Ria had been playing.

Negative Sentences : Ria had not been


playing.

Interrogative Sentences : Had Ria been


playing?

Negative Interrogative Sentences : Had Ria


not been playing ?

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

Subject + will/shall + V1 + Object.

The simple future tense is used for an


action that will take place at particular
time in the future.

Affirmative Sentences : Ravi will play.

Negative Sentences : Ravi will not play.

Interrogative Sentences : Will Ravi


play ?

Negative Interrogative Sentences : Will


Ravi not play ?

FUTURE CONTINUOS
TENSE

Subject + will/shall + be +V1 + ing +


Object

The future continuous tense is used to


express an action which will be in
progress at a particular time in the
future.

Affirmative sentences : I will be playing.

Negative sentences : I will not be


playing.

Interrogative sentences : Shall I be


playing?

Negative Interrogative Sentences :


Shall I not be playing?

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

Subject + shall/will + have + V3 +


Object.

Future perfect tense is used to indicate


the completion of an action by a certain
period of time in the future.

Affirmative Sentences : She will have


played.

Negative Sentences : She will not have


played.

Interrogative Sentences : Will she have


played?

Negative Interrogative Sentences : Will


she not have played?

FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE

Subject + shall/will +have been + V1 +


ing + Object.

The future perfect tense is used when


an action is to continue up to a certain
point of time in the future.

Affirmative Sentences : Raj will have


been playing.

Negative Sentences : Raj will not have


been playing.

Interrogative Sentences : Will Raj have


been playing ?

Negative Interrogative Sentences : Will


Raj not have been playing ?

MADE BY :
NUPUR JAIN
VI - C
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