Tense Tense
Tense Tense
• 1. it shows an action that started and ended at the particular time in the
past
• .Note: Use past time expressions (Yesterday , last week , last month and
etc.)
• Ex: Sana finished her home work yesterday
• 2. It shows an event and story that look place in the past
• Ex: The king sat on his throne in the public eye
• 3. It shows a past habit that doesn't exist now
• Ex: I always spoke Eng , When I was child
• 4. It shows an action that happened before after another action
STRUCTURE OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE
• 1. Add (ing) main verbs to change them into present participle. Ex:
calling
• 2.We can add (ing) with both regular and Irregular verbs. Ex:
Speaking
• 3. Verbs end with (e) remove (e) and add (ing) Ex: Invite – Inviting
• 4. Verbs end with (i) we add ing not ng because of pronunciation Ex:
Skiing
• 5. If a verb end with (ie) change (ie) to (y) and add (ing) Ex: Die --
dying
STRUCTURE OF PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
Preposition Conjunction
Exp : I have lived in Kabul since 2001 Since + sub
I have lived in Istanbul for 24 years for