Basic Grammar Seminar English - Tenses.pptx

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1. ENGLISH GRAMMAR-TENSES BY:- K.RAHUL RAJ

2. WHAT IS TENSE?  Tense is the form of a verb which shows the time of action or event and the degree of completeness and also the state of action. The word Tense means time.  There are three tenses Present, Past and Future .  

3. PRESENT TENSE A tense expressing an action that is currently going on or habitually performed, or a state that currently or generally exists is known as present tense. Present tense is classified as:- Simple present tense. Present continuous tense. Present perfect tense. Present perfect continuous tense.

4. PAST TENSE A tense expressing an action that has happened or a state that previously existed. Past tense is classified as:- Simple past tense. Past continuous tense. Past perfect tense. Past perfect continuous tense.

5. FUTURE TENSE A tense expressing an action that has not yet happened, but expected to happen in the future. Future tense is classified as:- Simple future tense. Future continuous tense. Future perfect tense. Future perfect continuous tense.  

6. Simple Present Tense We use the simple present tense when  an action is happening right now , or when it happens regularly. Depending on the person, the simple present tense is formed by using the root form or by adding ‑s or ‑es to the end. Formula : Subject + Verb1 + Object. Example : Sun shin es everyday. John play s football.

7. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE The present continuous tense indicates that  an action or condition is happening now, frequently, and may continue into the future .  Present Continuous tense is formed  by adding - ing to the base verb . Formula : Subject + am/is/are + Verb1 + ing + Object. Example : Ram is sing ing a song They are watch ing a movie

8. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE The present perfect tense is a tense used in present to indicate the action that has taken place at some specific time. It uses auxiliary verb and past participle for the main verb. Formula : Subject + have/has + Verb3 + Object. Note: I/We/You/They= have + Verb3 He/She/It= has + Verb3 Example : I have learnt dancing today.  He has completed his homework.

9. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE The present perfect continuous tense (also known as the present perfect progressive tense) shows  that something started in the past and is continuing at the present time . Formula : Subject + have/has + been + Verb1 + ing + Object Note: I/We/You/They= have been + Verb1 He/She/It= has been + Verb1 Example : I have been drawing a picture. He has been teaching a lesson

10. SIMPLE PAST TENSE The simple past is a verb tense that  is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now . The simple past tense shows that you are talking about something that has already happened. Formula : Subject + Verb2 + Object. Note: I/We/You/He/She/It/They + Verb2 Example : I sang(sang=did+sing)a song. You kicked(did+kick)a ball.

11. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE Past Continuous Tense is a tense which is used to indicate a continuing action or event that was happening at some point in time in the past. Formula : Subject + was/were + Verb1 + ing + Object. Note: We/You/They= were + Verb1 I/He/She/It= was + Verb1 Example : I was teaching a lesson. We were watching television.

12. PAST PERFECT TENSE The past perfect tense is a verb tense used to express actions that occurred in the past that finished before another action in the past started. Formula : Subject + had + Verb3 + Object Note: I/We/You/He/She/It/They = had + Verb3 Example : I had learnt dancing today. You had written your homework.

13. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE The past perfect continuous tense denotes an action that started in the past, continued in the past, and also ended at a certain point in the past. Formula : Subject + had + been + Verb1 + ing + Object Note: I/We/You/He/She/It/They = had been + Verb1 + ing Example : I had been drawing a picture. You had been doing a project.

14. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE The simple future is a verb tense that's  used to talk about things that haven't happened yet . We use the simple future to talk about an action or condition that will begin and end in the future. Formula : Subject + will/shall + Verb1 + Object Note : I/We = shall + Verb1 You/He/She/It/They = will + Verb1 Example : I shall sing a song. He will go to school.

15. FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE A tense that  indicates that something will occur in the future and continue for an expected length of time. Formula : Subject + will/shall + be + Verb1 + ing + Object Note : I/We = shall be + Verb1 + ing You/He/She/It/They = will be + Verb1 + ing Example : I shall be teaching a lesson. You will be walking on the road.

16. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE The future perfect tense is used to indicate a future event that has a definitive end date.  Formula : Subject + will/shall + have + Verb3 + Object Note : I/We = shall have + Verb3 You/He/She/It/They = will have + Verb3 Example : I shall have learnt dancing today. You will have written your homework.

17. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE A verb tense that  describes actions that will continue up until a point in the future. Formula : Subject + will/shall + have + been + Verb1 + ing + Object Note : I/We = shall have been + Verb1 + ing You/He/She/It/They = will have been + Verb1 + ing Example : We shall have been drawing a picture. You will have been doing a project.