Grammatical tense explanation of the all tenses

tenses

1. Tense Grammatical tense

2. In  grammar ,  tense  is a  category  that expresses time reference. [1] [2]  Tenses are usually manifested by the use of specific forms of  verbs , particularly in their  conjugation  patterns.

3. he main tenses found in many languages include the  past ,  present , and  future . Some languages have only two distinct tenses, such as past and  nonpast , or future and  nonfuture . There are also tenseless languages, like most of the  Chinese languages , though they can possess a future and  nonfuture  system typical of Sino-Tibetan languages.

4. Tense is normally indicated by the use of a particular verb form – either an  inflected  form of the main verb, or a  multi-word construction , or both in combination. Inflection may involve the use of  affixes , such as the  - ed  ending that marks the past tense of  English regular verbs , but can also entail  stem  modifications, such as  ablaut , as found as in the  strong verbs  in English and other Germanic languages, or  reduplication . Multi-word tense constructions often involve  auxiliary verbs  or  clitics . Examples which combine both types of tense marking include the French  passé composé , which has an auxiliary verb together with the inflected  past participle  form of the main verb; and the  Irish past tense , where the proclitic  do  (in various surface forms) appears in conjunction with the affixed or ablaut-modified past tense form of the main verb.