tenses and its types foe easy understanding

to write a sentence
wish to convey anything
to sound more professional
present tense
past tense
future tense
Simple present tense
Present continuous
Present perfect tense
Present perfect continuous
Simple past tense
Past continuous
Past perfect tense
Past perfect continuous
Simple future tense
Future continuous
Future perfect tense
Future
perfect continuous
I work
We work
You work
You work
Simple present tense (S+V)
He/she works
It works
They work
Simple past tense (S+V(ed))
I worked
We worked
You worked
You worked
He/she worked
It worked
They worked
Simple future tense (S+ will/shall+ V)
I shall work
We shall work
You will work
You will work
He/she will work
It will work
They will work
*Simple present and simple past no auxiliary verb
*Simple future tense- shall/will
*Present continuous tense – am/is/ are
*Past continuous tense –was, were
*Future continuous tense –shall be/ will be
Present perfect tense- have and has
Past perfect tense- had
Future perfect tense - shall have/ will have
Present perfect continuous tense- have been, has been
Past perfect continuous tense- had been
Future perfect continuous tense- will have been/ shall have been

1. Tenses Subitsha S Assistant Professor Department of English S r i Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Coimbatore - 641 006 Tamil Nadu, India 1

2. Purpose of learning Tenses Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science To write a correct sentence Wish to say anything to anyone To sound more professional Tenses Present Past Future

3. 4 types of tenses Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science *Simple tense *Continuous tense *Perfect tense *Perfect continuous tense Present Simple present tense Present continuous Present perfect tense Present perfect continuous Past Simple past tense Past continuous Past perfect tense Past perfect continuous Future Simple future tense Future continuous Future perfect tense Future perfect continuous

4. Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Simple present tense (S+V) I work We work You work You work He/she works It works They work Simple past tense (S+V(ed)) I worked We worked You worked You worked He/she worked It worked They worked Simple future tense (S+ will/shall+ V) I shall work We shall work You will work You will work He/she will work It will work They will work

5. Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Present continuous tense S+AV + present tense+ing I am working We are working You are worked You are worked He/she/it is working They are working Past continuous tense S+AV+ present tense+ing I was working We were working You were working You were working He/she/it was working They were working Future continuous tense S+AV+present tense+ing I shall be working We shall be working You will be working You will be working He/she /it will be working They will be working

6. Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Present perfect tense S+AV+ past participle verb I have work We have work You have work You have work He /she/it has work They have work Past perfect tense S+AV+ past participle verb I had work We had work You had work You had work He/she/it had work They had work Future perfect tense S+AV+ past participle verb I will have work We will have work You will have work You will have work He/she/it will have work They will have work

7. Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Present perfect continuous (S+AV+ main verb ( ing )) I have been working We have been working You have been working You have been working He/she/it has been working They have been working Past perfect continuous (S+AV+ Main verb ( ing ) I had been working We had been working You had been working You had been working He/she/it had been working They had been working Future perfect continuous (S+AV+ Main verb ( ing ) I shall have been working We shall have been working You will have been working You will have been working He/she/it will have been working They will have been working

8. Auxiliary verbs Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science *Simple present and simple past no auxiliary verb *Simple future tense- shall/will * Present continuous tense – am/is/ are *Past continuous tense –was, were *Future continuous tense –shall be/ will be

9. Auxiliary verbs Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Present perfect tense- have and has Past perfect tense- had Future perfect tense - shall have/ will have Present perfect continuous tense- have been, has been Past perfect continuous tense- had been Future perfect continuous tense- will have been/ shall have been

10. Quiz time Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science 1.https://englishingeneral.com/tenses-quiz/ 2.https://www.grammarwiz.com/tenses-quiz.html