Tenses
Tenses
Tenses are used to show the time of action in a sentence.
Tenses have been categorised into 3 parts:-
- Present Tense
- Past Tense
- Future Tense
As the name suggests,
- Present Tense is used when the time of action is of present.
- Past Tense is used when the time of action is of past.
- Future Tense is used when the time of action is of future.
Further, all 3 tenses have been divided into Indefinite, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous. Below are details of each:-
- Present Tense
- Present Indefinite:- It is used to describe: habitual actions things that happen always on fixed time, general statement, permanent situations.
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Sub. + es/s + V1 + Obj. |
- Present Continuous:- It is used for describing an action in progress and continuity of action while the time of speaking.
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Sub. + is/am/are + V4 + Obj. |
- Present Perfect:- It is used for describing an action that is completed just now.
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Sub. + has/have + V3 + Obj. |
- Present Perfect Continuous:- It is used for describing an action that started in the past and is continuing till now.
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Sub. + has/have + been + V4 + Obj. |
Past Tense
- Past Indefinite:- It is used to describe actions that happened in the past.
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Sub. + V2 + Obj. |
- Past Continuous:- It is used to describe actions that were happening at some point of time in past.
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Sub. + was/were + V4 + Obj. |
- Past Perfect:- It is used to describe actions that were completed in past.
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Sub. + had + V3 + Obj. |
- Past Perfect Continuous:- It is used to describe actions that were continuing in the past for a given period of time.
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Sub. + had been + V4 + Obj. |
Future Tense
- Future Indefinite:- It is used to describe actions that are going to happen in future.
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Sub. + will/shall + V1 + Obj. |
- Future Continuous:- It is used to describe actions that will continue in the future.
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Sub. + will/shall + be + V4 + Obj. |
- Future Perfect:- It is used to describe actions that will be completed in future.
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Sub. + will/shall + have + V3 + Obj. |
- Future Perfect Continuous:- It is used to describe actions that have started and will continue to happen for a period of time in future.
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Sub. + will/shall + have been + V4 + Obj. |
Recap
- Tenses are used to show the time of action in a sentence.
- Tenses have been categorised into 3 parts, namely; Present, Past & Future.
- They are further divided into; Indefinite, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous.
Quiz for Tenses
Q.1 |
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verbs: Since the new market ______ I _____my shopping there. |
| a) | Opened, am doing |
| b) | Has opened, have doing |
| c) | Has opened, am doing |
| d) | Opened, have done |
Q.2 |
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verbs: Salsa _______ to Singapore last Monday. |
| a) | Have gone |
| b) | Was going |
| c) | Went |
| d) | Had gone |
Q.3 |
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verbs: I _______ 600 Kms from peter street. |
| a) | Am driving |
| b) | Drove |
| c) | Drive |
| d) | Have driven |
Q.4 |
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verbs: They sold the car as it _______ old. |
| a) | Has been |
| b) | Was |
| c) | Is being |
| d) | Was being |
Q.5 |
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verbs: He_________ then that they _______ wrong. |
| a) | Told, were |
| b) | Told, have been |
| c) | Was telling, were |
| d) | Was telling, have been |
Q.6 |
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verbs: I asked him what his name ________. |
| a) | Has been |
| b) | Is being |
| c) | Was |
| d) | Was being |
Q.7 |
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verbs: School ________ a place where learning ______place |
| a) | Is, will take |
| b) | Is, takes |
| c) | Will be, will take |
| d) | Will be takes |
Q.8 |
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verbs: Nina has a cow that ______ enormous quantities of milk. |
| a) | Gives |
| b) | Is giving |
| c) | g |
| d) | Gave |
Q.9 |
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb: He______ me that I ____ wrong. |
| a) | Tells, am |
| b) | Tells, was |
| c) | Told, am |
| d) | Told, was |
Q.10 |
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verbs: I heard that there _______ a distrubance in town last night. |
| a) | Is |
| b) | Was |
| c) | Has been |
| d) | Is being |
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