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    Tenses are the back bone for English language. This presentation gives a bird's eye view of the logical usage of tenses with examples.In particular the document discusses the various contexts for using different tense forms.

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    Tenses are the back bone for English language. This presentation gives a bird's eye view of the logical usage of tenses with examples.In particular the document discusses the various contexts for using different tense forms.

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    TheTenses

    Tense
    Thewordtenseisderivedfromthelatinword
    tempuswhichmeanstime.
    Atenseisaformtakenbyaverbtoshow
    thetimeofanaction.

    categories
    Presenttense

    Pasttense
    Futuretense

    Presenttense:
    Presenttenseexpressesanactionorsituation
    thatexistsnow.
    Pasttense:
    Pasttenseexpressesanactionorsituationthatwas
    Startedandfinihedinthepast.
    Futuretense:
    Futuretenseexpressesanactionorsituationthat
    willoccurinfuture.

    Basedonthenatureofactionthetensesare
    subcategorisedasfollows:

    Simpletense
    Continuous tense
    Perfect tense
    Perfectcontinuous tense

    Presenttense

    Simplepresent:
    Thesimplepresenttenseisusedtodescribean
    actionthatisoccuringinthepresent.
    Eg:

    Iplay.
    Sheplays.
    Sub+v1
    Sub+v1

    Presentcontinuous:
    Thepresentcontinuoustensedescribesthe
    continuingnatureoftheaction.
    Eg: Iamreading.
    Sheisreading.
    Theyarereading.
    Sub+am/is/are+v1+ing

    Presentperfect:
    Thepresentperfecrtensedesccribesanactionthat
    beganinthepastandcontinuesintothepresentor
    justcompletedations.

    Eg: Ihaveread.
    Shehasread.
    Sub+have/has+v3
    Sub+have/has+v3

    Presentperfectcontinuous:
    Thepresentperfectcontinuoustensedescribesanaction
    thatbeganinthepastandstillhappening.
    Eg: Ihavebeenreading.
    Shehasbeenreading.

    Sub+have/has+been+v1+ing

    Pasttense

    Simplepast:
    Thesimplepasttenseisusedtodescribeanaction
    thatoccurredinthepast.
    Eg: Iplayed.
    Sheplayed.

    Sub+v2

    Pastcontinuous:
    Thepastcontinuoustensedescribesanaction
    thatwashappeninginthepast.
    Eg: Iwasreading.
    Shewasreading.
    Theywerereading.
    Sub+was/were+v1+ing

    Pastperfect:
    Thepastperfecttensedescribesanactionthat
    tookplaceandcompletedinthepast.
    Eg:

    Ihadread.
    Shehadread.
    Ihadreachedbeforesheleft.
    Sub+had+v3

    Futuretense

    Simplefuture:
    Thesimplefuturetensedescribesanactionthat
    willtakeplaceinfuture.
    Eg:

    Iwillread.
    Shewillread.
    Sub+will/shall+v1

    Futurecontinuous:
    Thefuturecontinuoustensedescribesacontuiningaction
    thatwilloccurinfuture.
    Eg: Iwillbereading.
    Shewillbereading.

    Sub+will/shall+be+v1+ing

    Futureperfect:
    Thefutureperfecttensedescribesanactionthat
    willbecompletedinfuturebeforeanotheraction
    takesplace.
    Eg: Iwillhaveplayed.
    Shewillhaveplayed.
    Sub+will/shall+have+v3

    Futureperfectcontinuous:
    Thefutureperfectcontinuoustensedescribesa
    contuiningactionthatwilloccurinfuture.
    Eg: Iwillhavebeenplaying.
    Shewillhavebeenplaying.

    Sub+will/shall+have+been+v1+ing

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