TENSE

My mother …………. to temple.

a) goes
b) has gone
c) is going
d) had gone
Ans: All are correct
Present tense
• Present Tense
ØSimple Presenttense
ØPresent ContinuousTense
ØPresent PerfectTense
ØPresent Perfect Continuous Tense
• Simple PresentTense:
Subject + V1/V5 (s/es form ofverb)
Eg:
He plays football.
They play football
Choose the correct one:
She always helps thepoor.
She is always helping thepoor.

He is always trying his bestto irritateme.

He always tries his bestto irritateme.
Ans:

She always helps thepoor.

Heisalways trying his besttoirritateme
 Indicator words of simple presenttense

• Often
• Seldom
• Sometime
• Always *
• Daily
• Usually
Eg: Riya often comes to my house.
• Always:
+ve => Simple presenttense
-ve => Present continuous tense

Eg: She always helps thepoor.

Eg: He is always trying his best to irritate me.
 Choose the correct one:
I have read in today’s newspaper that the
P.M. Visits China nextmonth.

I have read in today’s newspaper that the

P.M. will Visit China nextmonth.
Ans:
I have read in today’s newspaper that the
P.M. Visits China nextmonth.
ØOfficial action + near future(next+day/month
etc)
Eg: I have read in today’s newspaper that the
P.M. Visits China nextmonth.

ØPersonal action + near

future(next+day/month etc)
Eg: She is coming tonight to meet me.
ØWhen in future 2 actions are given then with
words like ‘when, if, until, unless, in case, as
soon as’ etc we always use Simple present
tense.
Eg: You will fail unless you work hard.
Eg: Swati says that she will take her umbrella in
case it will rains.
Swati says that she will take her umbrella in
case it rains.
ØHabitual action and universal truth.
Eg: I go to office daily.
Sun rises in theeast.
Choose the correct one:

My book is appearing next month

It is appearing that it will rain
It appears that it will rain
Ans:

My book is appearing next month

It appears that it will rain

ØAppear-(3 sense)
1)Publish (ing form ofverb)
2)Coming before public (ing form of verb)
3)Seem (Simple present tense)
Eg: SRK is appearing beforepublic.
Eg: It appears that it will rain.
Spot the error:
The actor is killing the actress in the drama
on the stage.
The actor kills the actress in the drama on
the stage.
ØWith the words like: ‘in the play/in thedrama/
on the stage’

Eg: In the play the actor goes to her house and

kills her.
Mortal verb: (Presentcontinuous)
Eg:
ØMohan is standing in the shade of the tree.
ØRam waits for his friend in the park.(wrong)
ØRam is waiting for his friends inthe
park(correct).
Im-mortal verb: (SimplePresent)
Eg:
ØSun rises in theEast.
ØThe temple is standing in the heart of the
city.(wrong)
ØThe temple stands in the heart of the
city.(correct)
Concepts
clarity
session
 Choose the correctone:

Ø Mohan is having a large house to live in

Ø Mohan has a large house to live in.
Mohan has a large house to live in.
Ø Sachin is having a cookienow.
Ø Sachin had a cookienow
Sachin is having a cookienow.
Ø She smells a blackrose
Ø She is smelling a blackrose.
She is smelling a blackrose.
Ø The rose smells sweet.
Ø The rose is smellingsweet
The rose smellssweet.
Present continuous tense
Present continuous tense:
Sub + is/am/are + verb ing form
Eg: He is sleeping.
They are dancing.
 Indicator words:

ØNow
ØThese days
ØNow-a-days
ØAt present
ØCurrently
Eg:
ØI am preparing for SSC CGLnow-a-
days.
ØHe is playing cricket atpresent.
Ø To express intension or likelihood.
Eg: He is going to buy a bike
tomorrow.(intension)
Eg: The patient is going to die.(likelihood)
Concepts
clarity
session
• Q) I love mysister.
• Q) Mother is loving her child
now.
I love mysister.(correct)
Mother is loving her child now.(correct)
ØShe is going to buy a dress
tomorrow.
ØShe goes to buy a dress
tomorrow.
She is going to buy a dress tomorrow.(correct)
She goes to buy a dress tomorrow.(wrong)
ØMy sister is always discouraging me.
ØMy sister always discourages me.
ØMy sister always encourages me to become an
IAS officer.
My sister is always discouraging me.(correct)
My sister always discourages me.(wrong)
My sister always encourages me to become an
IAS officer.(correct)
SPOT THE ERRORS-
1) Ram waits for his friend in the park
2) My sister always discourages me.
3) My sister always encourages me to become
an IAS officer.
4) I have read in today’s newspaper that the
P.M. will visit China nextmonth.
5) You will fail unless you will work hard.
Ans:
1) Ram is waiting for his friends inthe park(in correct).
2) Mysister always discourages me.(wrong)
3) My sisteralways encouragesmetobecomean IAS officer.(correct)
4) I have readin today’snewspaperthatthe P.M. Visits China nextmonth.
5) Youwillfail unlessyou workhard.
Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Subject + has/have + V3
Eg:
ØI have eaten an apple.
ØI have had an apple.
Indicator words:
ØYet
ØAs yet
ØRecently
ØAlready
ØSo far
ØJust*
Eg:
ØI have just seen the movie Wazir.
ØI have already had my breakfast
ØThe work is not completed yet.(wrong)
ØThe work has not completed yet.(correct)
Point to remember:

Øjust: (present perfect tense)

ØI have just completed the work.

Ø* just now: (past indefinite tense)

ØI am not able to understand the situation
because I reached just now.
Ever since/ uptill now:
I have received twenty thousand rupees uptill now.
ØIt is + A3 + has/have + V3
ØThis is + A3 + has/have + V3
Eg:
ØThis is the best way that you have done.
ØIt is the simplest that he has achieved.
ØIt is + ordinal + has/have + V3
ØThis is + ordinal + has/have + V3
Eg:
ØThis is the first time that I have been to India.
ØIt is the second bus that has left for Delhi.
Present Perfect continuous
Subject + has/have + V4(ing) -since
-for
* ‘from’ is used in future tense.
The policeman has not been doing his duty.
The policeman was not doing his duty.
*Negative of present perfect continuous
tense is not acceptable.
§The policeman has not been doing his
duty.(wrong)
§The policeman was not doing his
duty.(correct)
Practise session
Q) I have been repairing my car from
the last Monday of this year.
Ans: ‘from the last’ will be replaced by ‘since last’
Q) He has been preparing for SSC CGL
since first week of 2016.
Ans: No error
Q) The child was showing its
intelligence since its birth.
Ans: has been showing
Q) I am still learning music, I have been
learning music since 10 years.
Ans: for 10 years
Note:
ØSince + (last+time)
ØSince last week
ØSince the last week(wrong)
Note:
For: period of time(cardinal no. + time)
ØFor 10 years
ØFor 5 years
ØFor the last 2 weeks
Points to remember:
ØSince last week
ØFor the last 2 weeks
PRACTICE SESSION
In the film my favourite character Sita is her dad’s favourite. She is spoilt, arrogant and
always try to get the hero in trouble. Her role is on par with the hero. / NE
Ans.
In the film my favourite character Sita is her dad’s favourite. She is
spoilt, arrogant and is always trying to get the hero in trouble. Her
role is at par with the hero.
Always when used in +ve tense Simple Present Tense should be
used after it and when it is used in –ve sense then Present
Continuous Tense should be used. “Trying” should be used in place
of “try” in B Part of the sentence.
The old man and his dog who are/ sitting in that room lived here for more than a
month/ but he has never created any problem / No error
Ans. a,b and c
The old man and his dog that are/ sitting in that room have been living here for more
than a month/ but they have never created any problem / No error
I wish if he also participated/ in a briefing at Japan’s Ministry / of Defense on the
threat. / No Error
Ans. A
For unfulfilled wishes we use Past perfect Tense. So, “had also participated” should be
used in place of “also participated” in Part A of the sentence.
French oil company Total has announced that it will halt a natural gas development
project in Iran unless it will receive a waiver from the U.S. government. / NE
Ans.
French oil company The Total has announced that it will halt a natural gas
development project in Iran unless it receives a waiver from the U.S. government.

“Receive” should be used in place of “will receive” in C Part of the sentence. When
“Unless” in used in a sentence to discuss about future 2 actions then we use Simple
Present Tense.