Tense Chart

Indefinite

Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense

Hindi ता है ,ती है ,ते ह ता था,ती थे, ते थे गा, गी, गे

Structure S+Do/Does+O S+Did+O S+Shall/Will+V+O

Action in the past

Action in the present. taking place once.
Used to express a fact, Never or several Action taking place in
Nature habit etc. times. the future.

Example I play football. I played football. I shall play football.

Continuous

Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense

रहा होगा,रह
Hindi रहा है ,रह है ,रहे ह रहा था,रह थी,रहे थे होगी,रहे ह गे

I+Shall be/Will
ing ing
Structure S+Is/Am/Are+V +O S+Was/Were+V +O be+Ving+O

Action that will

be going on at
Action takes place at the Action going on at some some time in the
Nature time of speaking time in the past future.

I shall be playing
Example I am playing football. I was playing football. football
 Perfect
Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense

चक
ु ा था, चक
ु थी, चक
ु े चक
ु ा होगा,चक
ु
Hindi चक
ु ा है ,चक
ु है ,चक
ु े ह थे होगी,चक
ु े ह गे

I+Shall
have/Will
Structure S+Has/Have+V3rd+O S+Had+V3rd+O have+V3rd+O

Action that
will be
Expresses an observation, Action taking place finished at
experience or a past memory. before a certain time some time in
Nature Puts emphasis on the result. in the past. the future.

I shall have
played football
I had played football tomorrow by
yesterday before rain the time you
Example I have played football. started. come to me.

Perfect Continuous
Present Past Future

Hindi रहा होगा + time… रहा होगा + time… रहा होगा+time…

I+Shall have
been/Will
have
Structure S+Has/Have+been+Ving+O S+had+been+Ving+O been+Ving+O

Action
Action taking place taking place
before a certain time in for and
Expresses something that the past, before a
has happened in the past and interchangeable with certain time
Nature continues to happen. Perfect Past Tense. in the future.

I shall have
I had been playing been playing
I have been playing football football for two hours football for two
Example for two hours. yesterday. hours tomorrow