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Tenses

Present Past Future

I drink a cup of tea I drank a cup of tea I will drink a cup of tea
Do you drink a cup of tea? Did you drink a cup of tea? Will you drink a cup of tea?
Simple
uu f;a fndkjd uu f;a ìõjd uu f;a fndkakï
S+V1+O S+V2+O S+will V1+O
I am drinking a cup of tea I was drinking a cup of tea I will be drinking a cup of tea
Am I drinking a cup of tea? Was I drinking a cup of tea? Will I be drinking a cup of tea?
Continuous
uu f;a fndk.uka uu f;a fndñka isáfhñ uu f;a fndñka isákafkñ
S+am/is/are+(V+ing)+O S+was/were+(V+ing)+O S+will be+(V+ing)+O
I have drunk a cup of tea I had drunk a cup of tea I will have drunk a cup of tea
Have I drunk a cup of tea? Had I drunk a cup of tea? Will I have drunk a cup of tea?
Perfect
uu f;a ìõjd uu f;a î,d isáñ uu f;a î isákafkñ
S+has/have+V3 S+had+V3 S+will have+V3
I have been drinking a cup of tea for 05 min: I had been drinking a cup of tea for 05 min: I will have been drunk a cup of tea for 05 min:
Have I been drunk a cup of tea for 05 min:? Had I been drunk a cup of tea for 05 min:? Will I have been drunk a cup of tea for 05 min
Perfect
Continuous uu f;a fndñka bkakjd ñks;a;= 05la ;siafia ñks;a;= 05la ;siafia uu f;a fndñka isáhd uu f;a fndñka b`oSú ñks;a;= 05la ;siafia
S+have been+(v+ing) S+had been+(v+ing) S+will have been+(v+ing)

Legend: S=Subject O=Object V=Verb (V1=Present/ V2=Past/V3=Past Participle)


Rev. Buttala Chandima Thero

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