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Chart 1 - 3 Simple Tenses
Chart 1 - 3 Simple Tenses
Tense : Simple Present Tense. Clue Words/Time indication : usually,generally,always, frequently,often,never,everyday/week/month/year etc.
I,we,You,They : Sub.+ V1 I,We,You,They : go to office at 9 a.m. everyday. Uses
Positive Habitual Actions.
He,She,It : Sub.+V1 (s/es) He,She,It : goes to office at 9 a.m.everyday.
I,we,You,They : Sub.+ do not + V1 I,We,You,They : do not go to office at 9 a.m.
Negative Universal Truth.
He,She,It : Sub.+ does not + V1 He,She,It : does not go to office at 9 a.m.everyday.
Regular Action.
I,we,You,They : Do + sub. + V1 do I/We/You/They go to office at 9 a.m?
Question
He,She,It : Does + sub. + V1 does He/she/it go to office at 9 a.m?
etc.
Tense : Simple Past Tense. Clue Words/Time indication : yesterday,last week/year, ago, Once, at that time etc.
I,we,You,They : I,we,You,They : came to my office yesterday. Uses
Positive Sub.+ V2 An action that completed some
He,She,It : He,She,It : went to movie last week.
time in the past.
I,we,You,They : I,we,You,They : did not to my office yesterday.
Negative Sub.+ did not + V1
he,she,it : He,She,It : did not go to movie last week.
Time may be stated with these
actions
I,we,You,They : Did I/We/You/They/He/She/It come to my office yesterday?
Question did + Sub.+ V1
he,she,it : Did I/We/You/They/He/She/It go to movie last week?
.
Tense : Simple Future Tense. Clue Words/Time indication : Tomorrow,next week,next month, next year etc
I,we,You,They : I,we,You,They : will go to Hyderabad next month. Uses
Positive Sub.+ will/shall + V1
He,She,It : He,She,It : will phone tomorrow