Today, we will see the Continuous form of the Tenses.

But even before we start learning

about Continuous form of the tenses, let us refresh by translating these Simple form
sentences.

• Raju eats an apple everyday.

• Dad is going to the market now.
• Grandpa forgets everything.
• John will buy newspaper tomorrow.
• Tommy always obeys his master.
• Mom saved money in the bank.
• Danny lost the coin yesterday.
• Raji wears new dress every week.
• Grandma will read us a new story today.
• Sumitha is counting the money in her purse.
 Perfect form of the tenses
We are going to see the perfect form in all the three tenses. Try framing more by
yourself.
 

Past Perfect Present Perfect Future Perfect

Naan – I (Sing.)First person

Nee enna senju- Nee enna senju-irukke/ Nee enna senju-

irrundhe? senjitte? iruppe?

Naan paadam padich- Naan paadam padichi irukken/ Naan paadam

irundhen padichitten padichu-iruppen

Naan dress pott- Naan dress pottu-irukken/ Naan dress pottu-

irundhen pottitten iruppen

Naan saapitu-irukken/
Naan saapitt- irundhen Naan saapittu-iruppen
saaptitten

Naanga – We (Plu.) First person

Neenga enna senju- Neenga enna senju- Neenga enna senj-

irrundheenga ? irukeenga?/ senjitteenga? irrupeenga?

Naanga paadam Naanga paadam padichi Naanga paadam

padichu-irundhom irukkom/ padichitom padich-iruppom

Naanga dress pottu- Naanga dress pottu irukkom/ Naanga dress pott-
irundhom pottitom iruppom

Naanga saapittu- Naanga saapittu irukkom/ Naanga saapitt-

irundhom saaptittom iruppom

Nee– You ( Sing.) Second person

Nee enna senju- Nee enna senju-irukke?/ Nee enna senju-

irundhe? senjitte? iruppe?

Nee paadam padich- Nee paadam padichi irukke/ Nee paadam padich
irundhe padichitte iruppe

Nee dress pott-irundhe Nee dress pottu-irukke/ pottite Nee dress pott iruppe

Nee saapitt-irundhe Nee saapttu-irukke/ saaptitte Nee saapitt- iruppe

 Neenga – You (Plu.) Second person
Neengka enna senju- Neengka enna senju-irukkeenga?/ Neengka enna senju-
irundheenga? senjitteenga? iruppengka?

Neenga paadam padich- Neenga paadam padichi Neenga paadam

irundheenga irukkeenga/ padichiteenga padich-irupeenga

Neenga dress pott - Neenga dress pottu- Neenga dress

irundheenga irukkeenga/ pottiteenga pottirupeenga

Neenga Neenga saaptu-irukeenga / Neenga saapitt-

saapitt- irundheenga saaptitteenga irupeenga

Avan – He (informal) Third person

Avan enna senju- Avan enna senju-irukaan/ Avan enna senju-

irundhaan? senjittaan? iruppaan?

Avan padichi-irukaan/ Avan/Avar padichu-

Avan padich-irundhaan
padichittaan iruppaan

Avan dress pott- Avan dress pott-irukkaan/ Avan/Avar dress pott-

irundhaan pottittaan iruppaan

Avan saapitt- irukkaan/ Avan/Avar saapitt-

Avan saapitt- irundhaan
saaptittaan iruppaan

Avar – He/she (formal)Third person

Avar enna senju- Avar enna senju-irrukaar/ Avar enna senju-

irundhaar? senjittar? irundhaar?

Avar padich-irundhaar Avar padich- irukaar Avar padichu-iruppaar

Avar dress pott- Avar dress pott-

Avar dress pott-irukaar
irundhaar iruppaar

Avar saapitt- irukkaar/

Avar saapitt- irundhaar Avar saapitt- iruppaan
saaptittaar

Aval/Avanga – She (Sing.) informal Third person

Ava enna senj- Ava enna senju-irukkaa? / Ava enna senj-

irrundhaa? senjittaa? irrupaa?

Ava paadam padichi-irukkaa/

Ava padich-irundhaa Ava padich-iruppaa
padichittaa

Ava dress dress pottu-irukkaa/

Ava dress pott-irundhaa Ava dress pott-iruppaa
potittaa

Ava saapittu-irukkaa/
Ava saapitt- irundhaa Ava saapitt- iruppaa
saaptittaa
 Avanga – She (Sing.) formal Third person

Avanga enna senj- Avanga enna senju- Avanga enna senj-

irundhaanga? irukkaanga/ senjitaanga? irupaanga?

Avanga padich- Avanga paadam padichi- Avanga padich-

irundhaanga irukaanga/ padichitaanga iruppaanga

Avanga dress pott- Avanga dress pottu-irukaanga/ Avanga dress pott-

irundhaanga pottitaanga iruppaanga

Avanga saapitt- Avanga saapittu-irukaanga/ Avanga saapitt-

irundhaanga saaptitaanga iruppaanga

Avanga – They (Plu.) Third person

This form is as the She sing. Formal form

Adhu/Idhu – IT Third person

Adhu/Idhu enna senj Adhu/Idhu enna senju-irukku/ Adhu/Idhu enna sen-

irundhadhu? senjitidhu? jirukkum?

Adhu/Idhu padam Adhu/Idhu padam

Adhu/Idhu padam paarthudhu
paarth-irundhadhu path-irukkum

Adhu/Idhu dress pott- Adhu/Idhu dress pot-

Adhu/Idhu dress potudhu
irundhadhu irukkum

Adhu/Idhu saapadu Adhu/Idhu saapadu Adhu/Idhu saapadu

saapit-irundhadhu saapitudhu saapit-irukkum
 
 Examples of the Perfect form:

Kanavar : Rathi, Inaikku virundhaaligal varaanga. Enna samaichi-irukke?

 Rathi, we have guests coming today. What have you cooked?

Rathi: Naan inaikku kozhi samaichi-irukken. /ten

I have cooked chicken, today

Pona murai, naan vaan kozhi samaichi-irundhen.

 Last time, I had cooked turkey.

Avangalukku enna pidikkum theriyale. 

I don’t know what they like.

Adhu enakku therinji irundhaa, adhai samaichi-iruppen. 

I would have cooked it, if I had known it.

 
Vijay, nee yerkanave indha soup suvachi-irukeeya? 
Vijay, have you tasted this soup earlier?

Aamaa. Enakku indha soup pidikkaadhu.

 Yes. I have and I don’t like it.

Neththu nee senju-irundhe kozhi soup irukka?

Do you have the chicken soup that you had made yesterday?

Idhu Kaai soup. Idhu unakku nalladhu.

This is a vegetable soup. It’s good for you.

Idhu kozhi soup-a irundhaal, nee idhai kudichi-iruppe, sariya. 

You would have had it, if it was chicken soup, right?

 
Rachel kaalai-le irundhu enna padichi-irukkaa? 
What has Rachel learnt from the morning?

Ava Aangila paadangal-a padichi-irukkaa. 

She has learnt her English lessons.

Ava thanoda kanakku thervukku nalla padichi-irundhaalaa? 

Had she learnt for her maths exam well?

Inaikku ava kanakku thervai eppadi ezhudhinaa? 

How did she write her Maths exam today?

Aduththa vaarathukule avaloda thervugal-a ezhudhi mudichi-iruppaa. 

She will have finished writing her exams, by next week.
 
Ajith enna dress pottu-irukkaan? 
What dress is Ajith wearing?

Ajith vaguppu-la maaru-veda potti. 

Ajith has a fancy dress competition in class.

Avan, pona varusham, kadal kollaikaaran/ pirate vesham pottu-irundhaan.

 Last year, he had dressed up as a pirate.

Ippo, avan Maha-veeran/ Superhero vesham pottu-irukaan. 

Now, he has dressed as a Superhero.

Magician dress kidachi-irundhaa, avan maaya-viththai kkaaran vesham pottu-

iruppan. 
If he had got a magician’s costume, he would have dresses up as a wizard.

 
Appa oru kadhai padichittu irukkaar. 
Dad is reading a story.

Avar adhai thannoda china vayasule padhichi-irundhaar.

 He had read this story, when he was a kid.

Avar en thangai-kku adhai thirumbavum padikiraar. 

He is reading the story over again for my sister.

Kaalaile irundhu, anju murai andha kadhai-a padichi-iruppaar. 

He would have read it about five times, since morning.

Ippo adha thirumbavum padikka poraar.

 Now. He is going to read it again.
 
Ms Dianna enna senj-irukaanga? 
What has Ms.Dianna done?

Avanga thunigal thuvaichi-irukaanga. 

She has washed the clothes.

Avanga neththu romba konjam thunigal-e thuvaichi-irundhaanga. 

She had washed very few clothes yesterday.

 Aana innum niraya kudaigal-e azhukku thunigal irukku.

 But there is still more baskets of dirty clothes.

Kavalai vendaam. Saayangaalam amma vararthukku munnaadi, ella thunigalaiyum

thuvaichi-iruppanga. 
Don’t worry. She will have washed all the clothes, before mom arrives in the evening.
Indha kodai vidumurai-kku neenga enge poi-irukkeenga?
 Where have you gone for this summer vacation?

Naanga Cameron vandhu-irukkom. 

We have come to Kulumanali.

Aaru maasam munnaadi, inge naanum en nanbargalum vandhu-irundhom.

 I and my friends had come here, some six months back.

Indha idam romba azhagaa irukku.

 This place is really beautiful.

Indha idam pathi munnadiye therinji-irundhaa, pona varusham-e inge vandhu-

iruppom.
 If I had known about this place earlier, we would have come here the last year.
 
Neththu, Rakesh veetukku poi-irundheengala? 
Had you gone to Rakesh’s house?

Inaikkum veetule illai. Enge poi-irukeenga? 

You aren’t home, even today? Where have you gone?

Neenga neththu Rakesh veetule pirandha naal kondaada poi-iruppeenga, sariya? 

Yesterday you would have gone to celebrate Rakesh’s birthday at his place, right?

 
Richard-um avanoda nanbargal serndhu oru marathon oduraanga. 
Richard and his friends are running a marathon.

Avanga idhukku munnaadi ippadi odi-irukaangala? 

Have they run like this, even before?

Aamaa, idhe maadhiri moonu varushath-kku munnaale odi-irundhaanga.

 Yes. They had run like this, three years back.

Enga pakaththu veetukaarangalukku idhu theriyaadhu. Therinji-irundhaa,

avangalum kooda serndhu odi-iruppaanga.

 My neighbors did know this. If they had known, even they too would have joined and
run.

 
Doctor, Neththu-le irundhu Toby romba konjam saapaadu thaan saaptu-irukku. 
Doctor, Toby has eaten very little since yesterday.

Adhukku udambu sariyile.

 It is not feeling well.

Adhukku vayiru valikkudhu pola.

 Its like it has a stomach ache.

Toby, edhaiyo saaptu-irukkum. 

Toby, would have eaten something.

Oru murai, idhe maadhiri, oru button-a vizhingi-irundhaadhu. 

Once, just like this, he had swallowed a button.