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TENSES

3 TYPES OF
TENSES
Present tense
Past tense
Future tense

4 SUBPARTS
OF TENSES
Simple
Continuous
Perfect
Perfect Continuous

2
PRESENT TENSE
It can be defined as an expression for an activity that is currently in action or is habitually performed
1. SIMPLE PRESENT
SINGULAR RULE
SUBJECT +VERB+S/ES+OBJECT
PLURAL RULE
SUBJECT+VERB+OBJECT
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
RULE
SUBJECT+IS/AM/ARE+VERB+ING+OBJECT
3. PRESENT PERFECT
SINGULAR RULE
SUBJECT+HAS+VERB+OBJECT
PLURAL RULE
SUBJECT+HAVE+VERB+OBJECT
4. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
SINGULAR RULE
SUBJECT+HAS BEEN+VERB+ING+OBJECT
PLURAL RULE
A. SUBJECT+HAVE BEEN+VERB+ING+OBJECT

3
PAST TENSE

1. SIMPLE PAST
RULE
SUBJECT+VERB+OBJECT
2. PAST CONTINUOUS
SINGULAR RULE
SUBJECT+WAS+VERB+ING+OBJECT
PLURAL RULE
SUBJECT+WERE+VERB+ING+OBJECT
3. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
RULE
SUBJECT+HAD BEEN+VERB+ING+OBJECT
4. PAST PERFECT
RULE
SUBJECT+HAD+VERB+OBJECT

3
FUTURE TENSE
1. SIMPLE PRESENT
RULE
SUBJECT+WILL/SHALL+VERB+OBJECT
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
RULE
SUBJECT+WILL BE/SHALL BE+VERB+ING+OBJECT
3. PRESENT PERFECT
RULE
SUBJECT+WILL HAVE/SHALL HAVE+VERB+OBJECT
4. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
RULE
SUBJECT+WILL HAVE BEEN+VERB+ING+OBJECT

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