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16 Tenses in English Grammar ( Formula and Examples)

PRESENT
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE ( STRUCTURE )
Subject + Verb + es/s
Sentence Example I take Exercise Daily
She reads a Book in the library every day

PA
SIMPLE PAST TENSE ( STRUCTURE)
Subject+ Verb(v2) or irregular verb
She Completed the Assigment
I read the News Paper

FUTURE TENSE ( expreses actions tha


SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE( STRUCTURE )
Subject+ will/shall+ Verb
I shall go to the Park for a Walk
She will perform his duty tomorrow

PAST FUTURE TENSE( STRUCTURE)


Subject+ Would+ Verb
Bright told us that he would leave in one hour
She would perform her duties next hour
mula and Examples)

PRESENT TENSE ( Shows the Current Action that is going to be performed , It has f
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE ( STRUCTURE)
Subject+is/am/are+Verb(+ing)
Brilliant is Playing Footbal
Iam Studying at Cambridge Academy

PAST TENSE ( Expresses Actions that happened in the past. It has also for typ
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE ( STRUCTURE)
Subject + was/were+ Verb (ing)
He was reading my homework
I was going to the park for a morning walk

FUTURE TENSE ( expreses actions that have not happened yet OR Actions that will likely to happen in the futur
FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE( STRUCTURE)
Subject+ will be/shall be/+verb (ing)
Righteous will be playing basketball in the evening
We shall be eating the meal by twelve o clock

PAST FUTURE TENSE


PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
Subject +should be/would be + Verb (ing)
Righetous told us that she would be playing basketball all day long
She would be performing her duties next hour
hows the Current Action that is going to be performed , It has four types)
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE ( STRUCTURE)
Subject + has/have+ Verb
He has made this colourful Chart
I have Completed my assignment

( Expresses Actions that happened in the past. It has also for types )
PAST PERFECT TENSE ( STRUCTURE
Subject + had+ Verb (v3)
I had finished my homework
He had completed Mom's task

t happened yet OR Actions that will likely to happen in the future,. There are four types described Here
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE ( STRUCTURE)
Subject+ will have + verb
Righteous will have played basketball by evening
We shall have eaten the meal by twelve o clock

PAST FUTURE TENSE


PAST FUTURE PERFECT TENSE ( STRUCTURE)
Subject + should have/would have + Verb
Righteous said that she would have played basketball all day long tomorrow
She said that she would have completed her duties
PAST TENSE
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Subject+Has/have+ been + Verb ( +ing)
I have been completing my assigment for the last three days
She has been working in this department since 2017

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE


Subject +had+ been + Verb ( +ing)
He had been completing his assignment for the last two hours
Brilliant had been playing basketball since morning

four types described Here


FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Subject+will have been + Verb ( ing)
Righteous will have been playing backetball match for over fifty minutes
We shall have been eating meal by twelve o clock

PAST FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE


Subject +would have been +verb (ing)
He said that I should have been working here for two hours by that time
Righteous said that she should have been playing basketball here all day long by that time

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