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All 12 English tenses with high quality explained Videos

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All 12 English tenses with high quality explained Videos

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Muuqaal kaan soconaya 30 ka daqiiqo adigoo link gaan hoose ku dhufanaya.
Waa muuqaal soo koobaya guud ahaan 12 ka tense ee English-ka
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What is Verb? Verb is the most important thing in the language in fact you cannot

make one sentence without verb.

What is Subject? is the doer of the action.

What is Object? is the one that is affect by the action.

Examples:

Hassan killed the lion.

Ali is reading the book.

Amina is cleaning the house.

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Introduction
 Definition of Tense in English Grammar:
A Tense is a form of a verb that is used to show the time of an action.
For example: when an action happened.
 How many types of tenses are there in English grammar?
There are 3 types of tense.
 Present Tense
 Past Tense
 Future Tense
Each tense is divided into 4 types.
 Present Tense
1. Simple Present Tense
2. Present Continuous Tense
3. Present Prefect Tense
4. Present Prefect Continuous Tense
 Past Tense
1. Simple Past Tense
2. Past Continuous Tense
3. Past Perfect Tense
4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
 Future Tense
1.Simple Future Tense
2.Future Continuous Tense
3.Future Perfect Tense
4.Future Perfect Continuous Tense

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1# Simple Present Tense: is used for an action which happens every
day.
Formula: subject + verb + object

I
He
We
Do She Does
You
It
They

Examples:
 Affirmative form:  Negative form:
 I drink coffee.  I do not drink coffee.
 We play video games.  We do not play video games.
 They play football.  They do not play football.
 You read books.  You do not read books.
 He drinks coffee.  He does not drink coffee.
 He works as a teacher.  She does not play football.
 It drinks water.  It does not drink water.
 Question form:
 Do I drink coffee?
 Do we play video games?
 Do they play football?
 Do you read books?
 Does he drink coffee?
 Does she play football?
 Does it drink water? 4
In present tense: if the subject is I, we, you or they.

we use the verb without s


if the subject is She, he or it. then we add the verb s
Habits vs Facts

 He drinks coffee.  He works as a teacher.


 You read books.  You sing very well.
 We play video games.  Water Boils at 100 C

H
A F

B A

B C

I T

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2# Present continuous tense:
 Is used to talk about actions that are happening right now.
Formula: Subject + am, is, are + verb + Ing + object.

We HE
You are She Is I am
They It

Examples:
 Affirmative:
 Negative form:
 I am reading a book.
 I am not reading a book.
 You are dreaming.
 You are not dreaming.
 We are speaking English.
 We are not speaking English.
 They are listening to the teacher.
 They are not listening to the teacher.
 He is sitting on the couch.
 He is not sitting on the couch.
 She is cooking food.
 She is not cooking food.
 It is raining.
 It is not raining.

 Question form:
 am I reading a book?
 are You dreaming?
 are We speaking English?
 Are they listening to the teacher?
 Is He sitting on the couch?
 is She cooking food?
 is It raining?
The End.
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3# Present Prefect Tense: is used for an action which has just completed

at the moment of speaking.

Formula: Subject + have\has+ verb past participle + object.

I He
We She
Have Has
You It
They

 Affirmative form:

 I have just eaten my dinner.

 We have just played football.

 You have just finished your homework.

 They have just lost their phone at the party.

 He has just arrived home.

 She has just cooked the food.

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 Negative form:
 I have not just eaten my dinner.
 We have not just played football.
 You have not just finished your homework.
 They have not just lost their phone at the party.
 He has not just arrived home.
 She has not just cooked the food.

 Question form:
 Have I just eaten my dinner?
 Have we just played football?
 Have you just finished your homework?
 Have they just lost their phone at the party?
 Has he just arrived home?
 Has she just cooked the food?

The end.

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#4. Present Prefect Continuous Tense:

The present perfect continuous tense (also known as the present perfect
progressive tense) shows that something started in the past and is
continuing at the present time.

Actions that started in the past and are still continuing.

Formula: subject + have/has been + verb + ing.

I He
We She
Have Has
You It
They

 Statement form:

 I have been waiting to see the doctor for two hours / since 5 p.m.

 Не has been playing tennis since he was a child / for 20 years.

 I have been reading this book for the last two hours.

 We have been playing football since this morning.

 She has been dancing since this afternoon.

 He has been learning English for two years.

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 Negative form:

 I have not been waiting to see the doctor for two hours / since 5 p.m.

 Не has not been playing tennis since he was a child / for 20 years.

 I have not been reading this book for the last two hours.

 We have not been playing football since this morning.

 He has not been dancing since this afternoon.

 He has not been learning English for two years.

 Question form:

 Have I been waiting to see the doctor for two hours / since 5 p.m.?

 Has he been playing tennis since he was a child / for 20 years?

 Have I been reading this book for the last two hours?

 Have we been playing football since this morning?

 Has he been dancing since this afternoon?

 Has he been learning English for two years?

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#5 Simple past tense: is used for an action which happened in the past
time.
Formula: subject + verb past + object.
 Affirmative form
I
We  I decided to learn English.
You
 They visited me yesterday.
They Did
He  You called me last week.
She
It  We received the package.

 He gave us a present for our wedding anniversary.

 She built this house in 2010.


 Question form

 Did I decide to learn English?

 Did They visit me yesterday?

 Did You call me last week?

 Did We receive the package?

 Did He give us a present for our wedding anniversary?

 Did She build this house in 2010?

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 Negative form

 I did not decide to learn English.

 They did not visit me yesterday.

 You did not call me last week.

 We did not receive the package.

 He did not give us a present for our wedding anniversary.

 She did not build this house in 2010.

The End.

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6# Past Continuous Tense: is used for an action which was happening

in the past but still going on.

Or: Unfinished, ongoing action in the past (+ finished action)

Formula: subject + was/were + verb + ing + object.

I
We
He
You Were Was
She
They
It

Examples:

 I was eating dinner with my family, when the doorbell rang.

 It was raining, when Priya left for work.

 The power went out, while the children were studying.

 While we were waiting at the bus stop, we saw a car accident.

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 Affirmative Form  Question form

 I was playing football.  Was I playing football?

 We were eating food.  Were we eating food?

 She was cooking food.  Was she cooking food?

 He was reading the lesson.  Was he reading the lesson?

 Negative form  

 I was not playing football.

 We were not eating food.

 She was not cooking food.

 He was not reading the lesson.


The End….

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7# Past Perfect Tense: is used for an action that happened before

another action in the past.

Formula: subject +had + verb past participle +object

I
We
You
They Had

He
She
It

Examples:
o When we got to the theater, the movie had started.

o I was sick because, I had eaten too much the previous night.

o The girl looked very familiar. I had seen her somewhere before.

o Joel rushed to his boss’s office, but she had gone home already.

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More Examples:

 Statement form:
 I had returned to home, before I read the book.
 They had built the house, before January.
 He had eaten his breakfast, before he went to the market.
 She had reached the airport, before the airplane landed.
 He had kicked the ball, before he got injury.
 Question form:
 Had I returned to home before I read the book?
 Had they built the house before January?
 Had he eaten his breakfast before he went to the market?
 Had she reached the airport before the airplane landed?
 Had he kicked the ball, before he got injury?
 Negative form:
 I had not returned to home before I read the book.
 They had not built the house before January.
 He had not eaten his breakfast before he went to the market.
 She had not reached the airport before the airplane landed.
 He had not kicked the ball, before he got injury.

The End.

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8# Past Perfect Continuous Tense: is used for an action which had
been going on and completed when another action started.

Formula: subject + had + been + verb + ing + object.

I
We
You
Had
They
He
She
It

Examples:
 I felt really tired because I had been driving all day.
 She had been waiting for two hours when the doctor finally arrived.
 When he quit his job at the factory, he had been working there for 12
years.
 The ground was wet because it had been raining.

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More examples:
 Statement form:
 I had been playing football, before he saw me.

 They had been working all day, but they were tired in the evening.

 She had been mocking to her teacher, so she failed in the exam.

 He had been thinking of marrying NASRA before she died.

 Question form:
 Had I been playing football before he saw me?

 Had they been working all day but they were tired in the evening?

 Had she been mocking to her teacher so she failed in the exam?

 Had he been thinking of marrying NASRA before she died?

 Negative form:
 I had not been playing football before he saw me.

 They had not been working all day but they were not tired in evening.

 He had not been thinking of marrying NASRA before she died.

 She had not been mocking to her teacher so she passed the exam.

The end.
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9# Simple Future Tense: The simple future is used to talk about things
that haven’t happened yet.

Or: is used for an action which will happen in the future time.

Formula: subject + will/shall + verb + object

I
We
You
Shall/Will
They
He
She
It

Examples:

 Statement form  Question form:

o The monkey will eat the bananas. o Will The monkey eat the bananas?

o We will buy a car. o Will We buy a car?

o I shall eat the burger. o Shall I eat the burger?

o I will help you with those files. o Will I help you with those files?

o He will pay you back next week. o Will He pay you back next week?
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 Negative form

o The monkey will not eat the bananas.

o We will not buy a car.

o I shall not eat the burger.

o I will not help you with those files.

o He will not pay you back next week

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10# Future continuous tense: is used for an action which will be
happening in the future time.

The future continuous tense is usually used with a specified period of


time, whereas the simple future tense can be used with or without an
exact time.

Formula; subject + will/shall + be + verb + ing + object.

I
We
You
They
Shall be/Will be
He
She
It

Examples:
 Statement form
I shall be listening to the teacher during the explanation.

You will be coming again soon.

He will be sitting his high school examination this year.

They will be learning English the next five years.

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 Question form

Shall I be listening to the teacher during the explanation.?

Will you be coming again soon?

Will he be sitting his high school examination this year?

Will they be learning English the next five years?

 Negative form
I shall not be listening to the teacher during the explanation.

You will not be coming again soon.

He will not be sitting his high school examination this year.

They will not be learning English the next five years.

The end..

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11# Future Perfect Tense: is used for an action which will have completed
at fixed point of time in the future.

Formula: subject +will/shall +have +verb past participle +object.

I
We
You
They Shall have/Will have

He
She
It

 Statement form

 I shall have watched the TV the following hours.


 We will have solved the problem next week.
 He will have reached Hargeisa tomorrow.
 She will have gossiped her teacher by the time I return.
 Question form
 Shall I have watched the TV the following hours?
 Will we have solved the problem next week?
 Will he have reached Hargeisa tomorrow?
 Will she have gossiped her teacher by the time I return?

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 Negative form
 I shall not have watched the TV the following hours.

 We will not have solved the problem next week.

 He will not have reached Hargeisa tomorrow.

 She will not have gossiped her teacher by the time I return.

The end.

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12# Future Perfect Continuous Tense: is used for an action which will have
been going in the future.

Formula: subject +will/shall + have + been + verb + ing + object.

I
We
You
They Shall have been / Will have been

He
She
It

 Statement form Examples:


 I will have been staying here for 3 months.

 I will have been playing football for 2 hours.

 They shall have been eating the food for 1 hour.

 She will have been coming next week.

 Question form
Will I have been staying here for 3 months?

Will we have been playing football for 2 hours?

Shall they have been eating the food for 1 hour?

Will she have been coming next week?

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 Negative form
I will not have been staying here for 3 months.

We will not have been playing football for 2 hours.

They shall not have been eating the food for 1 hour.

She will not have been coming next week.

The End.

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