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The Tense
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What is Tense?
•A form of a verb that shows if something
happens in the past, present or future.
•Tense can be defined as a word form used to
indicate the time of occurrence of an incident
with reference to the moment of speaking.
•It indicates the completion or continuance of an
activity.

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Types of Tenses
There are three types of tenses:-

➢Past
➢Present
➢Future

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These tenses can further be categorized

into 4 types:-

▪Simple Tense
▪Continuous Tense
▪Perfect Tense
▪Perfect Continuous Tense

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Past Tense
•Past tense is used to describe a past activity or
action.
•It is a form of the verb that defines the events that
have already occurred.
Examples:-
1. Reema attended the wedding functions.
2. He left before I reached.
3. Priya wrote a letter to her friends from camp.

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Simple Past Tense

The simple past is a verb tense that is
used to talk about things that
happened or existed before now.
Rule -
Subject + V2 + Object

Examples:
Rita went to school.
Minty ate food.

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Past Continuous Tense

The past continuous tense, also known as
the past progressive tense, refers to a continuing
action or state that was happening at some point
in the past.

Rule -
Subject + was + V1 + ing + Object (Singular)
Subject + were + V1 + ing + Object (Plural)
Examples:
I was eating pudding.
Sia was writing a letter to the editor.

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Past Perfect Tense

The past perfect, also called the
pluperfect, is a verb tense used to talk
about actions that were completed before
some point in the past.

Rule -
Subject + had + V3 + Object

Examples:
He had taken the token.
I had brushed my teeth.

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Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The past perfect continuous tense (also known
as the past perfect progressive tense) shows
that an action that started in the past continued
up until another time in the past.

Rule
Subject + had been + V1 + ing + Object

Examples:
He had been standing in the rain the whole night.
I had been eating diet food for the whole summer.

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Present Tense
•The present tense is used to describe the current
or present being, situation, or event.
•It is a form of the verb that defines the events that
are currently happening.
Examples
1. I am going to the office
2. She has been part of this group for 4 years now.
3. The concert is amazing.

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Simple Present Tense

The simple present is a verb tense used to talk
about conditions or actions happening right
now or habitual actions and occurrences.
Rules
Subject + V1 + s/es + Object (Singular)
Subject + V1 + Object (Plural)

Examples:
The Sun rises in the East.
Rita goes to school.

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Present Continuous Tense

The present continuous verb tense indicates that
an action or condition is happening now,

Rule
Subject + is/am/are + V1 + ing + object

Examples:
He is talking to his friend.
The baby is sleeping in his crib.

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Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect tense refers to an
action or state that either occurred at an
indefinite time in the past

Rules
Subject + has + V3 + Object (Singular)
Subject + have + V3 + Object (Plural)

Examples:
He has just eaten food.
I have just read the book.

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Present Perfect Continuous Tense

The present perfect continuous tense shows
that something started in the past and is
continuing at the present time.

Rules
Subject + has been + V1 + ing + Object (Singular)
Subject + have been + V1 + ing + Object (Plural)

Examples:
I have been cleaning regularly since Monday.
She has been using the night cream for several months.

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Future Tense
•The future tense is used to describe the
future events that haven’t occurred but
possibly will occur in the future.
•It is a form of the verb that will occur in the
future & not exist currently.

Examples
1. She will be dancing to classical music.
2. We will be shifting to the house upstate tomorrow morning.
3. The train will leave in 10 minutes.

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Simple Future Tense

The simple future is a verb tense that's

used to talk about things that haven't
happened yet.
Rule
Subject + will/shall + V1 + Object

Examples:
I shall go to school tomorrow.
My mother will feed me.

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Future Continuous Tense

The future continuous tense is a verb tense

that indicates that something will occur in
the future and continue for an expected
length of time.

Rule
Subject + will be/shall be + ing + V1 + Object

Examples:
He shall be writing his exam.
We will be going to the zoo.

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Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is a verb tense used for actions that
will be completed before some other point in the future.

Rule
Subject + will have/shall have + V3 + Object

Examples:
I shall have started writing by that time.
We will have reached Goa by then.

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Future Perfect Continuous Tense

The future perfect continuous, also sometimes called the

future perfect progressive, is a verb tense that describes
actions that will continue up until a point in the future.

Rule
Subject + will have been + V1 + ing + Object

Examples:
By next year we will be graduating.
They shall be serving food in the slum area tomorrow.

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some practice questions
1. Rita _____ (wants/ wanting)to be a pilot.
2. The dinner ______ (smells/smelling) great.
3. She _______ (has been crying/cried) since last night.
4. I _______ (will be lying, will lie) on the beach with my friends.
5. Give me a call when you ______ (have, had) time.
6. I _______ (spent/spend) all my teenage years at math camp.
7. When we were in the hostel we _____ (made/make) our own
breakfast.
8. Sandhya is ________ (running/ran) for student election this
semester.
9. He _____ (plays/playing) tennis most of his evening.
10.When you called, I was______ (taking/took) a shower.

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Answers
1. Wants
2. Smells
3. Has been crying
4. Will be lying
5. Have
6. Spent
7. Made
8. Running
9. Plays
10.taking

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