EXPLORING ENGLISH TENSES

PAST PROGRESSIVE, PAST PERFECT, AND SIMPLE PRESENT TENSES

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 TENSES

Tense refers to the time at which an action or state of being occurs.

It helps indicate whether the action happened in the past, is
happening in the present, or will happen in the future. Tenses are
an essential part of language as they allow us to convey when
something happened or will happen, providing context and clarity
to our communication.

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 IMPORTANCE OF USING CORRECT
TENSES IN ENGLISH:
Clarity and Understanding
Using the appropriate tense helps in
conveying the
timeline of events clearly.
Avoiding Miscommunication
Incorrect tenses can lead to
misunderstandings or
miscommunication.

Expressing Time Relationships Context And Coherance

Tenses help in expressing relationships between Tenses provide context to sentences, paragraphs, or
different time frames, such as actions that happened conversations, making them comprehensive and
before, during, or after another action. logical.

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 PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE
It is used to describe actions that were ongoing or in progress at a
specific time in the past.

structure (Subject + was/were + verb-ing)

Examples:
"She was cooking dinner when I arrived."
"They were watching TV while it was raining."

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 PAST PERFECT TENSE
It is used to describe an action that was completed before another
past action or a specific point in the past.

structure (Subject + had + past participle)

Examples:
"By the time I got there, they had already left."
"She had finished her homework before the
party started."

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 PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
It is used to describe actions that were ongoing and continuous over
a period of time before another past action or point in the past.

Subject + had been + verb-ing

Examples:
"She had been studying for hours before she took the exam."
"They had been working on the project all night when the
power went out."

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 KEY DIFFERENCES AND USAGE

PAST PROGRESSIVE PAST PERFECT PAST PERFECT

PROGRESSIVE TENSE

when the actions is in progress when an action was completed When a continuous action was still
before another past action ongoing before another past action

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 SUMMARY

TENSE refers to the time at which an action or state of

being occurs. It helps your grammar by giving context about
its time reference.

PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE: Describes actions in progress

at a specific past time

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 SUMMARY

Past Perfect Tense: Describes actions completed before

another past action or a specific point
in the past.

PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSE: Describes continuous

actions that started before a past time and continued up to
that time

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THANK YOU
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