Presentation English

Tense.
Presented to:
Ma’am Samia Saeed.
Tense refers to the time.
The tense show the action in the
frame of time.
Presented by:
Gibran Qamar.

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 Present

Tenses

It is categorized
Past
in the three
phases.
Future

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 Sentence Structure Example

Affirmative Sub+ Verb 1 + s / es + Obj. He recites the holy Quran

Present
Indefinite Negative Sub+ do / does+ not + Obj. He does not recite the
holy Quran
Tense

Interrogative Do/ does + sub + obj. Does he recite the holy

Quran

Note: Add s/ es with He She It and Singular name

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 Sentences Structure Example

Affirmative Sub +H.verb+ verb+ing He is reciting the Holy

+Obj Quran

Negative Sub +H.verb +not+ He is not reciting the

Present verb+ing +Obj holy Quran.

continuous
Tense. Interrogative H. Verb + sub +
verb+ing + obj +?
Is he reciting the holy
Quran?

Helping verb= is + am + are

He She IT = IS I = am
We + they = Are

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 Sentences Structure Example.
Affirmative Sub +H.verb+ verb 3rd He has recited the Holy
+Obj Quran.

Negative Sub +H.verb+ not+ He has not recited the

verb 3rd +Obj Holy Quran.

Present Perfect
Interrogative H. Verb +sub + verb 3rd Has he recited the holy
Tense +obj. Quran.
Helping verb= Has + Have
He, She ,It singular noun = Has
We, you, they, plural noun = Have.

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 sentences Structure Example
Affirmative Sub +H.verb + been+ He has been reciting
verb+ing +Obj + since/ the holy Quran since
for morning.

Present Perfect Negative Sub +H.verb +not+

been+ verb+ing +Obj +
He has not been
reciting the holy Quran
continues since/ for since morning.

tense. Interrogative H. Verb +sub +been +

verb+ing +obj+ since/
Has he been reciting
the holy Quran since
for +? morning ?
Helping verb = has been + have been.
Use since for the definite time period such as Monday, morning, 1990 etc
Use FOR for the indefinite time such as week , month year etc.

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 Sentences Structure Example

Affirmative Sub + verb 2nd + obj. Huda wrote a letter.

Negative Sub + verb 1st + H. verb Huda did not write a

Past Indefinite not + obj. letter

Tense Interrogative H. verb + Sub + verb + Did Huda write a letter?

obj.

Helping verb = Did

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 Sentences Structure Example

Affirmative Sub + H.verb + verb+

ing + obj.
Huda was writing a
letter

Past Negative Sub + H.verb + not+

verb+ ing + obj.
Huda was not writing a
letter.
continuous
tense. Interrogative H. Verb +Sub+ Was Huda writing a
letter?

Helping verb = was, were

Was: I he she it singular noun
Were: you they we plural noun

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 Sentences Structure Example

Affirmative Sub + H.verb + verb+

3rd + obj.
Huda had written a
letter.

Past Perfect Negative Sub + H.verb + not +

verb+ obj.
Huda had not written a
letter.
Tense.
Interrogative H. Verb + sub + verb 3rd Had Huda written a
+ obj.+ ? letter?

Helping verb = Had.

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 Sentences Structure Exampe
Affirmative Sub +H.verb + been+ Huda had been writing
verb+ing +Obj + since/ a letter since morning
for

Negative Sub +H.verb +not+ Huda had not been

Past Perfect verb+ing +Obj + since/
for
writing a letter since
Morning.
continuous
Tense. Interrogative H. Verb +sub +been +
verb+ing +obj+ since/
Had Huda been writing
the letter since
for +? Morning.
Helping verb: had been.

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 Sentence Structure Example

Affirmative Sub.+ H.verb verb 1st +

Obj.
Ali will learn the lesson.

Negative Sub.+ H.verb + not +

verb+ Obj
Ali will not learn the
lesson.
Future
Indefinite Interrogative H. Verb+ sub + verb 1st + Will Ali learn the
obj. + ? lesson?

Tense. Helping verb: will ,,Shall.

Shall: I We.
Will: You They He She It

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 Sentences Structure Exapmle

Affirmative Sub +H.verb+ be+ Ali will be learning the

verb+ing +Obj lesson.

Negative Sub +H.verb +not+ be Ali will not be learning

Future verb+ing +Obj the lesson.

Continuous H. Verb + sub + be + Will Ali be learning the

Interrogative
Tense verb+ing + obj +? lesson?

Helping verb: will+ be

Shall + be

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 Sentence Structure Example

Affirmative Sub +H.verb+ verb 3rd Ali will have learned the
+Obj lesson.

Negative Sub +H.verb+ not+ Ali will not have learned

verb 3rd +Obj the lesson.

Future Perfect Interrogative H. Verb +sub + verb 3rd Will Ali have learned
Tense. +obj.
Helping verb: will + have
the lesson?

Shall + have

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 Sentence Structure Example

Affirmative Sub +H.verb + been+ Ali will have been

verb+ing +Obj + since/ for learning the lesson for a
week.

Negative Sub +H.verb +not+ been+ Ali will not have been
Future Perfect verb+ing +Obj + since/ for learning the lesson for a
week.
Continuous
tense. Interrogative H. Verb +sub +been + Will Ali have been
verb+ing +obj+ since/ for +? learning the lesson for a
week?
Helping verb: Will have + been
Shall have + been.

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