BRAINWARE UNIVERSITY

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

POWER PRESENTATION
ON TENSES

NAME :- Santanu Chanda

ST. CODE :- BWU/BTA/22/146
PRO. NAME :- B.TECH C.S.E.
(AIML)
SECTION :- C GROUP :-C1
SUB. CODE:-MCM101
CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• CLASSIFICATION
• LIST OF RULES
• PRESENT TENSE
• PAST TENSE
• FUTURE TENSE
 DEFINITTIO
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Tense is a grammatical term used to
describe time; that is, whether an action
or state happened in the past, is
happening in the present, or will happen
in the future.
*Tense is not limited to this, but these are
its basic uses
 TENSES

PAST FUTURE
PRESENT

INDEFINITE CONTINU PERFECT PERFECT

/SIMPLE OUS TENSE CONTINUOS
TENSE TENSE TENSE

INDEFINITE CONTINUOUS PERFECT

INDEFINITE CONTINU PERFECT PERFECT / TENSE CONTINUOS
/SIMPLE OUS TENSE CONTINUOS SIMPLE
TENSE TENSE
TENSE TENSE TENSE
PERFECT
TENSE
 LIST OF
Simple
Forms RULES
Progressive Perfect Perfect
Forms Forms Progressive
Forms

Present Ist form + s / es am/is/are + have/ha s + have/has

Ist form + ing IIIrd form been + Ist
form + ing

Past IInd form was/were + had + IIIrd had been +

Ist form + ing form Ist form + ing

Future will/shall + Ist will be + Ist will have + will have

form form + ing IIIrd form been + Ist
form + ing
PRESNT USES EXAMPLES
TENSE
The simple present is used to describe an I play football.
action, an event, or condition that is
INDEFINITE occurring in the present, at the moment of He goes to church every
speaking or writing. Sunday.

The present continuous emphasizes the I am playing football.

continuing nature of an act, event, or
CONTINUOUS condition. We are going to Goa next
month.

The present perfect tense is used to I have played football.

describe action that began in the past and
PERFECT continues into the present or has just been He has always had a vivid
completed. imagination.

The present perfect continuous is used to I / You have been playing

PERFECT describe an action, event, or condition that football since morning.
CONTINUOUS has begun in the past and continues into
the present. We have been working for
ten years.
PAST TENSE USES EXAMPLES

The simple past is used to describe an I played football.

action, an event, or condition that
INDEFINITE occurred in the past. He slapped him on the face.

The past continuous tense is used to I was playing football.

described actions ongoing in the past.
CONTINUOUS We were having dinner
when the bell rang.

The past perfect tense is used to refer to I had played football

actions that took place and were before he came.
PERFECT completed in the past.
The patient had died
before the doctor came.

The past perfect continuous is used to I had been playing

indicate that a continuing action in the football.
PERFECT past began before another past action The rain had been
CONTINUOUS began or interrupted the first action. pouring all night.
 FUTURE USES EXAMPLES
TENSE
The simple future is used to refer to I shall play football.
actions that will take place after the
INDEFINITE act of speaking or writing. We shall see you tomorrow.

The future continuous tense is used to

describe actions ongoing in the future. I shall be playing football.
CONTINUOUS The future progressive is used to refer
to continuing action that will occur in He will be working when you
return.
the future.
The future perfect is used to refer to I shall have played football.
an action that will be completed
PERFECT sometime in the future before another He will have been retired by
action takes place. the year 2000.

The future perfect continuous tense is I shall have been playing

used to indicate a continuing action football.
PERFECT that will be completed at some
CONTINUOUS specified time in the future. He will have been going to
school by this time tomorrow.
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