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 TENSES
Tenses tell us about the
time period during which
an action takes place.
 TENSES
Past Present Future
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
 Simple Past Tense

It tells us about an action which happened in the

past and is over.

Rule: Subject + past form of verb)+ Object

Examples:
1. I ate some cake.
2. The baby cried bitterly.
3. She went to her uncle’s house.
Forms of Verbs
 EXERCISE
Q. Fill in the blanks with simple past tense
form of verbs given in the bracket.
1. She _______
closed the windows. (close)
2. The old lady ______
fell down. (fall)
3. We collected
______ money for charity. (collect)
tore the book. (tear)
4. My younger brother _____
5. The mother ______
scolded her children. (scold)
6. The brave officer arrested
_____ the bribe. (arrest)
7. Rita ______
poured hot milk in her mug. (pour)
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
 PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
It tells us about an action that was going on at some point of time in
the past or when some other action was going on.

• Rule: Subject + was/were + verb+ing + Object

Examples:
1. The queen was sleeping in her room in the evening.
2. They were talking slowly while their teacher was teaching.
3. She was missing her parents.
4. I was listening to music at 5 pm.
Q. Fill in the blanks with past continuous form of verbs
given in the bracket.
1. I _______
was watching television when my uncle walked in. (watch)

2. The boys ________

were dancing in the rain. (dance)

3. The garden ________

was blooming with colourful flowers. (bloom)
4. The students were _________
making noise. (make)
5. My sister _______
was baking a cake for me. (bake)

6. Children were________
decorating their Christmas tree. (decorate)

7. Stars ___________
were twinkling in the sky at night. (twinkle)
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
 Simple Future Tense

It tells us about an action that will take place in the

time to come.
• Rule: Subject + will/shall + Verb + Object

Examples:
1. Deepika will come to my house tomorrow.
2. Mohan shall reach home by 7:00 pm.
Q. Fill in the blanks with simple future tense form of
the verbs given in the bracket.

• I _________
will make pasta on Sunday. (make)
• Our holidays _______
will begin from 1st January. (begin)

• My friend ________ to meet me. (come)

• We ______ you behind if you do not reach on time.
(leave)
• I _______ you once I reach home. (call)
• My mother _______ to Jaipur next week. ( go )
• We ______ cricket in the evening. (play)