English Tenses - Defination and Example

 

 

English Tenses

 

What is Tense ?

The forms of a verb which shows the time of action called tense.  

 

There are mainly three types of tenses.

                1. Present Tense

                     - The verb form used for present time.

               2. Past Tense

                    -The verb form used for past time.

               3. Future Tense

                    - The verb form used for future time.

 

Each of these tenses are subdivided into four types.

 

*Present Tense

 

a. Present Simple Tense   

             -            I do.

b. Present Continuous Tense 

             -           I am doing.

c. Present Perfect Tense

            -           I have done.

d. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

           -           I have been doing.     

   

*Past Tense

 

a. Past Simple Tense   

             -            I did.

b. Past Continuous Tense 

             -           I was doing.

c. Past Perfect Tense

            -           I had done.

d. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

           -           I had been doing.     

*Future Tense

 

a. Future Simple Tense   

             -            I will do.

b. Future Continuous Tense 

             -           I will be doing.

c. Future Perfect Tense

            -           I will have done.

d. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

           -           I will have been doing.     

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