Question

Describe the types of tense with it's sentence structure

Answer 1

Answer:

There are three types of tenses: Past, present and future.

These tenses have sub-types. they are:

Indefinite

Continuous

Perfect

Perfect continuous

Past Indefinite tense

It is used to indicate an action done in the past.

eg: I saw him at the party yesterday.

Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense usually indicates the action that was done in the past which was continued for some time.

eg: She was painting a picture.

Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Tense is placed between the two past actions which occurred before and later action is called simple past.

eg: He had prepared the food before his friends.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Past Perfect Continuous Tense describes an action that started and continued for some time in the past.

eg: I have had braces since last year.

Present Indefinite Tense (simple present)

Present Indefinite Tense usually describes an action in the present.

eg: She reads a lot.

Present Continuous Tense

Present Indefinite Tense describes an action that is happening in the present and will continue into the near future.

eg: He is listening to music.

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense describes an action that has been completed but the after effect still remains.

eg: I have completed the task.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense describes an action that started in the past and is still continuing.

eg: I have been working on the project for 3 days now.

Future Indefinite Tense

Future Indefinite Tense describes an action that will be done or happened in the future.

eg: I will go to school in September.

Future Continuous Tense

Future Indefinite Tense describes an action that will continue into the near future.

eg: I will be studying tonight.

Future Perfect Tense

Future Perfect Tense describes an action that will have occurred over a certain period of time.

eg: I will have started attending school by the month of September.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Future Perfect Continuous Tense describes an action that will have continuing at a certain time in the future.

eg: She will be attending the gathering for 2 hours as she has to join a meeting by 4.