explain all kinds of tense with example for English project
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Grammar tenses refer to the state of the verb. The state, or tense, of the verb explains the time of the action.
There are three major tenses in English. These include past, present, and future. Each of these tenses can explain an event that occurred in the past, an event that occurs in the present, or an event that will occur in the future.
Example of Past, Present, and Future Tenses:
I danced. (past)
I dance. (present)
I will dance. (future)
The past simple tense of verbs expresses events or actions that already occurred. These actions are finite in that they have both a starting and a stopping point.
Examples of Past Tense Verbs
For regular verbs, the past tense is formed by adding “-ed” to the end of the infinitive (base).
Example:
Verb: to listen
Past: listened
Verb: to credit
Past: credited
Example: He credited Mr. McAneny and Mr. Bassett with creating a revolutionary document couched in accepted common-law and constitutional doctrines
Examples of Past Tense Verbs
For regular verbs, the past tense is formed by adding “-ed” to the end of the infinitive (base).
Example:
Verb: to listen
Past: listened
Verb: to credit
Past: credited
Example: He credited Mr. McAneny and Mr. Bassett with creating a revolutionary document couched in accepted common-law and constitutional doctrines. –The New York Times
Some regular verbs with short vowel sounds require adding an extra consonant to the end of the infinitive before adding “-ed.”
Example:
Verb: to brag
Past: bragged
A verb with a silent “e” at the end just requires a “-d” to create past tense.
Example:
Verb: to require
Past: required
Irregular verbs take various forms in the past tense. One example follows.
Example:
Verb: to bring
Past: brought
What is Present Tense?
What does present tense mean? The present simple tense expresses events that happen in the present but are not actions happening now. The present tense is used for facts, habits (habitual actions), general truths, and states of being.
This may seem confusing, so an example will clarify.
Examples of Present Tense Verbs
Examples:
He works at Target.
While he works at Target, he may not be working at Target at this very moment. This statement expresses a fact.
He works hard to have the most opportunities possible available to him. And he is excited for where he is headed. –The Washington Post
Similar to the last example, while he works hard, he may not be working hard right this very moment.
The present tense takes the infinitive (base) for all conjugation except for the singular third person. An “-s” is added to the singular third person to create the present tense.
Future tense
The future simple tense expresses actions that have not yet occurred but that will occur at a future date.
The future tense is formed in two ways:
Adding “will” between the subject and the infinitive (base) of the verb.
I will go to the store later today.
She will answer the question shortly.
Adding “going” between the subject + the infinitive of the verb.
I am going to remind you tomorrow.
We are going to sleep