Question

full define of tense with examples

Answer 1

Time of Action is tense .
There are three types of tense
1)Present tense
2)Past tense
3)Future tense

Answer 2

Tenses

1. What are tenses?

Everyday we speak about things we did in the past, things we are doing now, and things we are going to do in the future. We do so by using verb “tenses” that indicate time—the past tense, the present tense, and the future tense. With each tense, we change the form of the verb (called “conjugating” the verb) to express the timeline of the sentence.

 

2. Examples

To express when things happen, we need to conjugate our verbs differently. Here are examples of the three main verb tenses, with the verbs in orange:

Sally called me.      Past Tense

I talked to Sally.      Past Tense

Sally calls me.      Present Tense

I call Sally.      Present Tense

Sally will call me. Future Tense

I will talk to Sally. Future Tense

As you can see, the form of the verbs change with each tense. To make this easier to see, we can add a specific time to the sentence:

Sally called me yesterday.

I talked to Sally yesterday.

Sally calls me every day.

I talk to Sally every day.

Sally will call me tomorrow.

I will talk to Sally tomorrow.

 


 

3. Types of Tenses

As you now know, there are three main tenses in English: past, present, and future. But, within each tense are further types that help us share what we want to say more accurately: simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous. So, English actually has many more tenses than the ones below, which is what makes it so hard to keep track of them sometimes! To begin, the chart below will give you an overview of the differences between the tenses, using the regular verb “walked”, and the irregular verb “read.”
Remember:

The past tense lets us speak about things that have already happened (in the past).

The present tense lets us speak about things that are happening right now (in the present).

The future tense lets us speak about things that will happen later (in the future).

Verb TenseExample 1Example 2Simple PastSally walked home Sally read the bookPast ContinuousSally was walking homeSally was reading the bookPast PerfectSally had walked homeSally had read the bookPast Perfect ContinuousSally had been walking homeSally had been reading the bookSimple PresentSally walks homeSally reads a bookPresent ContinuousSally is walking homeSally is reading a bookPresent PerfectSally has walked homeSally has read the bookPresent Perfect ContinuousSally has been walking homeSally has been reading the bookSimple FutureSally will walk homeSally will read the bookFuture ContinuousSally will be walking homeSally will be reading the bookFuture PerfectSally will have walked homeSally will have read the bookFuture Perfect ContinuousSally will have been walking homeSally will have been reading the book

a. Simple Tenses

The simple tenses are the most basic way of writing and speaking. They express that something happened/is happening/will happen during the specific time being talked about in the sentence:

Past: Yesterday Sally walked home from school.

Present: Sally walks home from school on Tuesdays.

Future: Sally will walk home from school tomorrow.

b. Continuous Tenses

The continuous tenses let us express something that is, was or will be happening continuously. This means that the action in the sentence will still be going on at the time being talked about:

Past: Sally was walking home when Sam called.
Present: Sally is walking home now.
Future: When Sam calls, Sally will be walking home.

c. Perfect Tenses

Perfect tenses let us express that something happened before the time being discussed in the sentence that affects what is now happening in the sentence. It usually shows that since something happened, something else can happen.

Past: By the time we were ready to leave school, Sally had walked home.
Present: Sally has walked home; let’s go meet her now.
Future: Sally will have walked home by the time we finish work tonight.

d. Perfect Continuous Tenses

Perfect continuous tenses let us express something that had been/has been/will have been going on for some time, and is still going on during the time the sentence is talking about:

Past: When she turned 15, Sally had been walking home from school for 10 years.
Present: Sally has been walking home from school since she was 5.
Future: By the time she turns 15, Sally will have been walking home from school for 10 years.

I hope it helps you