Make a power point presentation of minimum eight slides on tenses.
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1. THE TENSES
2. CONTENTS • Introduction • Classification based on Time Frame • Classification based on Aspect • Block diagram of Tenses • List of Rules • Present Tense • Past Tense • Future Tense • List of Examples
3. INTRODUCTION The word Tense is derived from latin word “tempus” which means time. A verb indicates the time of an action, event or condition by changing its form.
4. Based on Time frame The verb tenses may be categorized according to the time frame: •Present Tense •Past Tense •Future Tense
5. Present Tense :--- Present tense expresses an unchanging, repeated, or reoccurring action or situation that exists only now. It can also represent a widespread truth. Past Tense :--- Past tense expresses an action or situation that was started and finished in the past. Future Tense :--- Future tense expresses an action or situation that will occur in the future. CONTENTS
6. Based on Aspect Verb tenses may also be categorized according to aspect. Aspect refers to the nature of the action described by the verb. There are four aspects: •Indefinite or Simple •Continuous or Progressive •Perfect or Complete •Perfect Continuous
7. Indefinite Tense The three indefinite tenses, or simple tenses, describe an action but do not state whether the action is finished. Continuous Tense The three continuous tenses, incomplete tenses, or progressive tenses, describe an unfinished action. Perfect Tense The three complete tenses, or perfect tenses, describe a finished action. Perfect Continuous Tense To combine the complete tenses and the incomplete tenses, to describe an action which was in progress and then finished CONTENTS
8. There are twelve possible verb tenses. Verb Tenses Present Past Future Present Indefinite Present Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Cont. Past Indefinite Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Cont. Future Indefinite Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Cont.