Question

What is tenses? Explain the type and subtype of tenses with suitable examples

Answer 1

Answer:

Basic tenses found in many languages include the past, present, and future. There are three English tenses; past, present, and future. But, the three can be categorized based on their function. Subtype are simple ,perfect ,perfect continuous, continuous .

Answer 2

Explanation:

WHAT IS TENSES ??

Tense is a category that expresses time reference with reference to the moment of speaking.[1][2] Tenses are usually manifested by the use of specific forms of verbs, particularly in their conjugation patterns.

The main tenses found in many languages include the past, present, and future .

Let us understand with help of a simple example. Read the below given sentences-

• I am going to school.

In the given sentence the speaker is talking about the present moment i.e. he is going to school right now. Now consider the sentence-

• I went to the school.

In this the speaker is talking about some time in the past when he went to the school. Similarly the sentence-

• I will go to the school.

Talks about the future when the speaker has planned to go to the school.

Identify the verb ‘go’ and its tenses i.e. ‘go’ for the future, ‘went’ for the past and ‘going’ for the present. All are different form of verb that determine the time of occurrence.

TYPE OF TENSES

Apart from the three main types of tenses- present, past and future; there are different subtypes also which we will understand further.