Write all three tenses and their Forms. Eg. Present Tense
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous Similarly do it for Past Tense and Future Tense and write one or two examples of each
Answers
Answer:
There are minimum till 9th standard 6 tenses
Explanation:
Present tense
Present continuous tense
Future tense
Future continuous tense
Past tense
Past continuous tenses
What is Tense?
A Tense is a form taken by a verb to indicate the time of action.
Types of Tenses:
There are mainly three types of Tenses, they are:-
1. The Present Tense:
The verb that refers to the present time is said to be in the present tense; as
➟I write this letter to help you.
2. The Past Tense:
The verb that refers to the past time is in the Past Tense.; as
➟I wrote this letter yesterday.
3. The Future Tense:
The verb that refers to the future time is in the Future Tense.; as
➟I shall write another letter tomorrow.
∎ Each of these tenses are further subdivided into four types like
1. The Present Tense:
(a) Simple Present Tense: -
➟He takes exercise every morning.
➟Honey is sweet.
(b) Present Continuous Tense: -
➟The boys are playing football.
➟I am going to the circus tonight.
(c) Present Perfect Tense: -
➟Have you read this book?
➟He has just returned from office.
(d) Present Perfect Continuous Tense: -
➟They have been playing since 4 o’ clock.
➟Her eyes are red, she has been crying.
2. The Past Tense:
(a) Simple Past Tense : -
➟I read the letter yesterday
➟He took a long walk every morning.
(b) Past Continuous Tense: -
➟He was listening to the radio all day.
➟It was raining all night.
(c) Past Perfect Tense : -
➟Mahatma Gandhi died on 30 Jan 1948.
➟I had written the letter before he arrived.
(d) Past Perfect Continuous: -
➟At that time he had been editing the newspaper for two years.
➟The children had been practicing for two hours till I called them out.
3. The Future Tense:
(a) Simple Future Tense: -
➟The price of goods will rise by year end.
➟The college opens on 10th July.
(b) Future Continuous Tense: -
➟The guests will be arriving anytime from now.
➟He will be meeting us next month.
(c) Future Perfect Tense: -
➟I will have returned by the year 2010.
➟By next June we shall have been living here for four years.
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