ENGLISH GRAMMERTENSES
Personal
Contents
Present
TensePast
Tense
Future
Tense
Contents
PRESENT
Simple Present Tense
Present Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
PAST
Simple Past Tense
Past Continuous Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
FUTURE
Simple Future Tense
Future Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
1.SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
• Simple present tense are use to talk about things people do regurlarly.
• Ex:- I brush my teeth every day.
• Simple present tense are use to talk about generel truths.
• Ex:- The moon shines at night
The following words are used to indicate the simple present tense
Every day Regularly
Every year Normaly
Every week Sometimes
always Often
usually Never
generlly Seldom
2.PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Present continuous tense is used to indicate action talking place or going on at the time of speaking
subject Present tense Continuous tense
I Am Drinking
We Are Drinking
You Are Drinking
They Are Drinking
He Is Drinking
She Is Drinking
it is Drinking
Verb can arranged in the continuous form in three ways
By adding ing to the verb stem
Ex:- play - playingBy leaving out the letter ‘e’ and adding ing
Ex:-ride - ridingBy doubling the last letter in verbs ending
with ‘g,m,n,t’ with short vowel sound
Ex:-put - putting
3.THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
This is used do indicate an action complete in the immediate past. has + verb (past participle) have + verb (past participle)
Ex:-has writtensubject + has +verb + rest of
+ have +p.p. + sentence
Ex:-She has completed her homework
4.THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
The present perfect continuous tense is used to express an action which started at some time in the past and still continuing
Ex:-have been watching
has been eating
has been + verb (ing form)
have been + verb (ing form)
WELCOME TO PAST TENSES
1.THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
The past tense use with regular verbs
Ex:- I - wrote
You - wrote
He - wrote
She - wrote
It - wrote
We - wrote
You - wrote
They- wrote
The following words are used to indicate the past tense
Yesterday * some times agoLast week * a few minutes agoLast years * last SundayIn 1990 * 5 years ago
Ex:-he gave me a present yesterday.
2.THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
The past continuous tense is used to donate an action going on at some time in the past.
Ex:- The girls were playing net ball
The students were doing their home work
subject + was verb stem + ing + rest
were
Ex:- I was watching television
you were sleeping all evening
3.THE PAST PERFECT TENSE
o The past perfect tense describes an action completed before a certain moment in the past.
Ex:- * When I reached the air port the plane
had left.
* I had posted the letter before he arrived.
Subject + had + verb + rest past participle
Ex:- * she had written the essay well
* You had closed the shop
* It had rained
* It had seen the film before
4.THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOS TENSE
The past perfect continuos tense is used for an action that began before a certain point in the past and continued up to that time.
Ex:- *before she came to srilanka last year
*she had been studying in a foreign
university
Subject + Had been + verb + ing + rest
Ex:- * They had been watching T.V. for two
hours
* It had been raining for few hours
* You had been talking since 8 o’ clock
WELCOME TO FUTURE TENSES
1.THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
The simple future tense is used to express action that have still to take place.
Ex:- * I shall do the home work tomorrow
* Kamani will sit the exam next year
* Tomorrow will be sunday
SUBJECT + WILL + VERB STEM + OBJECT +REST
SHALL
The following words are used to indicate the simple future tense
Tomorrow Next monday
Day after tomorrow Next poya day
Next week Next year
Next month In 2010
2.THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
We use the future continuous tense to talk about action which will be in the middle of an action at a time in the future.
Ex:-This time next Monday I will be completing
my home work
I will be watching T.V. at 09.30 p.m.
Nirmala will be waiting for me at the station
Subject + will be + verb + ing + object + rest
shall be
3.THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
• We use the future perfect tense to indicate actions that will be completed at a certain time in the future.
Ex:- * They will have lived here for four
years next april
* By next june he will have stayed with
us for five years
4.THE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
The future perfect continuous tense is used to express actions which will be in progress over a period of time that will end in the future.
Ex:-*by next year,they will have been living in kandy for
5 years
*our class teacher will have been teaching for 15
years next year
Shall have been + ing form
Will have been + ing form
NUZLY HAMEEM
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Grade School
MR/MINHATH NATIONAL SCHOOL
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