1. The document discusses different tenses in English including present, past, future, perfect and continuous tenses.
2. It explains how to form sentences in the affirmative, negative and interrogative for each tense and provides examples to illustrate their uses.
3. Various tenses and their uses are defined, such as using the present tense to describe present or habitual actions, past tense for past events, and future tenses for actions that will occur.
2. PRESENT TENSES
1.To express what is actually happening at the present moment.
e.g. The teacher is teaching.
The student are learning.
2.To express custom or habit
e.g. I take tea morning.
I exercise everyday.
3.To express what is always and necessarily true[ universal truth].
e.g. The sun rises in the East.
Honesty is the best policy.
4. To describe an event of the past.
e.g. Taj Mahal was built by Shahjahan.
5. To express a future action.
e.g. The school closes next week for Autumn Break.
3. SENTENCE FORMATION
(1)Present Indefinite Tenses (Simple Present Tenses)
Affirmative Sentences: Subject(Singular Third
person)+V1s/es+Object
Subject(Plural I and II
Person)+V1s/es+Object
Negative Sentences: Subject(S)+does not + V1+ Object
Subject(P)+do not +V1 + Object
Interrogative sentences: Do/Does+ Subject+V1+ Object
Present Indefinite Tense or Simple Present Tense is formed by
using the first form of the verb in the case of sentence which are
of affirmative nature.
e.g. I exercise everyday.
Ashish drink milk everyday.
5. (4) PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Affirmative Sentences: Subject +has/have been +
V1ing+ since/for + time
Negative Sentences: Subject + has/have + not + been +
V1ing + since/for + time
Interrogative Sentences: Has/have + subject + been +
V1ing + since/for + time
The Present Perfect Continuous shows that the action
that began in the past is continuous up to the present
time.
E.G.
I have been ill for seven days.
He has been reading since night.
6. PAST TENSE
The Past Indefinite Tense or Simple Past Tense is used :
(1)To express a single act in the past.
e.g. Einstein discovered the bulb.
Gavaskar scored a century.
(2)To express a habit in the past.
e.g. She read ‘Amritvani’ everyday.
We used to go for movie every Sunday.
(3)To express an action going on in the past.
e.g. I danced to the tune which he sang.
7. SENTENCE FORMATION :
Subject + V2 + object.
Subject + did not + V1 + object.
The Past Continuous Tense is used to
express an action that was going on at
some point in the past.
E.G.
I was watching T.V. when he called on me.
The boy were fighting while the teacher
was busy in the correction work.
8. SENTENCE FORMATION
Subject + was/ware + V1ing + object
The PAST PERFECT TENSE expresses an
action which had been completed
before another action was begun.
E.G.
I had done my work when my father
came from office.
He had written to his friend before he went
to school.
9. Sentence formation
Subject + had + V3 + object.
Subject + had + NOT + V3 +object
The PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
shows that an action had continued for a
certain time prior to the point of time
mentioned.
It combines the meaning of a continuous
Tense and a Prefect Tense.
E.G.
I had been waiting for tow hours when you
came.
10. Future tense
The Future Indefinite Tense is formed by
putting ‘shall’ or ‘will’ the first
Form of the verb.
Affirmative Sentences: Subject + will/shall +
1st form of the verb.
This is true of Affirmative Sentences but we
put ‘not’ between shall/will and the verb in
Negative Sentences : Subject + will/shall +
not + V1 + object
Interrogative Sentences : Will/shall + object
+ V1
E.G.
Will you help me in kitchen work?
11. Future Continuous Tense
The Future Continuous Tense is used to
express an action that will be continuing at
some point in future time.
Subject +will/shall + V1ing
Subject + will/shall not + be + V1ing +
object
Will/shall + subject + be + V1ing?
E.G.
I shall be leaving for Delhi.
The girl will be saying the prayer then.
12. Future perfect tense
The verb expressing the previous future
action is put into future perfect tense while
the verb expressing the subsequent action
is put into the present tense.
E.G
I shall have done my before the school
begins.
He will have heard this news already.
Sentence Formation:
Subject + shall have/will have + v3 +
object
Subject + shall/will + have not + v3 +
object
Shall/will + subject + have + v3 + object?
13. Future perfect continuous tense
The FUTURE PERFEECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
shows an action that will have been going on
at, or before, some point of time in the future ;
as
E.G
We will have been living there for two months by
then.
SENTENCE FORMATION:
Subject + shall/will + have been + v1ing +
object
Subject + shall/will + not + have been + v1ing
+ object
Shall/will + subject + have been+ v1ing +
object?