A WELL DEFINED TENSES EXPLANATION BY ABHI.

2. 1. PRESENT TENSE
2. PAST TENSE
3. FUTURE TENSE

3. PAST TENSE
The past
tense describes a
past event or a
state of being.

4. PAST TENSE
1.SIMPLE PAST TENSE
2.PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
3.PAST PERFECT TENSE
4.PAST PERFRCT CONTINUOUS

5. SIMPLE PAST
TENSE
Simple past tense
is used to
describe the
action that
occurred in the
specific time in
past.

6. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Past continuous tense is used to describe
the action which was going on at a
particular time in past.
Eg. He was reading a book.

7. PAST PERFECT
TENSE
THIS TENSE IS USED TO
DESCRIBE AN ACTION
WHICH TOOK PLACE
BEFORE ANOTHER ACTION.
FOR EG. RAM HAD
ALREADY WRITTEN A
LETTER BEFORE I
CAME.

8. PAST
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
THIS TENSE IS USED TO
DESCRIBE AN ACTION
WHICH WAS GOING ON
FOR A LONG PERIOD OF
TIMESOMEWHERE IN THE
PAST.

9. PRESENT TENSE
A TENSE EXPRESSING AN
ACTION THAT IS CURRENTLY
GOING ON OR HABITUALLY
PERFORMED, OR A STATE THAT
CURRENTLY OR GENERALLY
EXISTS.

10. PRESENT TENSE
1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
3. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
4. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE.

12. PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
TENSE
This tense is used to
describe an action which is
going on in front of your
eyes.

13. PRESENT
PERFECT TENSE
Present perfect tense is used to
describe an action which took
place in past but the effect of
action is still in present.
EXAMPLE- I HAVE DONE MY
WORK.

14. PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE
Present perfect continuous tense
is used to describe an action
which started in the past and will
also continue in future when we
are speaking.

15. Future TENSE
The future tense
expressing an
action that has not
happened or a
state that has not

16. 1. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
2. FUTURE CONTINUOUS
TENSE
3. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
4. FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE.
Future TENSE

17. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
Simple future tense is used to express
future.
FOR EXAMPLE. I SHALL GO.

18. FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
Future continuous tense is used to express an
action which will be going on in future.
FOR EXAMPLE. HE WILL BE DANCING.

19. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
Future perfect tense is used to express the idea
when something will occur before future.
FOR EXAMPLE. HE WILLHAVE PASSED.

20. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
This tense is used to indicates the length of time
that an action continues in future.
FOR EXAMPLE. HE WILLHAVE BEEN
PLAYING.

21. AFFIRMATIVE: SUBJECT+V²
NEGATIVE: SUBJECT +VERB(1ST FORM)
INTERROGATIVE: SUBJECT + VERB(1ST FORM)
SIMPLE PAST
TENSE

22. AFFIRMATIVE: SUBJECT+V+S/ES
NEGATIVE: SUBJECT +DO NOT+VERB(1ST FORM)
INTERROGATIVE: DOES+SUBJECT + VERB(1ST
FORM)
SIMPLE
PRESENT
TENSE