Tense - as a part of speech is perhaps the most important part of grammar - the rules that govern what we speak and write, because it defines the timeline of action.

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2.  Use of Grammar
 Using the Correct Tense – Past
 Using the Correct Tense – Present
 Using the Correct Tense – Future
 Active Voice + Passive Voice –
Simple Tense Forms
 Active Voice + Passive Voice –
Continuous Tense Forms
 Active Voice + Passive Voice –
Perfect Tense Forms
 Modals
 Modals (cont.)
 Sentence Construction
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3.  The rules of spoken and written language
 The most basic and most important aspect of
language
 We have to follow the rules while speaking or
writing: to be clear, and proper
 Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, Conjunctions,
Verbs
 Tense forms - most important in language, because
verbs denote action, and change according to the
timeline of action
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4. Simple Past
 I/you/we/they thought/said/worked
He/she thought/said/worked
Past Continuous
 I/you/we/they were thinking/saying/working
 He/she was thinking/saying/working
Past Perfect
 I/you/we/they had thought/said/worked
 He/she had thought/said/worked
Past Perfect Continuous
 I/you/we/they had been thinking/saying/working
 He/she had been thinking/saying/working
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5. Simple Present
 I/you/we/they think/say/work
 He/she thinks/says/works
Present Continuous
 I/you/we/they are thinking/saying/working
 He/she is thinking/saying/working
Present Perfect
 I/you/we/they have thought/said/worked
 He/she has thought/said/worked
Present Perfect Continuous
 I/you/we/they have been thinking/saying/working
 He/she has been thinking/saying/working
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6. Simple Future
 I/you/we/he/she/they will think/say/work
Future Continuous
 I/you/we/he/she/they will be thinking/saying/working
Future Perfect
 I/you/we/he/she/they will have thought/said/worked
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7.  Active: Subject + Verb + Object
= Doer + Action + The acted-upon object
 Passive: Object + Verb + Subject
= The acted-upon object + action by + the doer
Simple Present
 I/you/we/they do the work. (he/she does the work)
 The work is done by me/you/us/them/him/her.
Simple Past
 I/you/we/they/he/she did the work.
 The work was done by me/you/us/them/him/her.
Simple Future
 I/you/we/they/he/she will do the work.
 The work will be done by me/you/us/them/him/her.
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8. Present Continuous
 I am doing the work.
 The work is being done by me.
Past Continuous
 I was doing the work.
 The work was being done by me.
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9. Present Perfect
 I have done this work.
 This work is done by me.
Past Perfect
 I had done this work.
 This work was done by me.
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10. Examples - will/would, can/could, shall/should, may/might, must
 can/could – action based on ability
 will/would – action that is likely
 may/might – action based on the fulfillment of some
condition or permission
 shall/should – action that is ideal
 must – action that is compulsory
Simple Present
I/you/we/they/he/she would/could/should do this work.
(Passive: This work would/could/should be done by
me/you/us/them/him/her)
Present Continuous
I/you/we/they/he/she would/could/should be doing this work.
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11. Simple Present
I/you/we/they/he/she would/could/should do this work.
(Passive: This work would/could/should be done by
me/you/us/them/him/her)
Present Continuous
I/you/we/they/he/she would/could/should be doing this work.
Present Perfect
 I/you/we/they/he/she would/can/could/should have done this work.
(Passive: This work would/could/should have been done by
me/you/us/them/him/her)
Present Perfect Continuous
 I/you/we/they/he/she would/could/should have been doing this work.
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