2. An action expressed in the verb can take place in three
different times-
present, past,, future-and
‘in each time’ it (the action) can be of three different types-
simple, continuous, perfect.
Three times with their types are called tenses.
3. Tenses are the form taken by a verb to show the time of an
action or the state of an event.
There are three tenses :
The Present Tense
The Past Tense
The Future Tense.
4. Each of the three tenses has four forms or subdivisions to
show continuity or completeness of the action and time.
These are :
1. Indefinite (simple)
2. Continuous or Imperfect
3. Perfect
4. Perfect Continuous
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23. Will, shall +1st form of verb
Affirmative sentences: Ali will play.
Negative Sentences : Ali will not play.
Interrogative Sentences : Will Ali play?
Negative Interrogative Sentences : Will Ali not play ?
24. Subject + will/shall + be +V1 + ing + Object
The future continuous tense is used to express an action
which will be in progress at a particular time in the future.
Affirmative sentences : I shall be playing.
Negative sentences : I shall not be playing.
Interrogative sentences : Shall I be playing?
Negative Interrogative Sentences : Shall I not be playing.
25. Subject + shall/will + have + V3 + Object.
Future perfect tense is used to indicate the completion of an
action by a certain period of time in the future.
Affirmative Sentences : She will have played.
Negative Sentences : She will not have played.
Interrogative Sentences : Will she have played?
Negative Interrogative Sentences : Will she not have played?
26. Subject + shall/will +have been + V1 + ing + Object.
The future perfect continuous tense is used
when an action is to continue up to a certain point of time
in the future.
Affirmative Sentences : Raza will have been playing.
Negative Sentences : Raza will not have been playing.
Interrogative Sentences : Will Raza have been playing ?
Negative Interrogative Sentences : Will Raza not have been
playing ?
27. The words for and since are used in sentences where the
speaker wants to talk about something that started in the
past and continues into the present.
For is used when specifying the amount of time (how long):
I've had this watch for more than 40 years.
I've only known her for a few weeks.
He's been here for 6 months and still can't speak a word of
German.
She's been smoking for a long time. No wonder she coughs so
much!
28. Since is used when specifying the starting point:
I've had this watch since 1965.
I've only known her since the beginning of last week.
He's been here since April.
She's been smoking since childhood.