Tenses- Simple present tense, simple past, & Future Tense

2.  Good grammar improves your English skill.
 Good grammar makes it easier to
understand.
 Good grammar increase your credibility.

3. What is the importance of tenses?
Tips for the use of correct tense:
1. Know the usage of each tense.
2. Be mindful of shifting tense.
3. Know the verb’s proper form for
each tense.

4. PRESENT TENSE
The present tense of a verb tells that
something is happening now.
 SIMPLE PRESENT Subject + Verb
It is used to describe:
1. Habits and Routine
eg: I drink tea every morning.
2. Permanent situations
eg: I work as a teacher.

5. 3. Facts
eg: Sun rises in the east.
4. State (state verbs)/ Non – action Verbs
eg: I want an ice-cream.
 EXERCISE:
1. I’m having two brothers.
2. Tanya works as a nurse in a hospital.
3. Irfan eats out once a week.
4. My grandparents are living in India.
5. The word huge is meaning very big.

6.  MAKE SENTENCES(Form):
Subject + Verb
VERB (V1)Base Form/s/es
Plural Singular
I He
You She
We It
They
Eg: Many children play baseball.
She goes to college.
He reads a lot of books.
Base form
without
s/es
Base form
with s/es
Positive/
Affirmative
Sentence

7.  Negative Sentence:
Helping verb + not + Main verb
Eg: I don’t play cricket.
She doesn’t play cricket.
Singular – Does Plural/I/You – Do
 EXERCISE:
1. That bird doesn’t fly fast.
2. You doesn’t like tomato soup.
3. They doesn’t cook very well.
4. I don’t teach English.

8. PAST TENSE
An action that already took place.
 SIMPLE PAST
The action started and ended sometime
in the past.
Subject + Verb[Past form(V2)/ed]
Eg: I received the gift in the morning.(Regular Verb)
Riya wrote a letter. (Irregular Verb)

9.  Use of Did:
Negative Sentence
Subject + did + not + (V1) + object
Eg: He did not play football.
They did not come to school.
Question
Did + Subject + Base form(V1) + object
Eg: Did he eat ice-cream?
Did you come to school?

10.  Simple Future Tense:
- Refers to a time later than now.
- Describe an action in future.
 Structure:
Sub + shall/will + (V1)Base form of verb +……
I You
We He Negative: Shan’t
She Won’t
It
Shall
Will

11. Present Continuous Tense
- Often used for things that people
have arranged to do in the future.
 Structure:
Sub + am/is/are + Verb +ing +…..
I
You He
We She
They It
Am
Are Is

12.  Simple Present
- for official Programmes & timetable.
Sub + verb(s/es) +…….
 Be Going to
- Something in the present which tells about
the future.
Sub + am/is/are + going to + …..
Eg: I feel terrible. I’m going to be sick.