Learn tenses with examples.

1. Tense with Example
Tanveer Ahmed
Tanveer.a@inurture.co.in

2. Tense
Refers to the time that a verb expresses

3. English Tenses
Present
Past
Future
Four tenses in each category
( total of 12).

4. Present Tense
Simple Do/Does
Present Continuous am/is/are
Present perfect has/have
Present perfect continuous has/have + been

5. Past Tense
Simple past Did
Past continuous was/were
Past perfect had
Past perfect continuous had + been

6. Future Tense
Future simple will / Shall
Future continuous will + be
Future perfect will + have
Future perfect continuous will + have + been

7. Present Tense
Simple present (Do /does)
Uses Examples
Do you drive car? I drive car.
I do not drive car
Does he go to college? He goes to college.
He does not go to college
Does she speak English? She speaks English.
She does not speak English.
Does water boil? Water boils.
Water does not boil.

8. Present Tense
Present cont (am/is/are Verb+ Ing)
Uses Examples
Are you working in a company? I am working in a company.
I am not working in a company
Is he making tea? He is making tea.
He is not making tea.
Are people watching TV? People are watching TV.
People are not watching TV.

9. Present Tense
Present perfect (has/have Verb3)
Uses Examples
Have you written a Letter? I have written a letter.
I have not written a letter.
Has he Drunk water? He has drunk water.
He has not drunk water.
Have they Frozen Ice-cream? They have frozen Ice-cream.
They have not frozen Ice-cream.
Note: Many past participle forms are irregular (eg, known, written, met).

10. Present Tense
Present perfect (has/have verb3)
Use Example
Has the Class begun on time? The class has begun on time.
The class has not begun on time.

11. Present Tense
Present perfect cont (has/have + been verb+ ing)
Uses Examples
Have you been living in Jaipur for 10
months ?
I have been living in Jaipur for 10
months.
I have not been living in Jaipur for 10
months.
Has she been waiting for the bus for an
hour?
She has been waiting for the bus for an
hour.
She has not been waiting for the bus for
an hour.

12. Past Tense
Simple past (base form + -ed)
To indicate that an action or event
took place at a specific time in the
past
Examples
Did you go to the mall yesterday? I went to the mall yesterday.
I did not go to the mall yesterday.
Did he come late last night? He came late last night.
He did not come late last night.
have irregular past-tense forms.
Common irregular past tense-forms include took, ate, and came.

13. Past Tense
Past continuous (was/were Verb+ing)
Uses Examples
Were you riding bike? I was riding bike.
I was not riding bike.
Was he decorating the room? He was decorating the room.
He was not decorating the room.

14. Past Tense
Past perfect (had verb3)
Uses Examples
Had you driven the truck? I had driven the truck.
I had not driven the truck.
Had he left the office before you
reached?
He had left the office before I reached.
He had not left the office before I reached.
Note: Many past participle forms are irregular (eg, known, written, met).

15. Past Tense
Past perfect cont (had + been verb+ing)
Use Example
Had he been traveling since
January?
He had been traveling since January.
He had not been traveling since
January.

16. Future Tense
Future (will verb1)
To express an action, event, or state
that will occur in the future
Examples
Will you peel the potatoes? I shall (will) peel potatoes.
I shall (will) not peel potatoes
Formation Examples
Will he forgive you? He will forgive me.
He will not forgive me.
Will Plane take you to Delhi? The plane will take me to Delhi.
The plane will not take you to market.

17. Future Tense
Future continuous (will + be verb+ing)
Uses Examples
Will you be taking rest in the
evening?
I will be taking rest in the evening.
I will not be taking rest in the evening.
Will your father be reading
newspaper?
My father will be reading Newspaper.
My father will be reading newspaper.

18. Future Tense
Future perfect (will + have verb3)
Use Examples
Will you have written letter after 2
hours?
I will have written a letter after 2 hours.
I will not have written a letter after 2
hours.

19. Future Tense
Future perfect continuous (will + have + been verb+ing )
Use Examples
Will you have been doing a job since
2020?
I will have been doing a job since 2020.
I will not have been doing a job since
2020.

20. Write answer of these as home work
Do you study everyday?
Are you studying now?
Have you studied?
Have you been studying since morning?
Did you study yesterday?
Were you studying yesterday?
Had you studied when I called you?
Had you been studying since Friday?
Will you study tomorrow?
Will you be studying?
Will you have studied?
Will you have been studying?