The document discusses the preparation of a PowerPoint presentation on the topic of tenses, including definitions, types, and rules related to present, past, and future tenses. It explains that a tense indicates the time and state of an action and includes different forms for present, past, and future tenses, along with specific sentence construction rules. Key examples illustrate the usage of various tenses, highlighting actions and their functions.

1. TOPIC :- Preparation a Power Point Presentation on TENSE
SL. No. Name of the Topic Page No.
1 Tense 2
2 What is Tense? 3
3 Types of Tense 4-5
4 Types of Present Tense 6
5 Types of Present, Past & Future Tense 7
6 Rules of Present Indefinite Tense 8
7 Rules of Present Continuous Tense 9

2. GRAMMAR
TENSE

3. TENSE
What is Tense?
A Tense may be defined as that form of
verb which indicates the time and the
state of an action or event.

4. (A) Time of an
Action (Tense)For Example —
From the above sentences, it will be
clear to the students that there are
three main Tenses.

5. They are –

6. (B) State of an Action (Function of
Tense)
• For Example ―
(iv) I have been writing a letter for some time.
Present Perfect
Continuous
Time Expression
(iii) I have just written a letter.
Present Perfect Preceding Function
(ii) I am writing a letter.
Present
Continuous
Progressive
Function
(i) I write letters regularly.
Present
Tense
Habitual
Function

7. Just as the Present Tense as shown above has
four forms of function , similarly the Past Tense
and the Future Tense also have the similar type
of four forms.
They are ―

8. The Present Indefinite Tense
• This Tense is used to refer to
(a) A universal or general truth : The earth is round.
Honey is sweet.
• (b) An Habitual or permanent action : He works Hard.
This watch keeps good time.
(c) Historical Present : Alexander now rushes upon the
enemy.
• (d)Future Arrangement : He leaves his job next week.
Sentence Construction Rules
Subject Present form of the main verb Object

9. Present Continuous Tense
• This Tense Expresses
• An action going on at present : I am writing. He is sleeping.
• A future action : I am going there tomorrow.
There are some of the verbs which sometime don’t admit of
progressive action. Such verbs are called Non-
Progressive.
For Example —
(i) Verbs of Perception : see, taste, smell, hear, prefer, please
(ii) Verbs of Thinking Process : think, know, mean, mind
(iii) Verbs showing Possession : own, have, belong, possess, remain, contain
(iv) Verbs Expressing feeling or State of Mind : believe, like, love, want, wish, desire
(v) Verbs in General : look, seem, appear, affect, resemble, cost, require, stand, face
Sentence Construction Rules
Subject am/is/are Verb + ing Object