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Tenses lesson no. 2
This document provides information about English tenses. It begins by stating there are 12 tenses divided into present, past and future categories. It then defines and provides examples of indefinite, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous tenses in the present, past and future. Abbreviations used are also defined. The rest of the document provides detailed descriptions and examples of forming sentences for each tense in affirmative, negative, interrogative and negative interrogative forms. Activities are included asking the reader to practice forming sentences in different tenses.
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Tenses lesson no. 2
- 1. BASIC RULES OFTENSES Made by : Samreen Shabbir TGT FG Public School No. 1 (Girls), Bahawalpur.
- 2. There are twelvetenses. Tenses Present Present Indefinite Present Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Cont. Past Past Indefinite Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Cont. Future Future Indefinite Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Cont.
- 3. Indefinite Tense The threeindefinite tenses, or simple tenses, describe an action but do not state whether the action is finished. Continuous Tense The three continuous tenses or incomplete tenses, describe an unfinished action. Perfect Tense The three complete tenses, or perfect tenses, describe a finished action. Perfect Continuous Tense To combine the complete tenses and the incomplete tenses, to describe an action which was in progress and then finished
- 4. Examples of tenses Tenses Indefinite Forms Continuous Forms Perfect Forms Perfect Continuous Forms PresentI play I am playing I have played I have been playing Past I played I was playing I had played I had been playing Future I shall play I shall be playing I shall have played I shall have been playing
- 5. Abbreviations used inthe presentation • S - Subject • O - Object • V1 - First form of the verb • V2 - Second form of the verb • V3 - Third form of the verb
- 6. Present Tenses Present Present IndefiniteTense Present Continuous Tense Present Perfect Tense Present Perfect Cont.Tense
- 7. 1. Present IndefiniteTense 1.If Subject is Singular: S + V1 + s/es (3rd person only) + O E.g.: Ali buys toffees. 2.If Subject is Plural: S + V1 + O E.g.: Children perform on the stage.
- 8. 2. Present ContinuousTense 1. If Subject is singular: S + is/am + V1 + ing + O E.g.: He is flying the kite. 2. If Subject is plural: S + are+ V1 + ing + O E.g.: They are flying kites. ‘am’ is used with ‘I’. ‘is’ is used with ‘he/she’. ‘are’ is used with ‘we/they/you’.
- 9. 3. Present PerfectTense 1.If Subject is Singular: S + has + V3 + O E.g.: He has finished his work. 2.If Subject is Plural: S + have + V3 + O E.g.: They have finished their work.
- 10. 4. Present PerfectContinuous Tense 1.If Subject is Singular: S + has + been + V1 + ing + since/for + O E.g.: He has been dancing for four hours. 2.If Subject is Plural: S + have + V1 + ing + since/for + O E.g.: We have been doing the work since 7:00a.m.
- 11. Past Tenses Past Past IndefiniteTense Past Continuous Tense Past Perfect Tense Past Perfect Cont.Tense
- 12. 1.Past Indefinite Tense Whetherthe Subject is singular or plural, rule remains the same: S + V2 + O Ayesha bought two Books.
- 13. 2. Past ContinuousTense 1. If Subject is singular: S + was + V1 + ing + O E.g.: He was eating Pasta. 2. If Subject is plural: S + were + V1 + ing + O E.g.: They were flying kites.
- 14. 3. Past PerfectTense Whether the Subject is singular or plural, rule remains the same: S + had + V3 + O E.g.: He had killed the snake.
- 15. 4. Past PerfectContinuous Tense Whether the Subject is singular or plural, rule remains the same: S + had + been + V1 + ing + since/for + O E.g.:They had been talking for over an hour.
- 16. Future Tense Future Future IndefiniteTense Future Continuous Tense Future Perfect Tense Future Perfect Cont.Tense
- 17. 1. Future IndefiniteTense Whether the Subject is singular or plural, rule remains the same: S + will/shall + V1 + O E.g.: She will go there in the evening.
- 18. 2. Future ContinuousTense Whether the Subject is singular or plural, rule remains the same: S + will/shall + be + V1 + + ing + O E.g.: They will be running tomorrow.
- 19. 3. Future PerfectTense Whether the Subject is singular or plural, rule remains the same: S + will/shall + have + V3 + O E.g.: Tom will have finished the work.
- 20. 4. Future PerfectContinuous Tense Whether the Subject is singular or plural, rule remains the same: S + will/shall + have + been + V1 + ing + O E.g.: Jane will have been dancing on the stage tomorrow.
- 21. Present Present Indefinite tense Present Continuous tense Present Perfect tense Present Perfect Continuous tense 1st person singular I playI am playing I have played I have been playing (for two hours) 1st person plural We play We are playing We have played We have been playing for two hours 2nd person singular You play You are playing You have played You have been playing for two hours 2nd person plural You play You are playing You have played You have been playing for two hours 3rd person singular He plays She plays He/She is playing He/She has played He/She has been playing for two hours 3rd person plural They play They are playing They have played They have been playing for two hours Present tense examples
- 22. Past tense examples Past Past Indefinite tense Past Continuous tense Past Perfect tense PastPerfect Continuous tense 1st person singular I played I was playing I had played I had been playing for two hours 1st person plural We played We were playing We had played We had been playing for two hours 2nd person singular You played you were playing you had played You had been playing for two hours 2nd person plural You played you were playing You had played You had been playing for two hours 3rd person singular He played She played He/She was playing He/She had played He/She had been playing for two hours 3rd person plural They played They were playing They had played They had been playing for two hours
- 23. Future tense examples Future Future Indefinite tense Future Continuous tense Future Perfect tense FuturePerfect Continuous tense 1st person singular I shall play I shall be playing I shall have played I shall have been playing for two hours 1st person plural We shall play We shall be playing We shall have played We shall have been playing for two hours 2nd person singular You will play You will be playing You will have played You will have been playing for two hours 2nd person plural You will play You will be playing You will have played You will have been playing for two hours 3rd person singular He will play She will play He/She will be playing He/She will have played He/She will have been playing for two hours 3rd person plural They will play They will be playing They will have played They will have been playing for two hours
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- 25. Types of Sentences •Affirmative Sentences : You are playing. • Negative Sentences : You are not playing. • Interrogative Sentences : Are you playing ? • Negative Interrogative Sentences : Are you not playing?
- 26. Present tense examples Present Present Indefinite tense Present Continuous tense Present Perfect tense PresentPerfect Continuous tense Affirmative Sentences I play I am playing I have played I have been playing for two hours Negative Sentences I do not play I am not playing I have not played I have not been playing for two hours Interrogative Sentences Do I play? Am I playing? Have I played? Have I been playing for two hours? Negative Interrogative Sentences Do I not play? Am I not playing? Have I not played? Have I not been playing for two hours?
- 27. Activity for presenttense Make Affirmative, Negative, Interrogative and Negative Interrogative sentences of 2nd persons (singular and plural) and 3rd persons (singular and plural) in present tense by your own.
- 28. Past tense examples Past Past Indefinite tense Past Continuous tense Past Perfect tense PastPerfect Continuous tense Affirmative Sentences I played I was playing I had played I had been playing for two hours Negative Sentences I did not play I was not playing I had not played I had not been playing for two hours Interrogative Sentences Did I play? Was I playing? Had I played? Had I been playing for two hours? Negative Interrogative Sentences Did I not play? was I not playing? Had I not played? Had I not been playing for two hours?
- 29. Activity for pasttense Make Affirmative, Negative, Interrogative and Negative Interrogative sentences of 2nd persons (singular and plural) and 3rd persons (singular and plural) in past tense by your own.
- 30. Future tense examples Future Future Indefinite tense Future Continuous tense Future Perfect tense FuturePerfect Continuous tense Affirmative Sentences I shall play I shall be playing I shall have played I shall have been playing for two hours Negative Sentences I shall not play I shall not be playing I shall not have played I shall not have been playing for two hours Interrogative Sentences Shall I play? Shall I be playing? Shall I have played? Shall I have been playing for two hours? Negative Interrogative Sentences Shall I not play? Shall I not be playing? Shall I not have played? Shall I not have been playing for two hours?
- 31. Activity for Futuretense Make Affirmative, Negative, Interrogative and Negative Interrogative sentences of 2nd persons (singular and plural) and 3rd persons (singular and plural) in future tense by your own.