The Tenses are the most important part of the English Language. If you wish to write a correct sentence or wish to say anything to anyone, you need to express the idea in the right form of Tense. The English language has three main time divisions- Past, Present, and Future expressed by the tenses. this pdf will help you a lot in learning the English language. The first thing to be done is to learn the rules for forming tenses. Don’t try to learn all the rules all at once! Break it down into three sections – Present, Past, and Future. Take them one at a time, and move on only when you feel you’ve understood the first. Look for the patterns. For instance, present, past, and future continuous all have ‘verb + ing’ – if you remember this, you will never forget it!

1. Definition of Tense
Definition of Tense in English Grammar: A Tense is a form of a verb
that is used to show the time of an action. For example: when an action
happened.
How many types of tenses are there in English grammar?
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2. Types of Tenses
There are 3 types of tense.
1. Present Tense
2. Past Tense
3. Future Tense
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Each tense is divided into 4 types sub tense.
Present Tense
1. Present Simple Tense
2. Present Continuous Tense
3. Present Perfect Tense
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

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Past Tense
1. Past Simple Tense
2. Past Continuous Tense
3. Past Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Continuous Tense

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Future Tense
1. Future Indefinite Tense
2. Future Continuous Tense
3. Future Perfect Tense
4. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

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Structure of Sentence Subject + Formula of Tense + Object
Simple
Tense
Continuous Tense
Perfect
Tense
Perfect continuous
Tense
Present Tense Ist Form + s/es
Is/Am/Are + Ist Form
+ ing
Has/Have + IIIrd Form
Has/Have Been + Ist Form +
ing
Past
Tense
IInd Form
Was/Were + Ist Form
+ ing
Had + IIIrd Form Had Been + Ist Form + ing
Future Tense Will/Shall + Ist Form
Will be + Ist Form +
ing
Will Have + IIIrd Form
Will Have Been + Ist Form +
ing
Tense Chart is English Grammar Tense Formula Chart with Examples

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Chart of Tenses in English with Examples
1. Present Simple (Indefinite) Tense Examples
1. I eat Dal Chapati.
2. We eat Dal Chapati.
3. You eat Dal Chapati.
4. He eats Dal Chapati.
5. She eats Dal Chapati.
6. It eats Dal Chapati.
7. They eat Dal Chapati
Subject + Ist Form + s/es + Object

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Subject +2nd Form + Object
2. Past Simple Tense Examples
1. I ate Malai Kofta.
2. We ate Malai Kofta.
3. You ate Malai Kofta.
4. He ate Malai Kofta.
5. She ate Malai Kofta.
6. It ate Malai Kofta.
7. They ate Malai Kofta

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Subject + Will/Shall + Ist Form + Object
3. Future Simple Tense Examples
1. I shall travel to Washington.
2. We shall travel to Washington.
3. You will travel to Washington.
4. He will travel to Washington.
5. She will travel to Washington.
6. It will travel to Washington.
7. They will travel to Washington.

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4. Present Continuous Tense
1. I am eating a tomato.
2. We are eating tomatoes.
3. You are eating tomatoes.
4. He is eating a tomato.
5. She is eating a tomato.
6. It is eating a tomato.
7. They are eating tomatoes
Subject +Is/Am/Are + Ist Form + ing + Ist Form + Object

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Subject + Was/Were + Ist Form + ing + Object
5. Past Continuous Tense
1. I was eating a carrot.
2. We were eating carrots.
3. You were eating carrots.
4. He was eating a carrot.
5. She was eating a carrot.
6. It was eating a carrot.
7. They were eating carrots.

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Subject +Will be + Ist Form + ing + Object
6. Future Continuous Tense
1. I shall be eating pomegranate.
2. We shall be eating pomegranates.
3. You will be eating pomegranate.
4. He will be eating pomegranate.
5. She will be eating pomegranate.
6. It will be eating pomegranate.
7. They will be eating pomegranate

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Subject + Has/Have + IIIrd Form + Object
7. Present Perfect Tense
1. I have eaten a pomegranate.
2. We have eaten pomegranates.
3. You have eaten pomegranates.
4. He has eaten a pomegranate.
5. She has eaten a pomegranate.
6. It has eaten a pomegranate.
7. They have eaten pomegranates

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Subject + Had + IIIrd Form + Object
. Past Perfect Tense
1. I had eaten Dal Chapati.
2. We had eaten Dal Chapati.
3. You had eaten Dal Chapati.
4. He had eaten Dal Chapati.
5. She had eaten Dal Chapati.
6. It had eaten Dal Chapati.
7. They had eaten Dal Chap

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Subject +Will Have + IIIrd Form + Object
9. Future Perfect Tense
1. I will have eaten Dal Chapati.
2. We will have eaten Dal Chapati.
3. You will have eaten Dal Chapati.
4. Ha will have eaten Dal Chapati.
5. She will have eaten Dal Chapati.
6. It will have eaten Dal Chapati.
7. They will have eaten Dal Chapati

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Subject + Has/Have Been + Ist Form + ing + Object
10. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
1. I have been eating Dal Chapati.
2. We have been eating Dal Chapati.
3. You have been eating Dal Chapati.
4. He has been eating Dal Chapati.
5. She has been eating Dal Chapati.
6. It has been eating Dal Chapati.
7. They have been eating Dal Chapati.

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Subject +Had Been + Ist Form + ing + Object
11. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
1. I had been eating Dal Chapati.
2. We had been eating Dal Chapati.
3. You had been eating Dal Chapati.
4. He had been eating Dal Chapati.
5. She had been eating Dal Chapati.
6. It had been eating Dal Chapati.
7. They had been eating Dal Chapati

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Subject + Will Have Been + Ist Form + ing+ Object
12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
1. I shall have been eating Dal Chapati.
2. We shall have been eating Dal Chapati.
3. You will have been eating Dal Chapati.
4. He will have been eating Dal Chapati.
5. She will have been eating Dal Chapati.
6. It will have been eating Dal Chapati.
7. They will have been eating Dal Chapati