ENGLISH GRAMMERTENSES

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Present

TensePast

Tense

Future

Tense

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PRESENT

Simple Present Tense

Present Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

PAST

Simple Past Tense

Past Continuous Tense

Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

FUTURE

Simple Future Tense

Future Continuous Tense

Future Perfect Tense

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

1.SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

• Simple present tense are use to talk about things people do regurlarly.

• Ex:- I brush my teeth every day.

• Simple present tense are use to talk about generel truths.

• Ex:- The moon shines at night

The following words are used to indicate the simple present tense

Every day Regularly

Every year Normaly

Every week Sometimes

always Often

usually Never

generlly Seldom

2.PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Present continuous tense is used to indicate action talking place or going on at the time of speaking

subject Present tense Continuous tense

I Am Drinking

We Are Drinking

You Are Drinking

They Are Drinking

He Is Drinking

She Is Drinking

it is Drinking

Verb can arranged in the continuous form in three ways

By adding ing to the verb stem

Ex:- play - playingBy leaving out the letter ‘e’ and adding ing

Ex:-ride - ridingBy doubling the last letter in verbs ending

with ‘g,m,n,t’ with short vowel sound

Ex:-put - putting

3.THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

This is used do indicate an action complete in the immediate past. has + verb (past participle) have + verb (past participle)

Ex:-has writtensubject + has +verb + rest of

+ have +p.p. + sentence

Ex:-She has completed her homework

4.THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

The present perfect continuous tense is used to express an action which started at some time in the past and still continuing

Ex:-have been watching

has been eating

has been + verb (ing form)

have been + verb (ing form)

WELCOME TO PAST TENSES

1.THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The past tense use with regular verbs

Ex:- I - wrote

You - wrote

He - wrote

She - wrote

It - wrote

We - wrote

You - wrote

They- wrote

The following words are used to indicate the past tense

Yesterday * some times agoLast week * a few minutes agoLast years * last SundayIn 1990 * 5 years ago

Ex:-he gave me a present yesterday.

2.THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

The past continuous tense is used to donate an action going on at some time in the past.

Ex:- The girls were playing net ball

The students were doing their home work

subject + was verb stem + ing + rest

were

Ex:- I was watching television

you were sleeping all evening

3.THE PAST PERFECT TENSE

o The past perfect tense describes an action completed before a certain moment in the past.

Ex:- * When I reached the air port the plane

had left.

* I had posted the letter before he arrived.

Subject + had + verb + rest past participle

Ex:- * she had written the essay well

* You had closed the shop

* It had rained

* It had seen the film before

4.THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOS TENSE

The past perfect continuos tense is used for an action that began before a certain point in the past and continued up to that time.

Ex:- *before she came to srilanka last year

*she had been studying in a foreign

university

Subject + Had been + verb + ing + rest

Ex:- * They had been watching T.V. for two

hours

* It had been raining for few hours

* You had been talking since 8 o’ clock

WELCOME TO FUTURE TENSES

1.THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

The simple future tense is used to express action that have still to take place.

Ex:- * I shall do the home work tomorrow

* Kamani will sit the exam next year

* Tomorrow will be sunday

SUBJECT + WILL + VERB STEM + OBJECT +REST

SHALL

The following words are used to indicate the simple future tense

Tomorrow Next monday

Day after tomorrow Next poya day

Next week Next year

Next month In 2010

2.THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

We use the future continuous tense to talk about action which will be in the middle of an action at a time in the future.

Ex:-This time next Monday I will be completing

my home work

I will be watching T.V. at 09.30 p.m.

Nirmala will be waiting for me at the station

Subject + will be + verb + ing + object + rest

shall be

3.THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

• We use the future perfect tense to indicate actions that will be completed at a certain time in the future.

Ex:- * They will have lived here for four

years next april

* By next june he will have stayed with

us for five years

4.THE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

The future perfect continuous tense is used to express actions which will be in progress over a period of time that will end in the future.

Ex:-*by next year,they will have been living in kandy for

5 years

*our class teacher will have been teaching for 15

years next year

Shall have been + ing form

Will have been + ing form

NUZLY HAMEEM

DONE BY:-

Grade School

MR/MINHATH NATIONAL SCHOOL

DICKWELLA

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