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Tenses

The document discusses the different tenses in English - present, past, and future - and their subcategories. It provides examples for: present indefinite, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past indefinite, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future indefinite, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous tenses. For each tense, it outlines the verb forms used, any helping verbs, how to form negative and interrogative sentences, and provides examples.

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Tenses

The document discusses the different tenses in English - present, past, and future - and their subcategories. It provides examples for: present indefinite, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past indefinite, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future indefinite, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous tenses. For each tense, it outlines the verb forms used, any helping verbs, how to form negative and interrogative sentences, and provides examples.

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Tenses

 Present tense
 Past tense
 Future tense

Those are further divided into four categories


 Present tenses
 Present indefinite
 Present continuous
 Present perfect
 Present perfect continuous
 Past tense
 Past indefinite
 Present continuous
 Present perfect
 Present perfect continuous
 Future tense
 Future indefinite
 Future continuous
 Future perfect
 Future perfect continuous

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PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE
Present /1st form of verb is used helping verb do or does
(not use in positive/simple sentences)
If subject is third person singular. all subject except “I”
add “s” or “es” to 1stform or verb
Negative sentences; don’t =do not, or doesn’t= does not
remove “s” or “es” after using “does”
Interrogative sentence: place helping verb at the
beginning of sentence
Example
 I drink water, I don’t drink water, Do I drink water
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Present participle/gerund/ing form of verb is used
Helping verb is, am, are.
Negative sentence: isn’t =is not, aren’t=are not, and am
not.
Interrogative sentences: place having verb at the
beginning of sentence.
Example: I am drinking water, I am not drinking water,
Am I drinking water?

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PRESENT PERFECT TENCE
Past participle/3rd form of verb is used.
Helping verb has/have.
Negative sentence: has not or have not.
Interrogative sentence: has or have are used at the
beginning of sentence.
Example: I have drink water, I have not drink water, Have
I drink water?
She has finished her work, She has not finished her work,
Has she finished her work?

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINIOUS


TENSE:
Present participle/Gerund/ ing form of verb is used.
Helping verb: has been or have been.
Negative sentence: Has not been or have not been.
Interrogative sentence: Have or has placed at the
beginning of sentence.
If start time of any verb is given used “since”. If time
period is given use “for”.

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SINCE: day, date, time, months and years etc.
FOR: when time period is given.
Example; we have been studying for two hours.
I have been reading books since morning.
PAST INDEFINNITE TENCE:
Past /2nd form is used
Helping verb did (not using in positive/simple sentence.
Negative sentence: did not
1st form of verb is used after using did.
Interrogative sentence: place helping verb did at the
beginning of sentence.
Example: I drank water., I did not drink work , Did I
drink water?
PAST CONTINIOUS TENSE;
Present participle /gerund/ing form of verb is used.
Helping verb was and were.
Negative sentence; was not or were not.
Interrogative sentence: was or were placed at the
beginning of sentence.

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Example: I was drinking water, I was not drinking water,
was I drink water.?
They were drinking water.
PAST PERFECT TENSE:
3RD FORM of verb is used.
Helping verb had is used.
Negative sentence: had not is used
Interrogative sentence: had is place at the beginning of
sentence
Example: I had drunk water, I had not drunk water, had I
drunk water.
PAST PERFECT CONTINIOUS TENSE:
Present participle/gerund/ing form of verb is used.
Helping verb had been is used.
Negative sentence: had not is used.
Interrogative sentence: only had is placed on the
beginning of sentence.
SINCE: I had been reading books since morning, I had
not been reading books since morning, had I been reading
books since morning.

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FOR: we had been studying for 2 hours, we had not been
studying for 2 hours, had we been studying for 2 hours.
FUTURE INDEFINITE TENCE:
First form of verb is used.
Helping verb will or shall is used.
Negative: will not shall not.
Interrogative: will or shall place at the beginning of
sentence.
I shall drink water, I shall not drink water, shall I drink
water?
Future continuous tense;
Gerund or ing form is used.
Helping verb will be or shall be is used,
Negative; will not be or shall not be
Interrogative: will shall placed at the beginning of
sentence.
Example: I shall be drinking water, I shall not be drinking
water, shall I be drinking water?
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE:
3rd form of verb is used.

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Helping verb will have shall have
Negative sentence; will not have shall not have.
Interrogative sentence: will or shall placed at the
beginning of sentence.
Example: I shall have drunk water, I shall not have drunk
water, shall I have drunk water
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINIOUS
TENSE;
Present participle/gerund/ing form is used.
Helping verb shall have been or will have been is used
Negative; will not have or shall not have.
Interrogative ; will or shall placed at the beginning of
sentence.
SINCE: I shall have been readings books since morning,
I shall not have been readings books since morning, shall
I have been reading books since morning.
FOR; he will have been studying for two hour, he will
not have been studying for 2 hour, will he have been
studying for 2 hour.

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