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Verb Tense Explained, With Examples

The document outlines the various present, past, and future tenses in English grammar, detailing their forms and uses. Each tense is accompanied by examples to illustrate its application in different contexts. The tenses include Simple Present, Present Progressive, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive, Simple Past, Past Progressive, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Progressive, Simple Future, Future Progressive, Future Perfect, and Future Perfect Progressive.

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Verb Tense Explained, With Examples

The document outlines the various present, past, and future tenses in English grammar, detailing their forms and uses. Each tense is accompanied by examples to illustrate its application in different contexts. The tenses include Simple Present, Present Progressive, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive, Simple Past, Past Progressive, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Progressive, Simple Future, Future Progressive, Future Perfect, and Future Perfect Progressive.

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Present Tenses
i. Simple Present: base form of verb
o Use this for habitual actions, facts, and customs.
o Example: “I work in the library.” (Habit), “The earth revolves around the sun.” (Fact).
ii. Present Progressive: “be” verb + -ing
o Use this for ongoing actions or temporary situations.
o Example: “I am working in the library this term.” (Temporary situation).
iii. Present Perfect: “have/has” + past participle
o It connects past actions to the present.
o Example: “I have lived in Dhaka for ten years.” (Past action continuing in the present).
iv. Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous: “have/has been” + verb-ing
o It highlights ongoing or incomplete actions originating in the past.
o Example: “I have been living here for three months.” (Ongoing state).
2. Past Tenses
i. Simple Past: past form of verb
o Use for completed actions and past states.
o Example: “We drove to Chattogram yesterday.” (Completed action).
ii. Past Progressive: “was/were” + verb-ing
o It refers to past ongoing actions.
o Example: “I was working late last night.” (Ongoing past action).
iii. Past Perfect: “had” + past participle
o It indicates an action before another past event.
o Example: “They had finished the project before the deadline.” (Action completed before
another action).
iv. Past Perfect Progressive/Continuous: “had been” + verb-ing
o It indicates ongoing actions prior to another past action.
o Example: “I had been waiting for an hour.” (Ongoing past state).
3. Future Tenses
i. Simple Future: “will” + base form
o For future actions.
o Example: “We will go to Cox’s Bazar next week.” (Future action).
ii. Future Progressive: “Will be” + verb-ing
o For actions occurring over a period in the future.
o Example: “I will be studying during the exam period.” (Ongoing future action).
iii. Future Perfect: “will have” + past participle
o For actions completed by a certain future time.
o Example: “By next year, I will have graduated.” (Future action completed by a specific
time).
iv. Future Perfect Progressive/Continuous: “Will have been” + verb-ing
o For actions that will continue until a specific future time.
o Example: “By the end of the year, I will have been working here for five years.” (Ongoing
action until a point in the future).

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