2. PRESENT TENSEPRESENT TENSE
An action which is going at present
It is used to tell Universal truth &
scientific principles
It is used to mention regular and
repeated actions
It is also used in imperative sentences
It has four types
3. TYPES OF PRESENTTENSETYPES OF PRESENTTENSE
It has four types .They are:
Simple Present
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous
4. Simple PresentSimple Present
Format : subject + verb + object .
Key word: Usually ,Regularly, Often,
today .
In Third person singular use verb + s
Example: 1.He writes a letter 2.My father
reads newspaper everyday
5. Present ContinuousPresent Continuous
Format : subject + be +verb + ing
+Object .
Keyword : Now, at present .
Some verbs cannot be used are: smell,
love, prefer, need .
Example: 1.He is speaking for his family 2.
He is writing a letter .
6. Present PerfectPresent Perfect
Format : Have/Has + Past Participle +
Object .
Key word : Just now, Already, So for .
It doesn’t used in passive voice
Example :1. The function has finished just
now. 2.I have finished my work already.
7. Present Perfect ContinuousPresent Perfect Continuous
Format : Subject + Has/Have been + verb
+ ing .
Key word : Since, For .
It doesn’t used in passive voice.
Example :1. We have been living at
Tanjore since 1990 .2.I have been
studying for 15 years.
8. Types Of Past TenseTypes Of Past Tense
It has four types . There are
Simple Past .
Past Continuous .
Past Perfect .
Past Perfect Continuous .
9. Simple PastSimple Past
Format : Subject + Verb2 +Object .
Key word : Yesterday, Once, Last …,
Before , Long Long ago .
We use this tense for story telling .
Example : 1.I went to market yesterday .
2. I joined this college last month .
10. Past ContinuousPast Continuous
Format : Subject + Was/ Were + Verb +
ing .
Key word : While , When .
Use “ WAS ” in singular person .
Use “ Were ” in plural person .
Use this tense when subordinate clause
starts with “When” and “While”.
Example :1. I was talking to my mother
when the relatives came .
11. Past PerfectPast Perfect
Format : Subject + had + Past Participle .
Key word : After, Before, Till, As soon as
.
It denotes the first action in the “past
perfect” and the second action in the
“past” by connect with “After” .
It also have no passive voice .
Example :After I had finished my work . I
went to go home .
12. Present Perfect ContinuousPresent Perfect Continuous
Format : Subject + Had been + Verb +
ing .
Key word : Since, For .
It doesn’t use in passive voice .
Example : 1.She had been singing a song
when she was young .
14. Simple Future TenseSimple Future Tense
Format : Subject + Will/ Shall + Verb +
Object.
Key word : Tomorrow, next …
We use this tense in conditional clauses .
Example : 1. I will finish my work
tomorrow . 2.Tomorrow will be a holiday
.
15. Future ContinuousFuture Continuous
Format : Subject + Will/ Shall + Be verb
+ ing.
Key word : By this time .
Example :1. I will be watching T.V. by this
time next week .2. I will be doing this
work tomorrow by this time .
16. Future PerfectFuture Perfect
Format : Subject +Will/ Shall +have +
Past Participle + Object .
Key word : By the end of .
It doesn’t use in passive voice .
Key word : 1.We will have been studied
in this college till 2015.
17. Future Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect Continuous
Format : Subject +Will/Shall + Have been
+ Verb +Ing + Object .
It doesn’t use in passive voice .
Example : 1.I will have been finishing my
work next week .