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TENSES
PRESENT PAST FUTURE

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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

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TYPES OF PRESENTTENSETYPES OF PRESENTTENSE
It has four types .They are:
Simple Present
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous

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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 .

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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.

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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.

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Types Of Past TenseTypes Of Past Tense
It has four types . There are
Simple Past .
Past Continuous .
Past Perfect .
Past Perfect Continuous .

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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 .

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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 .

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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 .

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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 .

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Types Of Future TenseTypes Of Future Tense
Simple Future .
Future Continuous .
Future Perfect .
Future Perfect Continuous .

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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
.

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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 .

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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.

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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 .