tenses
What are Tenses in English Grammar?
A tense in English grammar helps us to express when an action or event happens. There are three main types of tenses:
- Present Tense- denotes actions that are happening now or regularly.
- Past Tense- Denotes the actions that have already happened.
- Future Tense- Denotes the actions that will happen later.
Each of these tenses has 4 forms, making it 12 main tense rules in English Grammar.
Present simple | Use the base form of the verb. (add ‘s’ or ‘es’ with he/she/it) He plays with her Toy. NEGATIVE -Do not / does not. INTERROGATIVE - Do / does + subject + object |
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2. Present Continuous | am / is / are + verb + ing | I am reading a newspaper. | ||
3. Present Perfect | has / have + past participle | They have finished their homework. | ||
4. Present Perfect Continuous | has / have + been + verb + ing | She has been playing for 1 hours. | ||
Past Tense |
What happened before now | 1. Simple Past | Verb + ed (for regular verbs) | He played cricket yesterday. |
2. Past Continuous | was / were + verb + ing | They were |
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