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TENSES

SIMPLE

PROGRESSIVE

PERFECT

Sub: Communicative English

Mrs Rituparna Bhattacharya

MSE,Baripada

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SIMPLE TENSES

  • 1. PRESENT TENSE
  • 2. PAST TENSE
  • 3. FUTURE TENSE

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PRESENT TENSE

* Present tense—action of the verb is happening now.

Ex: She talks now.

Ex: They speak well.

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Past Tense

  • Action of the verb has already happened.
  • To make a verb past tense, add –ed if it is a regular verb.
  • Ex: She talked yesterday.

Irregular verb—use past from the chart

Ex: They spoke well.

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FUTURE TENSE

  • The action of the verb has not happened yet, but it will.
  • To make a verb future tense, add will or shall to the front of the verb.
  • Ex: She will talk tomorrow.
  • Ex: They will speak well.

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PROGESSIVE TENSES

  • Made up of a verb phrase
  • Main verb uses—ing at the end of ALL progressive tenses.

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PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

  • This tense is used to describe an action that is occurring right now (at this moment, today, this year, etc.). The action has begun and is still in progress.
  • Uses the helping verbs am, is, and are
  • Am is used with the subject I
  • Ex: I am talking to you.
  • Is will be used if your subject is singular.
  • Ex: She is talking to you.
  • Are is used if your subject is plural.
  • Ex: They are talking to you.

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PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE

  • The past progressive is used to talk about an activity that was in progress at a specific point of time in the past. The emphasis is on the duration of the activity in the past.
  • Uses the helping verbs was and were
  • Use was if your subject is singular.
  • Ex: He was talking to you.
  • Use were if your subject is plural.
  • Ex: They were talking to you.

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PERFECT TENSES

  • Is made up of a verb phrase
  • Add –ed to the end of the main verb if the action verb is a regular verb.
  • Use perfect tense chart if verb is irregular.
  • Uses helping verbs have, has, or had BEFORE the main verb.

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PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

  • The present perfect is used to talk about an event that began in the past and continues up to the present.
  • Use has if your subject is singular.
  • Ex: She has talked to you already.
  • Use have if your subject is plural.
  • Ex: They have talked to you already.
  • Ex with irregular verb: She has known you for a while.

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PAST PERFECT TENSE

  • This tense describes completed events that took place in the past before another past event.
  • Uses the helping verb had plus the main verb with –ed on the end if it is a regular verb.
  • Example: She had talked to you before you ordered the gift.
  • Example(irregular verb) They had known about the play.

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FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

  • This tense is used to describe an event or action that will be completed before another event or time in the future.
  • Uses will have with the main verb ending in –ed if it is a regular verb.
  • Irregular verb also uses will have +the main verb from column labeled perfect tense.
  • Ex: I will have studied for the test before the circus comes to town.
  • Ex: (irregular verb) I will have gone to the store before you get home.

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PRACTICE SENTENCES�

  • 1. Rosetta has ____ her juggling act at our talent show. (do)
  • Done
  • 2. After she had _____ them, she juggled. (throw)
  • Thrown
  • 3. She is ______ right now. (speak)
  • Speaking
  • 4. Laughter was _____ throughout the audience. (ring)
  • ringing