12 Tenses in English Grammar
Simple Present Tense
Simple present tense used for an action which happens every year, every month, every week, everyday, every time and etc.
Example:
– I make revision every Friday.
– They pass me here every Friday.
– We like English examination.
– She makes me happy.
– She comes from America.
Interrogative form
Example: Do I make revision every Friday.
Negative form
Example: I don’t make revision every Friday.
Present Continuous Tense
Present continuous tense used for an action which is happening at the time of speaking.
Form: Subject + is/am/are + verb + ing.
Example:
– David is working ministry of youth and sport
– He is helping needy persons.
NOTE: Some verbs are not usually found in present continuous tense these perception and they are: love, believe, forget, break, understand, prefer, hate, like, see and etc.
Example:
– We understand our lessons [not we are understanding]– He hates you [not he is hating you.]
Present Perfect Tense
Present perfect tense is used to express an action which began at some time in the past and has been completed in the past but which is connected at present time.
Form: Subject + has/have + verb past participle
Please note that British and American English have different rules for the use of this tense. The explanation and exercises here refer to British English. In American English, it is often acceptable to use the past simple in some of these examples.
NOTE: It is also used an action which recently has been completed
We use the present perfect when we want to look back from the present to the past. We can use it to look back on the recent past.
Example:
– I have broken my watch so I don’t know what time it is.
– David has just succeeded the president election.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Present perfect continuous tense is used to denote an action which started at some time in the past and still continuing.
Form: Subject + has been/have been + verb + ing
NOTE: This tense is used to talk about an actions that started in the past and continued until recently or that continue into the future.
Example:
– She has been dancing the theatre all the day.
– He has been writing the lesson for the last three years.
– I have been learning Spanish for 20 years and I still don’t know very much.
– I have been waiting for him for 30 minutes and he still hasn’t arrived.
– He has been telling me about it for days. I wish he would stop.
Simple Past Tense
Simple past tense used to denote an action which happened some time in the past or for state of being past.
Form: Subject + verb past + object
Example:
– She graduated comb ridge university last year.
– He invited me twice last week.
– I met her last year.
– He spent all his time strolling.
– They became the highest two ones.
– You understood the lesson but you didn’t read.
– I determined to join high school.
Past Continuous Tense
We use the past simple to talk about actions and states which we see as completed in the past.
Form: Subject + was/were + verb + ing
Example:
– While I was driving home, Peter was trying desperately to contact me.
– Were you expecting any visitors?
– I was just making some coffee.
– I was thinking about him last night.
– In the 1990 few people were using mobile phones.
– They were speaking her when he arrived by train.
– She was taking too loudly when the principal was in class.
– I was dreaming when my mother was calling me.
– I was crossing the road when some one called by my name.
Past Perfect Tense
It is used two events in the past we use past perfect for the event completed earlier and simple past for the letter.
Form: Subject + had + verb + past participle
Example:
– She broke the window, I want to kill her, May be that she broke the window at 8 p.m then you went to kill after words when we compare these two statements we will use past perfect tense for the event completed first and simple past for then letter event.
– We returned to London when we had finished our journey.
– They bought new television when they had taken money from the bank.
– The Prime Minister had lectured then sat down.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
We use the past perfect continuous tense to look back at a situation in progress.
Form: Subject + had + been + verb + ing
Example:
– It was a good time to invest. Inflation had been falling for several months.
– Before I changed jobs. I had been working on a plan to reduce production.
– Costs we had been thinking about buying a new house but then we decided to stay here.
– We use it to say what had been happening before something else happened.
– It had been snowing for a while before we left.
– We had been playing tennis for only a few minutes when it started raining.
– He was out of breath when arrived because he had been running.
NOTE: We use it when reporting things said in the past.
– She said she had been trying to call me all day.
Simple Future Tense
Simple future tense used to express an action which will take place at some time in the future or what will expect to happen future time.
NOTE: First personal pronouns I and we are used shall but in Modern system they are used when they are only interrogative form.
Example:
– I will come home soon.
– Shall I come home soon?
– I will not come home soon.
– I shall visit you next Friday also we can say I will visit you next Friday.
– We shall listen amusing discussion.
– They will get new letter from London.
– The media will interview the President as well as his adviser.
– The government will deport all militant groups.
– You will confuse the final exam.
Future Continuous Tense
This tense is used for an action progress at some time in the future.
Form: Subject + will/shall + be + verb + ing
Example:
– They will be taking their high examination this year.
– We shall be leaving few days after.
– He will be playing the film match tomorrow.
– His father is not well. He will be going to his home town soon.
– He has got job. As a teacher he will be joining on Monday.
Future Perfect Tense
NOTE: Future perfect tense is used for an action which is expected to be completed by certain point in the future time. The future perfect tense is used to refer.
To a non-continuous action which will be completed by a certain time in the future.
Form: Subject + will/shall + have + verb + past participle
Example:
– By December 2008 we will have written another book of English grammar.
– When she comes back I shall have built this house.
– The show will have started when you go home.
– She will have sent money before she comes London.
– We shall have finished our work by the time you come to me.
Conditional Sentence
NOTE: Conditional sentence has two parts – If-clause, main clause
Example: If you come on time she will talk to you
If-clause main clause
NOTE: There are three different kinds of conditional sentences in english grammar and they are:
1. Possible condition or likely condition
2. Unlikely or imaginary condition
3. Impossible conditional
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