Tense Class Sheet
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7/28/2019 Tense Class Sheet http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/tense-class-sheet 1/4 TOTA GOPINATH’S HANDOUT ON TENSES There are 4 variations of each of the three tenses: The Simple Tense - The simple tenses are used to show permanent characteristics of people and events or what happens regularly, habitually or in a single completed action. The Continuous Tense - Verbs in Continuous Tenses always express "actions" that are in progress during the time framework indicated: present, past, future, or any of the perfect timeframes. The Perfect Tense - The perfect tenses are used when an action or situation in the present is linked to a moment in the past. It is often used to show things that have happened up to now but aren't finished yet or to emphasize that something happened but is not true anymore. ‘When they end’ determines which of them you use (past or present perfect). The Perfect Continuous Tense - Used to denote an ongoing action either starting and ending in the past or starting in the past and continuing into the present. The simple Present tense (Verb in its first form+s/es) Repeated Actions Examples: o I play cricket. o Does he like tennis? o The bus leaves every morning at 10 AM. o The train does not leave at 9 AM. o He always forgets his keys. o He never forgets his wallet. o Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun. Scheduled Events in Future Examples: o The bus arrives tonight at 8 PM. o The bus does not arrive at 8 AM, it arrives at 8 PM. o When do we board the bus? o The movie starts at 9 o'clock. o When does class begin tomorrow?
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TOTAGOPINATH’S HANDOUT ON TENSES
There are 4 variations of each of the three tenses:
The Simple Tense - The simple tenses are used to show permanent characteristics of
people and events or what happens regularly, habitually or in a single completed action.
The Continuous Tense - Verbs in Continuous Tenses always express "actions" that are in
progress during the time framework indicated: present, past, future, or any of the perfect
timeframes.
The Perfect Tense - The perfect tenses are used when an action or situation in the
present is linked to a moment in the past. It is often used to show things that have happened
up to now but aren't finished yet or to emphasize that something happened but is not true
anymore. ‘When they end’ determines which of them you use (past or present perfect).
The Perfect Continuous Tense - Used to denote an ongoing action either starting and ending in
the past or starting in the past and continuing into the present.
The simple Present tense (Verb in its first form+s/es)
Repeated Actions
Examples:
o I play cricket.
o Does he like tennis?
o The bus leaves every morning at 10 AM.
o The train does not leave at 9 AM.
o He always forgets his keys.
o He never forgets his wallet.
o Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun.
Scheduled Events in Future
Examples:
o The bus arrives tonight at 8 PM.
o The bus does not arrive at 8 AM, it arrives at 8 PM.
o When do we board the bus?
o The movie starts at 9 o'clock.
o When does class begin tomorrow?
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The Present Continuous Tense (is/am/are + verb in its first form + ing)
Ongoing Actions
Examples:
o You are learning tenses now.
o You are not playing now.
o Are you sleeping?
o I am sitting.
Repetition with ‘Always’
o She is always coming to work late.
o He is constantly talking.
o I don't like them because they are always complaining.
The Present Perfect Tense (has/have + verb in its first 3rd
form)
When the importance of the action is still valid
Examples:
o I have eaten.
o They have had three tests in the last week.
o Have you been to Benaras?
Change over time
Examples:
o You have grown since the last time I saw you.
o The government has become more interested in poverty removal.
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense (has been/have been + verb in its first form + ing)
During from the past, until now
Examples:o They have been arguing for the last hour.
o What have you been doing for the last one week?
Recently, Lately
Examples:
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o Recently, I have been feeling really depressed.
o She has been watching too much theatre lately.
o Have you been exercising lately?
The Simple Past Tense (verb in its 2nd form)
Completed in the past
Examples:
o Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?
o I finished work, walked my dogs, and found a nice book to read.
o I saw a play yesterday.
o I did not see a movie yesterday.
The Past Continuous Tense (was/were + verb in its first form + ing)
Interrupted Action in the Past
o I was watching the news when she fell.
o When the phone rang, she was singing a song.
o While we were having lunch, it started to rain.
Repetition with ‘Always’
o He was constantly talking.
o I didn't like them because they were always complaining.
The Past Perfect Tense (had + verb in its 3rd form)
Completed Action in the Past
o I had never seen such a beautiful place before I went to Zurich.
o I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet.
The Past Perfect Continuous Tense (had been + verb in its first form + ing)
Duration before something in the pasr
o She had been working at that company for three years when it went
o out of business.
o How long had you been waiting to get on the bus?
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The Simple Future Tense (shall/will + verb in its first form)
Future as a Fact
o I shall be twenty next Sunday.
o It will be Diwali in a week.
Is/am/are + going to + verb in its first form
o I am going to buy a car.
o It is going to rain.
The Future Continuous Tense (will be/ shall be + verb in its first form + ing)
Interrupted Action in Future
o I will be watching TV when he arrives tonight.
o I am going to be staying at his home, if anything happens, let me know.
The Future Perfect Tense (shall have/will have + verb in its 3rd form)
Completed Action before something in future
o By next September, I will have received my promotion.
o Will you have perfected your English by the time you come back?
The Future Perfect Continuous Tense (shall have been/ will have been + verb in its first form + ing)
Cause of something in future
o They will have been talking for over an hour by the time Ram arrives.
o She is going to have been working at that company for three years when it
finally closes.
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