TENSES
The Tenses of a verb are the various forms that indicate primarily relationship of events in time.
Read the following sentences:
1.He is singing a song.
2.He sang a song in the party.
3.He will sing a song in the party.
All the three sentences refer to the act of ‘singing’ at three different points of time.
Sentence (1) refers to an action which takes place now at Present.
Sentence (2) refers to an action which took place sonic time ago in the Past.
Sentence (3) refers to an action which will take place in Future.
Hence, we conclude the Tense Form of a verb shows when an action takes place. or a state. or a thing exists. There are three Tenses:
(1) Present Tense,
(2) Past Tense,
(3) Future Tense.
It is not enough to say that an action takes place in Present. We want to know that at what stage the action is at the time of speaking. For this purpose each Tense is sub-divided into Four heads:
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
From :
Statement : | had been 1st form + ing |
Negative : | had not been 1st form + ing Since/for |
Interrogative : | had Subject been + 1st form + ing………. ? |
Past Perfect Continuous Tense is used in the Main Clause, having time expression with since or for. it the Subordinate Clause beginning with when or before is given in Simple Past Tense.
1.He………… (sleep) for two hours when the thieves broke into his house.
He had been sleeping for two hours when the thieves broke into his house.
2. She………… (prepare) tea for five minutes when the guests came.
She had been preparing tea for five minutes when the guests came.
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PRESENT TENSE
1.PRESENT INDEFINITE/ SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
2.PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
3.PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
4.PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
PAST TENSE
1.SIMPLE PAST TENSE
2.PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
3.PAST PERFECT TENSE
FUTURE TENSE
1.SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
2.FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
3.FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
4.FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE