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Keerthi Sagar
Keerthi Sagar

The document discusses the formation and usage of the simple present, past, and future tenses as well as the present continuous, past continuous, and future continuous tenses in English. The simple tenses use the base or base + -s form of verbs while the continuous tenses use a form of "to be" plus the present participle (-ing form). Examples are provided to illustrate each tense.

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The Simple PRESENT TENSE uses the verb's base form (write, work), or, for thirdperson singular subjects, the base form plus an -s ending (he writes, she works). Ex: Wewalks to school every day The Simple PAST TENSE indicates that an action is in the past relative to the speaker or writer Ex:varshene slept through the entire class
Thesimple FUTURE TENSE indicates that an action is in the future relative to the speaker or writer. There are no inflected forms for the future in English (nothing like those -ed or -s endings in the other tenses). Instead, the future tense employs the helping verbs will or shall with the base form of the verb: Ex:We are going to win this game The PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE indicates continuing action, something going on now. This tense is formed with the helping "to be" verb, in the present tense, plus the present participle of the verb (with an -ing ending): She is working through the holiday break
The PAST CONTINOUS TENSE indicates continuing action, something that was happening, going on, at some point in the past. This tense is formed with the helping "to be" verb, in the past tense, plus the present participle of the verb (with an -ing ending) EX:HE was riding my bike all day yesterday The FUTURE CONTINOUS TENSE indicates continuing action, something that will be happening, going on, at some point in the future. This tense is formed with the modal "will" plus "be," plus the present participle of the verb (with an ing ending): Ex:India will be winning world cup 2015
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  • 1. The Simple PRESENT TENSE uses the verb's base form (write, work), or, for thirdperson singular subjects, the base form plus an -s ending (he writes, she works). Ex: Wewalks to school every day The Simple PAST TENSE indicates that an action is in the past relative to the speaker or writer Ex:varshene slept through the entire class
  • 2. Thesimple FUTURE TENSE indicates that an action is in the future relative to the speaker or writer. There are no inflected forms for the future in English (nothing like those -ed or -s endings in the other tenses). Instead, the future tense employs the helping verbs will or shall with the base form of the verb: Ex:We are going to win this game The PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE indicates continuing action, something going on now. This tense is formed with the helping "to be" verb, in the present tense, plus the present participle of the verb (with an -ing ending): She is working through the holiday break
  • 3. The PAST CONTINOUS TENSE indicates continuing action, something that was happening, going on, at some point in the past. This tense is formed with the helping "to be" verb, in the past tense, plus the present participle of the verb (with an -ing ending) EX:HE was riding my bike all day yesterday The FUTURE CONTINOUS TENSE indicates continuing action, something that will be happening, going on, at some point in the future. This tense is formed with the modal "will" plus "be," plus the present participle of the verb (with an ing ending): Ex:India will be winning world cup 2015