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Rule of Tenses - Explained in Easy Language

Rule of Tenses - Explained in Easy Language
Rule of Tenses - Explained in Easy Language

Many of You Unable to Score Cutoff Marks in Banking or SSC Exams. So, Today this article is all about the basic introduction of Tenses and its forms. Here We describe the Types and Usage with examples. Shortly we will Link More Articles on Tenses in comming days.
The Tense is the change of form in a verb to express the time of action.
Types of Tenses-
There are 3 principal tenses i.e. Present Tense, Past Tense and Future Tense.

  • Present Tense- It describes an action at the present time. Ex. I go. He eats. They are singing.
  • Past Tense- It describes an action as having occurred in the past. Ex. I wanted the book. He wrote me a letter.
  • Future Tense- It describes an action in the future time. Ex. I shall go. He will write.
Each of the tenses is divided into four forms. i.e. Indefinite, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous.
Simple Present Tense-
It is used
  • To express a universal or general truth. Ex. The earth is round. Honey is sweet.
  • To express a habitual or permanent action. Ex. He works hard. This watch keeps good time.
  • To express a future action, when the futurity is indicated by the context. Ex. He goes home tomorrow.
  • To express a present action. Ex. It rains.
  • As the substitute of the present perfect tense. Ex. I hear (have heard) he is ill.
Present Continuous Tense: 
Usage: (am/is/are + verb + ing)
It is used
  • An action going on at present. Ex. I am writing.
  • A future action. Ex. I am going there tomorrow.
  • This tense is not used generally used with verbs denoting a feeling or emotion. Ex. I feel (not “am feeling”) unwell. I hope for the best.
Present Perfect Tense:
Usage: (has/ have + past participle form of the verb)
It is used
  • To express an action just finished. Ex. I have done my duty.
  • To express a past action the results of which still continue. Ex. I have done a great wrong. (I am still suffering from the consequences of my doing the wrong)
  • To express an action done in a space of time not yet gone out fully. Ex. I have been laborious from my boyhood.
  • To express a future perfect when preceded by when, before, after, as soon as etc. Ex. I shall go there after I have done my lunch.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense:
Usage: (has/ have + been + verb +ing) 
It is used
  • It expresses that the action has been going on for some time and is not finished yet. Ex. I have been doing this work for six months.
Simple Past Tense:   
  • A single act in the past. Ex. I went to Delhi.
  • An action actually going on the past. Ex. While they danced (were dancing) we sang (were singing).
  • A habitual action in the past. Ex. He studied hard.
Past Continuous Tense:
Usage: (was/were + verb+ ing)
  • It denotes an action that was going on in the past. Ex. He was reading when I saw him.
Past Perfect Tense:
Usage: (had + past participle of verb)
  • It denotes an action completed before another past action. Ex. He had left before I came.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense:
Usage: (has/ have + been + verb + ing)
  • It denotes that an action had been going on at or before some point of time in the past. Ex. I had been working when he came.
Future Indefinite Tense-
  • It denotes an action that will happen in future. Ex. I shall go there. He will eat.
Future Continuous Tense:
Usage: (will/ shall + be + verb + ing)
  • It represents the action as going on at some future time. Ex. I shall be reading a paper at that time.
Future Perfect Tense:
Usage: (will/ shall + have + past participle of verb)
  • It denotes that an action will be completed at some point of time in the future). Ex. He will have done this before you come (will come).
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