Tense Usage PDF

## Tense Usage ### **Present Simple Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + verb * **Usage:** Describes habitual actions or facts. * **Example:** I work every day. ### **Present Continuous Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing * **Usage:** Describes actions happening at the momen...

## Tense Usage ### **Present Simple Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + verb * **Usage:** Describes habitual actions or facts. * **Example:** I work every day. ### **Present Continuous Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing * **Usage:** Describes actions happening at the moment of speaking. * **Example:** I am working now. ### **Past Simple Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + verb in the past * **Usage:** Describes actions that happened in the past. * **Example:** I worked yesterday. ### **Past Continuous Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + was/were + verb-ing * **Usage:** Describes actions that were ongoing at a specific moment in the past. * **Example:** I was working when she called. ### **Future Simple Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + will + verb * **Usage:** Describes actions that will happen in the future. * **Example:** I will work tomorrow. ### **Future Continuous Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + will be + verb-ing * **Usage:** Describes actions that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future. * **Example:** I will be working at 5 PM! ### **Present Perfect Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + have/has + past participle * **Usage:** Describes actions that started in the past and continue to the present. * **Example:** I have worked here for 2 years. ### **Present Perfect Continuous Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + have/has been + verb-ing * **Usage:** Describes actions that started in the past and continue to the present. * **Example:** I have been working for 2 hours. ### **Past Perfect Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + had + past participle * **Usage:** Describes actions that were completed before another past event. * **Example:** I had worked before she arrived. ### **Past Perfect Continuous Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + had been + verb-ing * **Usage:** Describes actions that were ongoing before a specific past event. * **Example:** I had been working for 2 hours. ### **Future Perfect Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + will have + past participle * **Usage:** Describes actions that will be completed before a specific time in the future. * **Example:** I will have finished by 5 PM! ### **Future Perfect Continuous Tense** * **Structure:** Subject + will have been + verb-ing * **Usage:** Describes actions that will be ongoing before a specific future time. * **Example:** I will have been working for 2 hours. ### **First Conditional** * **Structure:** If + subject + present simple, subject + will + verb * **Usage:** Describes possible or real situations in the future. * **Example:** If I study, I will pass the exam. ### **Second Conditional** * **Structure:** If + subject + past simple, subject + would + verb * **Usage:** Describes hypothetical or unreal situations in the present or future. * **Example:** If I studied, I would pass the exam. ### **Third Conditional** * **Structure:** If + subject + past perfect, subject + would have + past participle * **Usage:** Describes hypothetical situations in the past that did not happen. * **Example:** If I had studied, I would have passed.