English Tenses PDF

# English Grammar Tenses ## Share as much as possible ## Here is a list of examples of these tenses and their definitions: | | Simple Forms | Progressive Forms | Perfect Forms | Perfect Progressive Forms | | -------- | ------------- | ------------------ | -------------- | ---------------...

# English Grammar Tenses ## Share as much as possible ## Here is a list of examples of these tenses and their definitions: | | Simple Forms | Progressive Forms | Perfect Forms | Perfect Progressive Forms | | -------- | ------------- | ------------------ | -------------- | -------------------------- | | Present | I play | I am playing | I have played | I have been playing | | Past | I played | I was playing | I had played | I had been playing | | Future | I shall play | I shall be playing | I shall have played | I shall have been playing | ## Here is a list of rules of these tenses: | | Simple Forms | Progressive Forms | Perfect Forms | Perfect Progressive Forms | | -------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Present | Ist form + s/es | am/is/are + Ist form + ing | have/has + IIIrd form + ing | have/has been + Ist form + ing | | Past | IInd form | was/were + Ist form + ing | had + IIIrd form + ing | had been + Ist form + ing | | Future | will/shall 1 + Ist form | will be + Ist form + ing | will have + IIIrd form + ing | will have been + Ist form + ing | ## Past Tense - Past Indefinite Tense - Past Continuous Tense - Past Perfect Tense - Past Perfect Cont. Tense ## Present Tense - Present Indefinite Tense - Present Continuous Tense - Present Perfect Tense - Present Perfect Cont. Tense ## There are twelve possible verb tenses. - **Present** - Present Indefinite - Present Continuous - Present Perfect - Present Perfect Cont. - **Past** - Past Indefinite - Past Continuous - Past Perfect - Past Perfect Cont. - **Future** - Future Indefinite - Future Continuous - Future Perfect - Future Perfect Cont. ## Future Tense - Future Indefinite Tense - Future Continuous Tense - Future Perfect Tense - Future Perfect Cont. Tense ## Past Perfect Tense The past perfect tense is used to refer to actions that took place and were completed in the past. ### For Example: - I had played - He/She had played ## Based on Aspect Verb tenses may also be categorized according to aspect. Aspect refers to the nature of the action described by the verb. ### There are four aspects: - Indefinite or Simple - Continuous or Progressive - Perfect or Complete - Perfect Continuous ## Past Perfect Cont. Tense The past perfect continuous is used to indicate that a continuing action in the past began before another past action began or interrupted the first action. ### For Example: - I had been playing - He/She had been playing ## Present Perfect Cont. Tense The present perfect continuous is used to describe an action, event, or condition that has begun in the past and continues into the present. ### For Example: - I/You have been playing. - He/She has been playing. ## Based on Time frame The verb tenses may be categorized according to the time frame: - Present Tense - Past Tense - Future Tense ## Future Perfect Continuous Tense The future perfect continuous tense is used to indicate a continuing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future. ### For Example: - I shall have been playing. - He/She will have been playing. ## Present Indefinite Tense The simple present is used to describe an action, an event, or condition that is occurring in the present, at the moment of speaking or writing. ### For Example: - I play. - He/She plays. ## Future Perfect Tense The future perfect is used to refer to an action that will be completed sometime in the future before another action takes place. ### For Example: - I shall have played. - He/She will have played. ## Future Indefinite Tense The simple future is used to refer to actions that will take place after the act of speaking or writing. ### For Example: - I shall play. - He/She will play. ## Past Indefinite Tense The simple past is used to describe an action, an event, or condition that occurred in the past. ### For Example: - I played. - He/She played ## Past Continuous Tense The past continuous tense is used to describe actions ongoing in the past. ### For Example: - I was playing. - He/She was playing. - You were playing ## Present Continuous Tense The present continuous emphasizes the continuing nature of an act, event, or condition. ### For Example: - I am playing. - He/She is playing. - They are playing. ## Future Continuous Tense The future continuous tense is used to describe actions ongoing in the future. The future progressive is used to refer to continuing action that will occur in the future. ### For Example: - I shall be playing. - He/She will be playing. ## Present Perfect Tense The present perfect tense is used to describe action that began in the past and continues into the present or has just been completed. ### For Example: - I have played. - He/She has played. ## Indefinite Tense The three **indefinite tenses**, or **simple tenses**, describe an action but do not state whether the action is finished. ## Continuous Tense The three **continuous tenses**, **incomplete tenses**, or **progressive tenses**, describe an unfinished action. ## Perfect Tense The three **complete tenses**, or **perfect tenses**, describe a finished action. ## Perfect Continuous Tense To combine the complete tenses and the incomplete tenses, to describe an action which was in progress and then finished.