π English Grammar Notes: Tenses Made Easy
π· What are Tenses?
Tenses show the time of action in a sentence – when something happens.
✅ Three Main Tenses
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Present Tense – action happening now
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Past Tense – action happened before
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Future Tense – action will happen later
π· Types of Tenses with Examples
πΉ 1. Present Simple
π Formula: Subject + base verb
π Example: I eat food.
πΉ 2. Present Continuous
π Formula: Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing
π Example: She is reading.
πΉ 3. Present Perfect
π Formula: Subject + has/have + past participle
π Example: They have finished homework.
πΉ 4. Present Perfect Continuous
π Formula: Subject + has/have been + verb-ing
π Example: He has been studying for 2 hours.
πΉ 5. Past Simple
π Formula: Subject + past verb
π Example: I watched TV.
πΉ 6. Past Continuous
π Formula: Subject + was/were + verb-ing
π Example: She was cooking.
πΉ 7. Past Perfect
π Formula: Subject + had + past participle
π Example: They had left before I arrived.
πΉ 8. Past Perfect Continuous
π Formula: Subject + had been + verb-ing
π Example: He had been working all day.
πΉ 9. Future Simple
π Formula: Subject + will + base verb
π Example: I will call you.
πΉ 10. Future Continuous
π Formula: Subject + will be + verb-ing
π Example: She will be travelling tomorrow.
πΉ 11. Future Perfect
π Formula: Subject + will have + past participle
π Example: They will have finished by 5 pm.
πΉ 12. Future Perfect Continuous
π Formula: Subject + will have been + verb-ing
π Example: He will have been studying for 3 hours.
π· Easy Tip to Remember
✅ Simple: Action itself
✅ Continuous: Action in progress
✅ Perfect: Action completed
✅ Perfect Continuous: Action continuing over time
✅ Final Words
Revise these 12 tenses with formulas and examples daily to improve your grammar and sentence formation for writing and speaking exams.
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