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ENGLISH GRAMMER
TENSES
Present
Tense
Future
Tense
Past
Tense
Personal
Contents
Contents
PRESENT
Simple Present Tense
Present Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
PAST
Simple Past Tense
Past Continuous Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
FUTURE
Simple Future Tense
Future Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
1.SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
• Simple present tense are use to talk about
things people do regurlarly.
• Ex:- I brush my teeth every day.
• Simple present tense are use to talk about
generel truths.
• Ex:- The moon shines at night
The following words are used to
indicate the simple present tense
Every day
Regularly
Every year
Normaly
Every week Sometimes
always
Often
usually
Never
generlly
Seldom
2.PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
 Present continuous tense is used to indicate action
talking place or going on at the time of speaking
subject
I
We
You
They
He
She
it
Present tense
Am
Are
Are
Are
Is
Is
is
Continuous tense
Drinking
Drinking
Drinking
Drinking
Drinking
Drinking
Drinking
Verb can arranged in the
continuous form in three ways
By adding ing to the verb stem
Ex:- play - playing
By leaving out the letter ‘e’ and adding ing
Ex:-ride - riding
By doubling the last letter in verbs ending
with ‘g,m,n,t’ with short vowel sound
Ex:-put - putting
3.THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
This is used do indicate an action complete
in the immediate past.
has + verb (past participle)
have + verb (past participle)
Ex:-has written
subject + has +verb + rest of
+ have +p.p. + sentence
Ex:-She has completed her homework
4.THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
The present perfect continuous tense is used to
express an action which started at some time in
the past and still continuing
Ex:-have been watching
has been eating
has been + verb (ing form)
have been + verb (ing form)
WELCOME TO PAST TENSES
1.THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
 The past tense use with regular verbs
Ex:- I
- wrote
You - wrote
He - wrote
She - wrote
It
- wrote
We - wrote
You - wrote
They- wrote
The following words are used to indicate the past tense
Yesterday
Last week
Last years
In 1990
* some times ago
* a few minutes ago
* last Sunday
* 5 years ago
Ex:-he gave me a present yesterday.
2.THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
The past continuous tense is used to donate an
action going on at some time in the past.
Ex:- The girls were playing net ball
The students were doing their home work
subject + was verb stem + ing + rest
were
Ex:- I was watching television
you were sleeping all evening
3.THE PAST PERFECT TENSE
o The past perfect tense describes an action
completed before a certain moment in the
past.
Ex:- * When I reached the air port the plane
had left.
* I had posted the letter before he arrived.
Subject + had + verb + rest
past participle
Ex:- * she had written the essay well
* You had closed the shop
* It had rained
* It had seen the film before
4.THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOS TENSE
The past perfect continuos tense is used
for an action that began before a certain
point in the past and continued up to that
time.
Ex:- *before she came to srilanka last year
*she had been studying in a foreign
university
Subject + Had been + verb + ing + rest
Ex:- * They had been watching T.V. for two
hours
* It had been raining for few hours
* You had been talking since 8 o’ clock
WELCOME TO FUTURE TENSES
1.THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
The simple future tense is used to express action
that have still to take place.
Ex:- * I shall do the home work tomorrow
* Kamani will sit the exam next year
* Tomorrow will be sunday
SUBJECT + WILL + VERB STEM + OBJECT +REST
SHALL
The following words are used to
indicate the simple future tense
Tomorrow
Next monday
Day after tomorrow Next poya day
Next week
Next year
Next month
In 2010
2.THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
 We use the future continuous tense to talk about
action which will be in the middle of an action at
a time in the future.
Ex:-This time next Monday I will be completing
my home work
I will be watching T.V. at 09.30 p.m.
Nirmala will be waiting for me at the station
Subject + will be + verb + ing + object + rest
shall be
3.THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
• We use the future perfect tense to indicate
actions that will be completed at a certain
time in the future.
Ex:- * They will have lived here for four
years next april
* By next june he will have stayed with
us for five years
4.THE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
 The future perfect continuous tense is used to express
actions which will be in progress over a period of time that
will end in the future.
Ex:-*by next year,they will have been living in kandy for
5 years
*our class teacher will have been teaching for 15
years next year
Shall have been + ing form
Will have been + ing form
DONE BY:-
NUZLY HAMEEM
Grade
School
MR/MINHATH NATIONAL
SCHOOL
DICKWELLA
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