Transcript VERB TENSES

VERB TENSES
Verbs can change their form
according to
•Time of the action
•The nature of the action
(whether it is completed or is still
continuing
This change of form is called
tense.
There are 3 groups of tenses
1. The Simple Tense
2. The Continuous Tense
3. The Perfect Tense
THE USES OF TENSES
THE SIMPLE TENSES
TENSE
Simple present
EXAMPLES
1. The sun rises in the
east.
2. I sleep at ten o’clock
every night.
USES
1.
2.
To express a
fact or general
truth
To express a
habit
Simple past
To express an action
1. It rained yesterday.
that took place and
2. He visited me last night. ended in the past.
Simple future
1. We shall be ready soon. To express an action
that will take place in
2. The parcel will reach
the future.
him tomorrow.
THE CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE
TENSES
TENSE
EXAMPLES
USES
Present
continuous
1. They are watching
television.
To show an action
that begins, is going
on at present, and
will probably
continue.
Past
continuous
1. She was having dinner
when I called.
To show an action
that was going on in
the past when
something else took
place.
Future
continuous
To show an action
1. They will be playing
football tomorrow evening. that will be going on
at some time in the
future.
THE PERFECT TENSES
TENSE
Present
perfect
EXAMPLES
1. He has just closed the
door.
2. He has gone out for two
hours.
3. We have lived in this
house since 1995.
USES
To express an action
just completed.
To express an action
that began in the past
and is still continuing or
is connected to the
present moment
Past perfect 1. After he had finished his
work, he went out.
To express an action
that took place before
another past action.
Future
perfect
To express an action
that will be completed
at some later time in the
future.
1. He will have completed his
assignment before the
deadline.