📘 TENSE
Present, Past, Future & Their Aspects
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Learn how to correctly use different forms of tenses with simple structures and examples.
Introduction to Tense
Tense shows the time of an action. There are three main tenses:
- Present
- Past
- Future
Each tense has four aspects:
Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous
🔹 1. PRESENT TENSE
1️⃣ Present Simple: S + V1 (s/es with he/she/it)
Use: Habit, Fact, General truth. (Ex: She plays football.)
2️⃣ Present Continuous: S + am/is/are + V-ing
Use: Action happening now. (Ex: They are studying now.)
3️⃣ Present Perfect: S + has/have + V3
Use: Completed action with present result. (Ex: I have visited Pokhara.)
4️⃣ Present Perfect Continuous: S + has/have been + V-ing
Use: Action started in past and still continuing.
🔹 2. PAST TENSE
1️⃣ Past Simple: S + V2
Ex: She played football yesterday.
2️⃣ Past Continuous: S + was/were + V-ing
Ex: They were studying when I called.
3️⃣ Past Perfect: S + had + V3
Ex: She had finished before I arrived.
4️⃣ Past Perfect Continuous: S + had been + V-ing
Ex: She had been studying for two hours before dinner.
🔹 3. FUTURE TENSE
1️⃣ Future Simple: S + will + V1
Ex: I will help you.
2️⃣ Future Continuous: S + will be + V-ing
Ex: She will be studying at 8 pm.
3️⃣ Future Perfect: S + will have + V3
Ex: She will have finished by 10 pm.
4️⃣ Future Perfect Continuous: S + will have been + V-ing
Ex: She will have been studying for three hours by 9 pm.
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