Tenses

 I sang a song yesterday.

 I sing a song.
 I shall sing a song.
 Past tense
 Present tense

 Future tense
 Simple past
 Past continuous
 Past perfect
 Past perfect continuous
Simple past

subject + past form of the verb

+object.

Example:

I wrote a letter.
 Past continuous

 Subject + Past form of the verb

“be”+ “ing” form of the main verb +
object.
 Example:

 I was writing a letter.

 We were writing a letter.
 Past perfect tense

 Subject + had +past participle form

of the main verb +object.

 Example:

 I had written a letter.

• Past perfect continuous tense

• Subject + had been + “ing” form of the main

verb + object.

• Example:

• I had been writing a letter.

 Present Tense
 Simple present tense.
 Present continuous tense.
 Present perfect tense.
 Present perfect continuous tense
• Simple present tense

• Subject + present form of the verb + object.

• Examples:

• I write a letter.
• He writes a letter.
• They write a letter.
• Present continuous tense
• Subject + present form of the verb “be”+ “ing” form of the
main verb + object.

• Examples:

• I am writing a letter.
• We are writing a letter.
• He is writing a letter.
Present perfect tense

 Subject + has/have + past participle form

of the main verb + object.

 Examples:

 I have written a letter.

 He has written a letter.
• Present perfect continuous tense

• Subject + has/have + been + “ing” form of the main

verb +object.

• Examples:

• I have been writing a letter.

• He has been writing a letter.
 Future Tense
• Simple future tense.
• Future continuous tense.
• Future perfect tense.
• Future perfect continuous tense.
 Simple future
 Subject +shall/will + base form of the verb.

 Examples:

 I shall write a letter.

 He will write a letter.
 Future continuous tense
 Subject + shall/will + “be” + “ing” form of the
main verb + object.

 Examples:

 I shall be writing a letter.

 He will be writing a letter.
Future perfect tense

 Subject + shall/will + have + past participle form of

the main verb + object.

 Examples:

 I shall have written a letter.

 He will have written a letter.
 Future perfect continuous tense

 Subject + shall/will + have been + “ing” form of the main

verb + object.

 Examples:

 I shall have been writing a letter.

 He will have been writing a letter.
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