English Guide 2 ( English )

Tense 


There are three main tenses 
                                 
    Present tense      Past tense        Future tense     

                The present tense has four forms  

1. Present simple tense   
 we use this tense to express a habitual or an action that is done regularly.

2. Present continuous tense  
 we use this to express an action that is going on at the time of speaking


3.Present perfect tense
The present perfect tense expresses an action began in the past and completed at the present time

4.Present perfect continuous tense
The present perfect continuous tense is used for an action which began at some time in the past and still continuing





                     The past tense has four forms  

1.Past simple  tense

The past simple tense is used to indicate an action completed in the past


2.Past continuous tense

The past continuous tense is used to express an action going on at some time in the past

3.Past perfect tense

The past perfect tense describes an action completed be-fore a certain moment in the past  


4.Past perfect continuous tense

The past perfect continuous tense is used for an action which began before a certain in the past and continued up to that time



                  The Future tense has four forms  

1.Future  simple  tense

The future simple tense is used for an action that has still to take place


2.Future  continuous tense

The future continuous tense is used for an action as going on at some time in the future


3.Future  perfect tense

The future perfect tense is used to indicate the completion of an action by a certain future time


4.Future  perfect continuous tense


The future perfect continuous tense indicates an action represented as being in progress over a period of time that will end in the future