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
