English Tenses: Group 2 Bki 2F
English Tenses: Group 2 Bki 2F
English Tenses: Group 2 Bki 2F
Group 2
BKI 2F
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Tenses refer to the state of the verb. The state, or tense, of the verb
explains the time of the action.
There are four major tenses in English. These include past, present,
future and past future. Each of these tenses can explain an event
1. Simple Present Tense
We use it for facts, habits and regular actions.
Keyword : always, every, never, sometimes, usually, often etc
Verbal Nominal
(+) S+is/am/are
(+) S+V1+s/es Ex : She is Pretty
Ex : My mother goes to the market
every morning
(-) S+is/am/are+not
(-) S+do/does+not+V1 Ex : She is not pretty
Ex : My mother does not go to the
market every morning
(?) Is/am/are+S+?
Ex : Is she pretty?
(?) Do/does+S+V1+?
Ex : Does my mother go to the
market every morning?
2. Simple Present Continous Tense
We use this tenses for continuing actions,
May
Mar
Apr
Feb
Jun that means actions that are happening now Aug
Nov
Oct
Sep
Jul
Keyword : At the moment, just now, right now, now
We make this tense with :
(+) S+tobe+Ving
They are watching tv now
(-) S+tobe+not+Ving
They are not watching tv now
(?) Tobe+S+Ving+?
Are they watching tv now?
3. Simple Present Perfect Tense
It use for actions that happened at a time that is not spesific
Keyword : already, every just, so far, not yet etc
Form :
(+) S+have/has+V3
Ex : the rain has stopped
(-) S+have/has+not+V3
Ex : The rain has not stopped
(?) Have/has+S+V3?
Ex : Has the rain stopped?
4. Simple Present Perfect Co tinous Tense Present Perfect
Meaning
(+) S+have/has+been+Ving
We use it for
I have been studying english since 6 years
actions that started
in the past and
(-) S+have/has+not+been+Ving
continue to the
I have not been studying english since 6 years
present
(?) Have/has+S+been+Ving?
Have i been studying english since 6 years?
Keyword
Since
Simple Past Tense
This tense is used to describe an action that already happened
Keyword : yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1996, last Thursday, this morning
Structere:
This tense is used to describe a past action that was ongoing. This action may have
been interrupted or another action also occurred.
This tense is used to describe an action that was finished before another past
action
(+) S + Will + Verb 1 (-) S + Will + not +Verb 1 (?) Will + S + Verb 1 + ?
Ex : Mrs Sari will teach us Ex : Mrs Sari won’t teach us Ex : Will mrs Sari teach us?
Simple Future Continous Tense
■ Structure :
(+) Subject + will + be + v ing
example i will be studying math
■ This tense is used to to night at 7 p.m.
describe an actione that will
be completed before a ■
spesified time (-) Subject + will + not + be+
verb ing
■ Keyword : tomorrow example i won’t be studying math
morning, in one year to night at 7 p.m.
■
(?) Will + subject + be + verb ing
example will you be studying
math to night at 7 p.m.
Simple Future Perfect Tense
Structure :
(+) Subject + will + have + verb 3
example the singer will have finished their
world tour by next mont
(-) Subject + will + not + have + verb 3
example the singer will not have finished
their world tour by next month
(?) Will + subject + have + verb 3
example will the singer have finished their
world tour by next month?
Simple Future Perfect Continous Tense
This tense is used to describe an action that will continu up untill a point in the future
Keyword : for the last couple of hours, all day long
Stucture :
(+) Subject + will + have + been + v ing
example they will have been renovating their office for two month
(-) Subject + will + not + have + been + v ing
example they will not have been renovating their office for two month
(?) Will + subject + have + been + v ing
example will they have been renovating their office for two month?
Simple Past Future Tense
Keywor
(+)
d
S + Should/Would + Verb 1
Ex : I would come to
- your party if you invited
is a tense that is used to express a me.
sentence that has happened in the past.
past future perfect continuous tense is
supposition or assumption
(-) (?)
S + Should/would +not+Verb Should/Would+S+Verb1 ?
1
Ex : I would not Ex : would I come to
come to your party if your party if you invited
you invited me. me.?
Simple Past Future Continous Tense
is a form of verb to talk about activities that did not happen, maybe or
could actually be done but were not successful in the past
Sructure
(+) S + should/would+be+Ving
Ex : I would be studying if you did not disturb me yesterday.
(-)
S+Should/Would+Not+Have+Ve
rb3
Ex : Would I have bought a
new car if I had enough money?
Simple Past Future Perfect Continous Tense
is a form of the verb to talk about the future from the past present
(?)
(-)
(+) Subject + would/should+not + have
Would/should+S + have + been +
Verb-ing
Subject + would/should + have + + been + Verb-ing
Ex : Would she have been
been + Verb-ing Ex : She would not have been
waiting for me for 3 hours
Ex : She would have been waiting for me for 3 hours
yesterday?
waiting for me for 3 hours yesterday but she had gone at 9.00
yesterday but she had gone at 9.00 PM.
PM.
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