Tenses
Introduction to Tenses
Tense indicates the time of the occurrence of an action or an event. In any sentence, an action or a state of being is denoted by the verb. Hence, tenses are directly related to verbs.
The different states of time are: Past, Present and Future. Very simply speaking, past is what happened yesterday; present is what happens today; and future is what will happen tomorrow.
Note how at different moments the same event (the test on English tenses) can be situated in the future (when the teacher informs the students about the test), the present (when the test is being conducted) and the past (when the students are discussing the test).
Tense indicates the time of the occurrence of an action or an event. In any sentence, an action or a state of being is denoted by the verb. Hence, tenses are directly related to verbs.
The different states of time are: Past, Present and Future. Very simply speaking, past is what happened yesterday; present is what happens today; and future is what will happen tomorrow.
Note how at different moments the same event (the test on English tenses) can be situated in the future (when the teacher informs the students about the test), the present (when the test is being conducted) and the past (when the students are discussing the test).
Simple Present
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Singular |
Plural |
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|
First Person |
I do it everyday |
We do it everyday |
|
Second Person |
You do it everyday |
You do it everyday |
|
Third Person |
He does it everyday |
They do it everyday |
Simple Past
|
Singular |
Plural |
|
|
First Person |
I did that yesterday |
We did that yesterday |
|
Second Person |
You did that yesterday |
You did that yesterday |
|
Third Person |
He did that yesterday |
They did that yesterday |
Simple Future
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Singular |
Plural |
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