English Tense Basic
Tense Basic Structure
| No | Tense Name | Tense Structure |
| 01 | Present Simple Tense | Subject + V1 + s/es + Object + Ex (Singular)Subject + V1 + Object + Ex (Plural) |
| 02 | Present Continuous Tense | Subject + is + V1-ing + Object + Ex (Singular)Subject + am/are + V1-ing + Object + Ex (Plural) |
| 03 | Present Perfect Tense | Subject + has + V3 + Object + Ex (Singular)Subject + have + V3+ Object + Ex (Plural) |
| 04 | Present Perfect Continuous Tense | Subject + has + been + V1-ing + Object + Ex (Singular)Subject + have + been + V1-ing + Object + Ex (Plural) |
| 05 | Past Simple Tense | Subject + V2 + Object + Ex (Singular and Plural) |
| 06 | Past Continuous Tense | Subject + was + V1 + ing + Object + Ex (Singular)Subject + were + V1 + ing + Object + Ex (Plural) |
| 07 | Past Perfect Tense | Subject + had + V3 + Object + Ex (Singular and Plural) |
| 08 | Past Perfect Continuous Tense | Subject + had + been + V1-ing + Object + Ex (Singular and Plural) |
| 09 | Future Simple Tense | Subject + shall/will +V1 + Object + Ex (I, We)Subject + will + V1 + Object + Ex (All Subject) |
| 10 | Future Continuous Tense | Subject + shall/will + be +V1-ing + Object + Ex (I, We)Subject + will + be +V1-ing + Object + Ex (All Subject) |
| 11 | Future Perfect Tense | Subject + shall/will + have +V3 + Object + Ex (I, We)Subject + will + have +V3 + Object + Ex (All Subject) |
| 12 | Future Perfect Continuous Tense | Subject + shall/will + have been +V1-ing + Ob + Ex (I, We)Subject + will + have been +V1-ing + Ob + Ex (All Subject) |
Tense Practice
01. Abdul (want) to be a doctor. [Past Indefinite Tense]
Ans: Abdul wanted to be a doctor.
02. The baby (cry) all morning. [Present Perfect Continuous Tense]
Ans: The baby has been crying all morning.
03. Rumi(complete) his task by then. [Future Perfect Tense]
Ans: Rumi will have completed his task by then.
04. Ashok fell off the ladder when he (mend) the roof. [Past Continuous Tense]
Ans: Ashok fell off the ladder when he was mending the roof.
05. He (watch) TV most evening. [Present Indefinite Tense]
Ans: He watches TV most evenings.
06. This paper (appear) twice weekly. [Future Indefinite Tense]
Ans: This paper will appear twice weekly.
- We (finish) our breakfast half an hour ago. [Past Perfect Tense]
A: We had finished our breakfast half an hour ago.
- When he lived in Hyderabad, he (go) to the cinema once a week. [Past IT]
A: When he lived in Hyderabad, he went to the cinema once a week.
- He (go) out five minutes ago. [Present Perfect Tense]
A: He has gone out five minutes ago.
10.Mom (cook) my favorite pasta. [Future Perfect Tense]
A: Mom will have cooked my favorite pasta
- I (see) Rahim at the zoo. [Past Indefinite Tense]
A: I saw Rahim at the zoo
- I (not see) Kumar this week. [Present Perfect Tense]
A: I have not seen Kumar this week
- Miss Smith (teach) for twelve years coming May. [Future Perfect Continuous Tense]
A: Miss Smith will have been teaching for twelve years coming May.
- I (smell) something burning. [Present Perfect Continuous Tense]
A: I have been smelling something burning.
- They (leave) for Kashmir by next day. [Future Perfect Tense]
A: They will have left for Kashmir by next day.
- Look, the sun (rise) over the hills. [Present Continuous Tense]
A: Look, the sun is rising over the hills.
- I (not see) him since we met a year ago. [Past Perfect Tense]
A: I had not seen him since we met a year ago.
- The soup (not taste) good. [Present Indefinite Tense]
A: The soup does not taste good.
- Shelly (practice) how to speak Spanish for an hour when you arrive. [FPCT]
A: Shelly will have been practicing how to speak Spanish for an hour when you arrive.
- I (walk) for half an hour when it suddenly started to rain. [Past PCT]
A: I had been walking for half an hour when it suddenly started to rain
- She (be) unconscious since four o’clock. [Present Perfect Tense]
A:She has been unconscious since four o’clock.
- When I reach home, my dog (wait) for me on the porch. [FCT]
A: When I reach home, my dog will be waiting for me on the porch.
- Did you think you (see) me somewhere before? [Past Perfect Tense]
A: Did you think you had seen me somewhere before?
- The town (change) its appearance completely since 1980. [Present PT]
A: The town has changed its appearance completely since 1980.
- The flight (arrive) at 3:30 A.M. [Future Indefinite Tense]
A: The flight will arrive at 3:30 A.M.
- Rumi (complete) his task by then. [Future Perfect Tense]
A: Rumihas been completedhis task by then.
The teacher (advice) the student to frame a timetable for time management. [Past Indefinite Tense]
A: The teacheradvisedthe student to frame a timetable for time management.
- He (discuss) the interior design for two hours. [Present P C Tense]
A: He has been discussing the interior design for two hours.
- He (bake) pies for his children. [Future Continuous Tense]
A: Hewill bebaking over the hills.
- I (not see) him since we met a year ago. [Past Perfect Tense]
A: Ihad not seen him since we met a year ago.
- The soup (not taste) good. [Present Indefinite Tense]
A: The soup does not taste good.
- I (take) my lunch yet. [Present Perfect Tense]
A: I have been takingmy lunch yet.
33.My firm (progress) by leaps and bounds. [Future PCT]
A: My firmwill have been progressingby leaps and bounds.
She (serve) the dinner at half-past eight and (put) the children to sleep at half-past nine. [Present Indefinite Tense]
A:
She serves the dinnerat half-past eight and put the children to sleep at half-past nine.
- I (walk) for half an hour when it suddenly started to rain. [Past P CT]
A: Ihad been walkingfor half an hour when it suddenly started to rain.
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