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English Tense Basic

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.

 

  1. We (finish) our breakfast half an hour ago. [Past Perfect Tense]

A: We had finished our breakfast half an hour ago.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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

 

  1. I (see) Rahim at the zoo. [Past Indefinite Tense]

A:   I saw Rahim at the zoo

 

  1. I (not see) Kumar this week. [Present Perfect Tense]

A: I have not seen Kumar this week

  1. Miss Smith (teach) for twelve years coming May. [Future Perfect Continuous Tense]

A: Miss Smith will have been teaching for twelve years coming May.

 

  1. I (smell) something burning. [Present Perfect Continuous Tense]

A:   I have been smelling something burning.

 

  1. They (leave) for Kashmir by next day. [Future Perfect Tense]

A: They will have left for Kashmir by next day.

 

  1. Look, the sun (rise) over the hills. [Present Continuous Tense]

A: Look, the sun is rising over the hills.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. The soup (not taste) good. [Present Indefinite Tense]

A: The soup does not taste good.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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

 

  1. She (be) unconscious since four o’clock. [Present Perfect Tense]

A:She has been unconscious since four o’clock.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. Did you think you (see) me somewhere before? [Past Perfect Tense]

A: Did you think you had seen me somewhere before?

 

  1. The town (change) its appearance completely since 1980. [Present PT]

A: The town has changed its appearance completely since 1980.

 

  1. The flight (arrive) at 3:30 A.M. [Future Indefinite Tense]

A: The flight will arrive at 3:30 A.M.

 

 

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. He (discuss) the interior design for two hours. [Present P C Tense]

A:   He has been discussing the interior design for two hours.

 

  1. He (bake) pies for his children. [Future Continuous Tense]

A:   Hewill bebaking over the hills.

 

  1. I (not see) him since we met a year ago. [Past Perfect Tense]

A:  Ihad not seen him since we met a year ago.

 

  1. The soup (not taste) good. [Present Indefinite Tense]

A:  The soup does not taste good.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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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