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Learn free online English grammar : General English grammar

Level - II

Lesson - 7

Believing that now you are aware of small sentence of English. To make the sentance by yourself then you should know the grammer.

Tense is a grammatical term that refers to how a verb shows the time of happening in the sentence that’s why in the English language, tenses play an important role in sentence formation. The concept of time can be split into: The Present - What you are currently doing. I play, I am playing. 2. The Past - What you did some time back. I played, I was playing. 3. The Future - What you will do later. I will play, I will be playing. There are four types of tenses. Simple, Perfect, Continuous and Present Perfect Continuous and each of these has a present, past and future form.
Table of Tense formula:

Type Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense
Simple Tense Sub + Ver1 + Obj Sub + Ver2 + Obj Sub+will/shall + Ver1 + Obj
Intragative Do/Does + Sub + Ver1 + Obj ? Did + Sub + Ver1 + Obj ? Will/shall + Sub + Ver1 + Obj ?
Nagative Sub+ Do/Does + not + Ver1 + Obj Sub + did + not + Ver1 + Obj Sub + Will/shall + not + Ver1 + Obj
Continous Sub + is/am/are + (Ver1 +ing) + Obj Sub + was/were + (Ver1 +ing) + Obj Sub + will/shall be + (Ver1 +ing) + Obj
Intragative Is/am/are + Sub + (Ver1 +ing) + Obj ? Was/were + Sub + (Ver1 +ing) + Obj ? Will/shall + Sub + be + (Ver1 +ing) + Obj ?
Nagative Sub + is/am/are + not + (Ver1 +ing) + Obj Sub + was/were + not + (Ver1 +ing) + Obj Sub + will/shall be + not + (Ver1 +ing) + Obj
Perfect Sub + has/have + Ver III + Obj Sub + had + Ver III + Obj Sub + will/shall + have + Ver III + Obj
Intragative Has/have + Sub + Ver III + Obj ? Had + Sub + Ver III + Obj ? Will/shall +Sub + have + Ver III + Obj ?
Nagative Sub + has/have + not + Ver III + Obj Sub + had + not + Ver III + Obj Sub + will/shall + have + Ver III + Obj
Pefect Continous Sub + has/have been + Ver1 ing + Obj + period. Sub + had been + Ver1 ing + Obj + period. Sub + will/shall + have been + Ver1 ing + Obj + period.
Intragative Has/Have + Sub + been + Ver1 ing + Obj + time ? Had + Sub + been + Ver1 ing + Obj + time? Will +Sub + has/have been + Ver1 ing + Obj + time ?
Nagative Sub + has/have not been + Ver1 ing + Obj + period. Sub + had not been + Ver1 ing + Obj + period. Sub + will/shall + not + have been + Ver1 ing + Obj + period.


Type Present Past Future
Simple He plays football. He played football. He will play football.
Intragative Does he play football? Did he play football? Will he play football?
Nagative He does not play football. He did not play football. He will not play football.
Continous He is playing football. He was playing football. He will be playing football.
Intragative Is he playing football? Was he playing football? Will he be playing football?
Nagative He is not playing football. He was not playing football. He will not be playing football.
Perfect He has played football. He had played football. He will have played football.
Intragative Has he played football? Had he played football? Will he has played football?
Nagative He has not played football. He had not played football. He will not have played football.
Pefect Continous He has been playing football for ten years. He had been playing football for ten years. He will have been playing football for ten years.
Intragative Has he been playing football for ten years? Had he been playing football for ten years? Will he has been playing football for ten years?
Nagative He has not been playing football for ten years. He had not been playing football for ten years. He will not have been playing football for ten years.

The story is prepared by using tense table:

Anica plays badminton. Now, she is reading. She has finished her lunch. She has been going to school for two years. She studied in a play school. One day, she was drawing a picture. She had won a trophy in a drawing competition. She had been studying in a play school for one year. She will watch a cartoon. Anica will be having dinner in evening. She will have completed her homework. She will have been playing with toys for two hours.

Practice -


Please make the tense table by using below sentences.
1. Monica sings a song.
2. Parin goes to school.
If you would be able to make the tense of all types (He/She/It/We/Name(Male)/Name(Female)) then start speaking with English.
3. Make & speak small sentence by taking help of tense formula.


Some other examples of Tense:

Type Present Past Future
Simple She cooks food She cooked food She will cook food
Intragative Does she cook food? Did she cook food? Will she cook food?
Nagative She does not cook food. She did not cook food. She will not cook food.
Continous She is cooking food. She was cooking food. She will be cooking food.
Intragative Is she cooking food. Was she cooking food. Will She be cooking food.
Nagative She is not cooking food. She was not cooking food. She will not be cooking food.
Perfect She has cooked food. She had cooked food. She will have cooked food.
Intragative Has she cooked food? Had she cooked food? Will she has cooked food?
Nagative She has not cooked food. She had not cooked food. She will not have cooked food.
Pefect Continous She has been cooking food two months. She had been cooking food for two months. She will have been cooking food for two months.
Intragative Has she been cooking food for two months? Had she been cooking food for two months? Will she has been cooking food for two months?
Nagative She has not been cooking food for two months. She had not been cooking food for two months. She will have not been cooking food for two months.


Type Present Past Future
Simple I write a letter. I wrote a letter. I will write a letter
Intragative Do I write a letter? Did I write a letter? Will I write a letter?
Nagative I do not write a letter. I did not write a letter. I will not write a letter.
Continous I am writing a letter. I was writing a letter. I will be writing a letter.
Intragative Am I writing a letter. Was I writing a letter. Will I be writing a letter.
Nagative I am not writing a letter. I was not writing a letter. I will not be writing a letter.
Perfect I have written a letter. I had written a letter. I will have written a letter.
Intragative Have I written a letter? Had I written a letter. Will I have written a letter?
Nagative I have not written a letter. I had not written a letter. I will not have written a letter.
Pefect Continous I have been writing a letter since morning. I had been writing a letter since morning. I will have been writing a letter since morning.
Intragative Have I been writing a letter since morning? Had I been writing a letter since morning? Wiil I have been writing a letter since morning?
Nagative I have not been writing a letter since morning. I had not been writing a letter since morning. I will not have been writing a letter since morning.

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