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Tense Chart

The document provides a chart summarizing English verb tenses. It lists 14 tenses with their formula, rules, and examples. For each tense it gives the formula using subject, verb form, and other components. Examples illustrate how to use each tense in a sentence. The tenses covered include simple present, past, and future, as well as continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous tenses.

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Tense Chart

The document provides a chart summarizing English verb tenses. It lists 14 tenses with their formula, rules, and examples. For each tense it gives the formula using subject, verb form, and other components. Examples illustrate how to use each tense in a sentence. The tenses covered include simple present, past, and future, as well as continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous tenses.

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Tense Chart

Tense Chart with Rules and Examples


Here a chart of tenses is given in the form of a table for a better understanding of tenses.

TENSE CHART

TENSE FORMULA & RULES EXAMPLE

Subject + base form of the


SIMPLE PRESENT
verb/verb+s/es(if needed) + rest of He takes oats for breakfast.
TENSE
the sentence.

SIMPLE PAST Subject + past form of the verb She went for a walk early
TENSE (verb 2) + rest of the sentence. in the morning.

Subject + helping verb(will) + base


SIMPLE FUTURE Jeffry will travel around
form of the verb+ rest of the
TENSE the country in December.
sentence.

PRESENT Subject + am/is/are + present


CONTINUOUS participle (verb+ing) + the rest of I am watching television.
TENSE the sentence

Subject + was/were + present She was completing her


PAST CONTINUOUS
participle (verb+ing) + the rest of work when her mother
TENSE
the sentence came back.

FUTURE
Subject + will +be + base form of Children will be going to
CONTINUOUS
the verb + the rest of the sentence school.
TENSE

Subject + have/has + past


PRESENT PERFECT I have worked as an
participle (third form of
TENSE educator for two years.
the verb) + rest of the sentence.
Subject + had + past participle
PAST PERFECT You had worked as a
(third form of the verb) + rest of
TENSE clerk for five years.
the sentence.

Subject + Helping verbs (will +


FUTURE PERFECT I will have done this work
have) + third form of the verb +
TENSE before she comes.
object.

Subject + have/has + been +


PRESENT PERFECT
present participle (verb+ing) + You have been telling
CONTINUOUS
since/for (if needed) + the rest of the truth.
TENSE
sentence.

PAST PERFECT Subject + had + been + present


I had been living at my
CONTINUOUS participle (verb+ing) + since/for (if
uncle’s place.
TENSE needed) + the rest of the sentence.

FUTURE PERFECT Subject + will have + been + She will have been waiting
CONTINUOUS present participle (verb+ing) + here for three hours by
TENSE since/for (if needed) + object. seven o'clock.

Tense Chart in Hindi

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