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The document provides an overview of various English tenses, including Present Indefinite, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Indefinite, and Future tenses, along with their structures and usage. It highlights common mistakes and specific rules for forming affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences for each tense. Additionally, it discusses the use of stative verbs and important structures related to time expressions.
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Save summary of tense For Later English oy Prashant Sir eo ores
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‘Tense refers to the form of a verb that
Present indefinite tense
Renerenes eter seine (etter renee or enioee
expresses fa uc repectedy or haba
time or type of an action. es
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Structure : Affirmative subject + i/(Vss/es) + alales 7°"
(i) Toexpress facts,
rsa ruts regular action, or habits
(i) Some key words like daily, always, never, seldom,
Negative -subject + do/does + not 4.3). 4
° whensver, oft, somites, occasTonaly rarely,
fes/no questions - do/ 1S + subject +/not}+ V, +
Yes/no questions- dds + subject ot W ere eee ec tear nee
Wh-auestions -Whewords + do/does + subject + (not) + Vs an? Redefines seeEre
Some other usage of Present indefinite tense
> To show fixed/flanned/definite action of future
> Generally, verbs like opén, close, begin, start, end, finish,
arrive; cone, leave, takeoff return, ec. are used in these
> Im news paper headlines and commentaries.
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> — 1,we, you, they, plural subjects >
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He, she, it, singular subjects > V'+ s/es or ‘does’
While using do/does in sentence, don't use of s/es with
main verb
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Present Continuous tense
> Present continuous tense is used to show ongoing.
‘temporary actions in the present tense.
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Structure:- Affirmative - subject + is/am/are + Vs
[Negative - subject +is/am/are + nat + V, +ing
Yes/no questions -is/am/are + subject + (not) + V +ing
‘Wh-questions - wh-words + is/am/are + subject + (not) + V1
ing
Ere
Usage =
vA re
> If words like now, at the rffoment, now-a-days, these days,
this week, etc. are used in a sentence
> With exclamatory words like look! listen! shi, hury up,
ete.
> To show gradual changes. 7
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Common mistakes related to Present continuous tense
=
+ You, we, they, plural subjects -> ‘are’
+19 tam
+ he, she, it, singular subjects > "is ~
Don't use stative verbs in any continuous tenseEre
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Remember the following stative verbs > Sense/perception: seem, look, appear, sound, resemble,
> Mental state:- know, realize, understand, recognize, believe, Jo like, cost, owe, weight, equal, be, exist, matter,
feel, suppose, imagine, doubt, remember, forget, want, » NOTE: Stative verbs are not used in continuous and perfect
need, desire, main, et. continuous tense.
> Emotional tate: Love He, mind care surprise, apreit, > Note:- Some ofthese stative verbs are also used as action
pleas, prefer, hate, dist, fear, astonish, amaze, envy et. verbs—
o .
> Possessve:- Possess, have, own, belong, comprise, contain, Se sme Bar re
consist, include, exclude, ete. Teste Fg aa FE
Ere
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Present perfect tense es
Affirmative - subject + has/have + V, +
> Recently completed actions having effect on present are
[Negative - subject + has/have + not +V, + wm
written in this tense
ceed Yes/no questions - has/have + subject + (not) + V3 sm?
Wh-questions - Wh-words + has/have + subject + (not) + V, +
on?
Ere
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ee nee aaa Present Perfect Continuous tense is used to show
> When the action &¥completed in past and its effect can be. actions that started in past and are going on in present.
noticed in present
> "et" is generally used in negative & interrogative sentences fp _
of present perfect tense.
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Structur ip sincevéfery “ney
Affirmative - subject +has/have +been+Vasing. - - -°"" ince > point of time aie
Merit Sublet a Raye ane ing. Word ist since Tuesday, since 3 pm, since January, since
no questions -has/have + subject + (not) + been + V,+i paeaece cue , since January, st
Teeter en a hee ie 2033, since morning, since that day, snc then, et
\Wh-questions - Wh-words + has/have + subject + (not) + been > Pants of day “morning, night, noon, et. -
$V Ig sen sinee/for = 1 > Stages of life -Childhodd, adolescence, etc.
> Clock -7 o'clock, 8 pm, 7 am, etc.
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Occasion:
Christmas,
> Dates 10th April, 24th June, etc.
> "Last + time’ > Use ‘since’
ae > ‘the + last time’ > Use ‘for’
Day name - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc.
> We can also use an action of past as a point of time after
> Month name - April, July, August, etc. ‘since’. But remember that itis usually written in the past
> Year name - 2008, 2009, etc. lefinite tense
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> Affirmative - subject + Vz
> Negative - subject + did + not + V1 +
Past Indefinite tense is used to show one time actions or
> Yes/no questions - did + subject + (not) + Vs
repeated actions of past. ton?
> Wh-questions - Wh-words + did + subject +
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indefinite tense. » ‘Not’ is not used without helping verb (did).
> Generally, we do not use ‘did’ in positive sentences, but we
‘can use it for emphasis.
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structure:
Past continuous tense > Afficmative subject +was/were + V, ting +.
> Negative - subject + was/were + not + V, sng +
Past continuous tense is used to show ongoing > Yes/no questions - was/were + subject + (not) + V, +ing
pempresy scion of pest > Wh-questions - Wh-words + was/were + subject + (not)
+V, ¢ing +
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Past perfect tense
> To show actions that completed on or before a point 5 we
oftime in past. od > Affiemative -subject + had + Vy
>) 5
> Itisalso known as ‘Past of Past’. oun > Neat
> Used to show unrealties of past —” Yes/no questions - had + subject + (not) + Vs +
> Wh-questions- Wh-words + had + subject + (not) + V, +
Structure:
~ subject + had + not + V, +.Structure:
Affirmative subject + had + been + Vyting +
‘Negative - subject + had + not + been + Viting +
Yes/no questions - Had + subject + (not) + been + V,ting +
since/for.
\Wh-questions - Wh-words + had + subject + (not) + been + V,
ing +
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Structure:
Affirmative - subject + will/shall + Vs
"Negative - subject + will/shall + V;
Yes/no questions - will/shall + subject + (not) + V, +..?
Wh-questions - Wh-words + will/shall + subject + (not) + Vz +
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Structure:
Affirmative - subject + wil/shall + be + V,+ing +.
‘Negative - subject + will/shal + (not) + be + V,+ing +
Yes/no question - wil/shall + subject + (not) + be + V,+ing +
Wh-questions - Wh-words + wil/shall + sub + (not) + be + Vi
sing +
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Future perfect tense
Structure:
Affirmative - subject + will/shall + have + V,¢.
"Negative - subject + will/shall + not + have +V tar
Yes/no questions - will/shall + (not) + have + V, + ...?
\Wh-questions - Wh-words + will/shall + sub + (not) + have + V,
2
Future perfect continuous tense
Structure:
Affimative - subject + will/shall + have + been + Vsting +..
‘Negative - subject + will/shall + not + have + been + V,+ing +
Yes/no questions - will/shall + sub + (not) + have + been +
Vyting +
\Wh-questions - Wh-words + will/shall + sub + (not) + have +
been +V, ting + ...?
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‘Ago v/s before
> ‘ng teused in pastndetnie tense.
> "Before' is used in ff perfect tense.whi
‘after’
en two actions of past are given
First action > Past Perfect nse
second action > Pas indefinite ten
or “before is generally used to join these actions
Structure:
© Past indefinite + after + past perfect
© Past prtot + bate + past indfita
Important structures with ‘time
Structure:-
> Iishigh time subject +9)
> Itis about time + subject +V3)
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> "By the time’ is used in past perfect, future perfect and
‘conditional sentences.
Structure:-
© subject +had V, +.
© Subject + will/have +
+ the time + seas Ye
ety the tines subject
by the time + subject + Vs +
. Nut yet
wht