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English

Verb

Tenses

Teach Yourself English Verb Tenses in 7 days

This Edition: June 2016

Author: Waseem Ahmed

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CONTENTS

VERB TENSES …………………………………..………..………………………………………05

i. Present Tense …………………………………………………………………………….07

1. Present simple tense……………………………………………………….08

How to make the present simple…………………………………….09

Present Simple Positive – Exercise 01………………………….….12

Present Simple Negative – Exercise 02………………….………..13

Present Simple Interrogative – Exercise 03……………………..14

2. Present continuous tense…………………………………..………….15

How to make the present continuous…………………….……….15

Present Continuous Positive – Exercise 01……………………...18

Present Continuous Negative – Exercise 02………………..…..19

Present Continuous Interrogative – Exercise 03……..…….…20

3. Present perfect tense………………………………………………….…..21

How to make the present perfect……………………………………21

Present Perfect Positive – Exercise 01……………………….…….24

Present Perfect negative – Exercise 02…………………………….25

Present Perfect Interrogative – Exercise 03……………...........26

4. Present Perfect continuous tense……………………………….27

How to make the present perfect continuous………………….28

Present Perfect Continuous Positive– Exercise 01……………31

Present Perfect Continuous Negative – Exercise 02…………32

Present Perfect Continuous Interrogative – Exercise 03…..33

ii. Past Tense…………………………………………………………………………………….…34

5. Past simple tense………………………………………………………….……35

How to make the past simple……………………………………….….35

Past Simple Positive- Exercise 01 ………………………………….…38

Past Simple Negative- Exercise 02…………………………………...39

Past Simple Interrogative- Exercise 03………………….………….40

6. Past continuous tense……………………………………………………..41

How to make the past continuous…………………….……………..41

Past Continuous Positive – Exercise 01………………………….…44

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Past Continuous Negative – Exercise 02………………………….45

Past Continuous Interrogative – Exercise 03…………………..46

7. Past perfect tense…………………………………………………………….47

How to make the past perfect………………………………………..47

Past Perfect Positive– Exercise 01…………………………………..50

Past Perfect Negative– Exercise 02…………………………………51

Past Perfect Interrogative – Exercise 03………………………….52

8. Past Perfect Continuous tense…………………………………….53

How to make the past perfect continuous………………………54

Past Perfect Continuous Positive – Exercise 01……………….57

Past Perfect Continuous Negative – Exercise 02……………..58

Past Perfect Continuous Interrogative – Exercise 03……….59

iii. Future Tense…………………………………………………………………………………60

9. Future simple tense…………………………………………………………61

How to make the future simple………………………………………61

Future Simple Positive – Exercise 01……………………………….64

Future Simple Negative – Exercise 02……………………………..65

Future Simple Interrogative – Exercise 03……………………….66

10. Future continuous tense………………………………………………..67

How to make the future continuous……………………………….67

Future Continuous Positive – Exercise 01……………………….70

Future Continuous Negative – Exercise 02……………………..71

Future Continuous Interrogative – Exercise 03……………….72

11. Future perfect tense……………………………………………………….73

How to make the future perfect…………………………………….73

Future Perfect Positive – Exercise 01……………………………..76

Future Perfect Negative – Exercise 02……………………….…..77

Future Perfect Interrogative – Exercise 03………………….….78

12. Future Perfect Continuous tense……………………………...79

How to make the future perfect continuous………………....79

Future Perfect Continuous Positive – Exercise 01…………..83

Future Perfect Continuous Negative – Exercise 02………...84

Future Perfect Continuous Interrogative – Exercise 03…..85

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VERB TENSES

What is tense?

Tense is that form of a verb which shows the time of an action or event.

The word "tense" comes from Latin word "tempus" which means time.

Kinds of Tenses

There are three main tenses:

1. Present tense

2. Past tense

3. Future tense

Each of present, past and future tense is further divided into

four kinds.

1. Simple (Indefinite)

2. Continuous (Progressive)

3. Perfect

4. Perfect continuous

In this way, there are 12 kinds of tenses, which are explained in

detail as below.

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Present Tense

1. Present simple tense

2. Present continuous tense

3. Present perfect tense

4. Present Perfect continuous tense

Past Tense

1. Past simple tense

2. Past continuous tense

3. Past perfect tense

4. Past Perfect continuous tense

Future Tense

1. Future simple tense

2. Future continuous tense

3. Future perfect tense

4. Future Perfect continuous tense

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Present Tense

The present tense indicates that the action is done at the

present time. Present tense usually refers to present time but it

can also be used to describe past and future events.

Look at the following examples:

1. I write a letter. (present event)

2. She leaves for England next month. (future event)

3. He is coming on next Monday. (future event)

4. Napoleon now marches on Moscow. (past event)

(This is called the historical present or historic present. In the

historical present, the present tense is used to narrate events that

occurred in the past)

Kinds of present tense

There are four kinds of present tense.

1. Present simple tense or Present Indefinite.

2. Present continuous tense or present progressive.

3. Present perfect tense

4. Present Perfect continuous tense

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Present simple tense

The simple present tense is used:

To express an action that takes place at the present moment; as,

1. He reads a book.

2. John sings a song.

To express universal truth and fact; as,

1. The sun rises in the east. (universal truth)

2. The earth revolves round the sun. (universal truth)

3. Beijing is the capital of China. (fact)

To express habitual action; as,

1. I get up early in the morning.

2. We play cricket in the evening.

To express a future planned event which is already arranged; as,

1. I go to London next week.

2. The college closes on the 15th.

To express a past event, in order to make the description more real

and graphic; as,

1. Napoleon now marches on Moscow. (Historic present)

2. Alexander brings a large army to attack India. (Historic

present)

Note. In the historical present or historic present, the present tense is

used to narrate events that occurred in the past.

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How to make the present simple

Positive (Present Simple)

Present simple sentences, have the following structure:

Subject + main verb + Object.

Subject + Ist form of verb (s or es) + Object.

For examples:

Subject Ist form of verb (s or es) Object

I eat an apple.

He plays cricket.

You play cricket.

We go to school.

REMEMBER

SINGULAR AND PLURAL PRONOUNS

Person Singular Plural

Ist person I We

2nd person You You

3rd person He, She, It They

If the subject is the third person singular number, ’s’ or 'es' is added to the

first form of verb in present simple tense; as,

1. John goes to school.

2. He plays cricket.

3. She writes a letter.

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Negative (Present Simple)

Present simple negative sentences, have the following structure:

Subject + auxiliary verb+ not + main verb + Object.

Subject + do/does + not + Ist form of verb + Object.

For examples:

1. John does not go to school.

2. He does not play cricket.

3. I do not eat an apple.

REMEMBER

Rules: For present simple negative sentences:

Auxiliary verb “do or does” along with “not” is used.

'Do not' is used with; I, We, You, They, or any plural noun.

'Does not' is used with; He, She, It, name, or any singular

number third person subject.

'S' or 'es' is not added to main verb in negative sentence.

Interrogative (Present Simple)

Present simple interrogative sentences, have the following structure:

Auxiliary verb + Subject + main verb + Object?

Do/Does + Subject + Ist form of verb + Object?

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For examples:

1. Does John go to school?

2. Does he play cricket?

3. Do you eat an apple?

REMEMBER

Rules: For present simple interrogative sentences:

'Do' is used with; I, We, You, They, or any plural noun.

'Does' is used with; He, She, It, name, or any singular number

third person subject.

'S' or 'es' is not added to main verb in interrogative sentence.

Interrogative negative (Present simple)

Present simple interrogative negative sentences, have the following

structure:

Auxiliary verb + Subject + not + main verb + Object?

Do/Does + Subject + not + Ist form of verb + Object?

For examples:

1. Does John not go to school?

2. Does he not play cricket?

3. Do you not eat an apple?

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Present Simple Positive – Exercise 01

Write the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. He........ (go) to market.

2. John........ (drive) a car.

3. You........ (write) a letter.

4. John and Maria........ (like) to play card games.

5. She........ (write) a letter.

6. It........ (rain).

7. Maria and her husband........ (live) in America.

8. My father........ (come) home at 8 P.M.

9. I........ (eat) an apple.

10.They........ (learn) their lessons.

11.I………. (live) in Paris.

12.The train ………... (leave) at 8 p.m.

13.We………... (come) from England.

14.He………... (teach) in London.

15.She……….. (watch) the match.

ANSWERS

1. He goes to market.

2. John drives a car.

3. You write a letter.

4. John and Maria like to play card games.

5. She writes a letter.

6. It rains.

7. Maria and her husband live in America.

8. My father comes home at 8 P.M.

9. I eat an apple.

10.They learn their lessons.

11.I live in Paris

12.The train leaves at 8 p.m.

13.We come from England.

14.He teaches in London.

15.She watches the match.

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