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    This document discusses the 12 tenses in English grammar. There are three main types of tenses - present, past and future. The present tense refers to actions occurring now, the past tense refers to actions that occurred in the past, and the future tense refers to actions that will occur in the future. Within each tense there are simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous forms that provide more details about the timing or duration of the actions. Examples are provided to illustrate the structure and usage of each tense.

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    12 Tenses
    In English
    Grammar
    English tenses can be helpful in learning
    English language from the scratch. There are
    three main types of tenses which give an idea
    of the time when the incident mentioned in a
    statement takes place.

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    PRESENT TENSE

    SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE


    Structure: Base verb (+ es/es for third person):
    Example: 1) I play game every day. 2) He studies in school.

    PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE


    Structure: is/am/are + present participle:
    Example: 1) I am playing game. 2) He is studying in college.

    PRESENT PERFECT TENSE


    Structure: Has/have + past participle:
    Example: I have finished my home work.

    PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE


    Structure: Has/have + been + present participle:
    Example:
    1) I have been finishing my home work for the last two hours.
    2) He has been studying in school since his childhood.
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    PAST TENSE

    SIMPLE PAST TENSE


    Structure: Verb+ed or irregular verb:
    Example: 1) You played the game. 2) He read the newspaper.

    PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE


    Structure: Was/were + present participle:
    Example: 1) I was reading newspaper. 2) He was going to
    Karachi.

    PAST PERFECT TENSE


    Structure: Had + past participle:
    Example: 1) I had finished my home work. 2) He had completed
    his task.

    PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE


    Structure: Had + been + past participle:
    Example: 1) I had been finishing my home work for 50 minutes.
    2) He had been playing game since morning.
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    FUTURE TENSE

    SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE


    Structure: Will/shall+verb
    Example: 1) I shall go to my home town. 2) He will complete his task.

    FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE


    Structure: Will be + present participle
    Am/is/are + going to be + present participle:
    Example: I will be watching the news at 9pm. / I am going to be
    watching the news at 9pm.

    FUTURE PERFECT TENSE


    Structure: Will have + past participle
    Am/is/are + going to have + past participle
    Example: I will have played the game. / I am going to have played the
    game.

    FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE


    Structure: Will have been + present participle
    Am/is/are + going to have been + present participle:
    Example: I will have been watching the news for over ten minutes
    before you join me. / I am going to have been watching the news for
    over ten minutes before you join me.
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    TENSES TABLE

    PAST PRESENT FUTURE


    Simple Past Simple Present Simple Future

    The action that takes place once, never or several times

    He will / is going to play the game


    He played a game every Sunday. He plays a game every Sunday. every Sunday.

    Actions that happen one after another

    He played a game and then he He plays football and then he He will play football and then he
    took bath. takes bath. will take bath.

    State

    He loved yoga. He loves yoga. He will love yoga.

    Past Continuous/ Present Continuous/ Future Continuous/ Future


    Past Progressive Present Progressive Progressive

    Action going on at that moment

    He was playing the game. He is playing a game. He will be playing a game.

    Actions that are taking place at the same time

    He was playing a game and she He is playing a game and she is He will be playing a game and she
    was watching TV. watching. will be watching TV.

    Past Perfect Simple Present Perfect Simple Future Perfect Simple

    Action taking place before a certain moment in time; shows completion/result

    He had won two matches until He will have won two matches by
    that day. He has won two matches so far. then.

    Past Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous

    Action taking place before a certain moment in time and beyond that time, emphasizes on the duration

    He had been playing a game for He has been playing a game for He will have been playing a game
    ten years. ten years. for ten years.

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