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    The document summarizes the different tenses in English grammar including: - Present, past, present continuous, past continuous, present perfect, past perfect, present perfect continuous, and past perfect continuous tenses. - It provides examples for each tense and signposts commonly used with each tense to indicate time such as "now", "yesterday", "before", etc. - The summary also includes a table comparing the present and past forms of verbs for quick reference.

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    The document summarizes the different tenses in English grammar including: - Present, past, present continuous, past continuous, present perfect, past perfect, present perfect continuous, and past perfect continuous tenses. - It provides examples for each tense and signposts commonly used with each tense to indicate time such as "now", "yesterday", "before", etc. - The summary also includes a table comparing the present and past forms of verbs for quick reference.

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    The document summarizes the different tenses in English grammar including: - Present, past, present continuous, past continuous, present perfect, past perfect, present perfect continuous, and past perfect continuous tenses. - It provides examples for each tense and signposts commonly used with each tense to indicate time such as "now", "yesterday", "before", etc. - The summary also includes a table comparing the present and past forms of verbs for quick reference.

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    Present Tense Past Tense

    Present Indefinite Tense: sub + verb present form + Past Indefinite Tense: sub + verb past form + object
    object Mark of sign: ago, long ago, long since, yesterday,
    The children play football , She studies English. last night, last week, last month, last year, previous
    Universal truth: The earth moves round the Sun, The day etc.
    moon shines at night, Honey is sweet, Honesty is the best Examples: He came home yesterday, The cricket
    policy. team of Bangladesh played well in the last match, I
    An habitual action: This watch keeps good time, He went on a vacation last month,
    works hard, We have three meals a day.
    Quotations from authors: Goldsmith says, “handsome is Non-continuous verbs: believe, feel, taste, smell,
    that handsome does”. hate, hope, like, love, see, want, wish etc.
    Proverbs: Many a little makes a mickle. Examples:- I feel unwell, I see him , I hope for the
    best, I want a pen.

    Present Continuous Tense: sub + am/is/are + verb-ing + Past Continuous Tense: sub + was/were + verb-ing
    object. + object.
    Mark of sign: now, right now, at this time, at this Mark of sign: at that time, at that moment, while etc.
    moment, still, day by day, gradually, this+ noun(night, Examples: I was writing a letter while my sister was
    morning, week, month, year, season etc). watching Television, I entered home while my father
    Examples:- She is still writing a letter , I am going to was sleeping, People were submitting their CV to the
    open a shop this week, The population of Bangladesh is banks on last Tuesday.
    increasing gradually, he came back home yesterday.
    Present Perfect Tense: Sub + have/has + verb past Past Perfect Tense: sub + had + verb past participle
    participle + object. + object.
    Mark of sign: just, just now, already, yet, never, ever, Mark of sign: before, after, no sooner had etc.
    lately, recently etc. Examples: He had left before I came, I had got
    Examples:- I have not finished writing my CV yet, The married before I passed the HSC, I returned after I
    government has already taken several steps to control had finished my Research, No sooner had he reached
    corruption. the station, than the rain started, No sooner had the
    police come, than the thief ran away.
    Present Perfect Continuous Tense: Sub + has been/have Past Perfect Continuous Tense: sub + had been +
    been + verb-ing + since/ for + object. verb – ing + since/ for + object.
    Mark of sign: since/for
    Examples: The baby has been crying since morning, I Examples: I had been looking for a girl before I got
    have been solving maths since 7 O’clock, The married, Sakib had been batting for an hour, Nafisa
    governments in the world have been fighting COVID-19 had been sleeping since 7 O’clock.
    for 11 months.

    I play cricket I played cricket


    I am playing cricket I was playing cricket
    I have played cricket I had played cricket
    I have been playing cricket since I had been playing cricket since morning
    morning

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