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    ENGLISH GRAMMAR

    TENSES

    SIMPLE TENSES
    PERFECT

    SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE

    Prepared by: Lian Chariz V. Evangelista TENSES


    WHAT IS TENSES?
    • Tenses refers to time. A verb which refers to the present
    is in the present tense. A verb which refers to the past is
    in the past tense. A verb which refers to the future is in
    the future tense.

    • There are 3 different forms of the verb that indicates


    different tenses are:
     Simple Tenses
     Progressive Tense
     Perfect Tense
    THE PRESENT TENSE

    The PRESENT TENSE refers to


    action that is taking place at the
    present time
    THE PRESENT TENSE
    •Example :

    The student listens carefully to the


    professor’s instructions.

    Expresses an action being done at


    present.
    THE PRESENT TENSE
    • Present tense is also used to express habitual action.

    Example:

    Kyla sings at SOP every Sunday. Expresses a habit

    • Habitual actions are usually indicated by any of the following.


    Every day every hour never usually
    Often all the time most of the time
    Always sometimes every month
    THE PRESENT TENSE
    • Present tense also expresses a general truth.

    Example:
    Planet Jupiter contains 90 % hydrogen and 10%
    helium.

    Expresses a generally accepted truth.


    THE PRESENT TENSE
    • Heres a table showing inflections (endings) to present tense.
    SINGULAR PLURAL
    I am We are
    You are You are
    He/ She/ it is They are

    SINGULAR PLURAL
    I endorse We endorse
    You endorse You endorse
    He/ She/ it is They endorse
    THE PAST TENSE

    •Refers to actions that


    happened at a definite time
    in the past.
    THE PAST TENSE
    Example:

    Tobey Maguire played the role of Peter Parker in


    the movie Spider-man 3

    • The PAST TENSE is also used for a statement that is true in the
    past but is no longer true today.
    THE PAST TENSE
    For Example:

    Chelsea used to admire Jennifer Love Hewitt’s


    acting If Only.

    expresses an action that is true in the past and no longer


    true today. (The sentence implies that Chelsea no longer admirs
    Jennifer Love Hewitt’s acting in If Only).
    THE PAST TENSE
    Examples:
    SINGULAR PLURAL
    I was We were
    You were You were
    He/ She / it was They were

    SINGULAR PLURAL
    I endorsed We endorsed
    You endorsed You endorsed
    He/ She/ it was They endorsed
    THE PAST TENSE
    IMPORTANT!
    A regular verb uses its base form (e.g. endorse )
    plus the –ed ending (e.g. endorsed);.
    An irregular verb changes its form in some other
    ways.
    THE FUTURE TENSE
    • Refers to action that will take place in
    the future.

    • Remember that the definite time element


    also signals future action.
    THE FUTURE TENSE
    Example:

    The ship is leaving tomorrow.

    The FUTURE TENSE has no inflected form


    but the words WILL and SHALL help the main
    verb.
    THE FUTURE TENSE
    WILL vs SHALL
    Remember when Douglas Mac Arthur said, ‘’ I
    shall return’’?
    Do you think he was then determined to return?

    Try to analyze the famous statement with the


    rules of WILL and SHALL and find out what Douglas
    Mac Arthur might have meant.
    THE FUTURE TENSE
    Examine the following Example:

    PERSON FUNCTION
    WILL 1st ( I, WE ) To show willingness and
    determination.
    WILL 2nd & 3rd (YOU, SHE, HE, To show futurity
    THEY)
    SHALL 1st ( I, WE ) To show futurity

    SHALL 2nd & 3rd (YOU, SHE, HE, To show willingness and
    THEY ) determination.
    THE FUTURE TENSE
    1. I shall return. - this sentence shows simple futurity.
    (Combination of first person and shall indicates
    function).
    2. We will pay the bills tomorrow has a combination of
    first person (We) and will so it indicates determination
    in the action.
    3. Thou shall not kill is almost like an order that must be
    willingly followed. Observe combination of second
    person and shall.
    THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
    Hope y’all learn something.

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