English Tenses

ENGLISH TENSES

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The Fundamentals Of English Tenses

What Are The English Tenses And How Many Are There?

One of the most important skills needed while studying the English language is the ability to recognise tenses. It is crucial for verbal and written communication because it makes it easy to specify the time at which an event occurred.

There are three different tenses in the English language, they are:

• Past Tense
• Present Tense
• Future Tense

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English Tenses: PAST TENSE

Meaning, Structure and Examples...

MEANING: When using the past tense to express an action, an occurrence, or a past state of being, a time marker that indicates when the action or event occurred is necessary.

STRUCTURE:Subject + Verb (2nd form) + Object

EXAMPLES:

• He drove a car yesterday.
• She bought a new bag last week.

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English Tenses: PRESENT TENSE

Meaning, Structure and Examples...

MEANING: This is one of the most basic tenses in English. When describing anything that is currently happening at the current moment in time, something that is typically done, or a state that exists generally or currently, we use the present tense.

STRUCTURE:Subject + Verb (s/es) + Object.

EXAMPLES:

• She lives in Croatia.
• Felix drives a van.

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English Tenses: FUTURE TENSE

Meaning, Structure and Examples...

MEANING: When describing an event or action that has not yet occurred but is anticipated to do so in the future, the future tense is used.

STRUCTURE:Subject + shall/will + Verb (s/es) + Object.

EXAMPLES:

• He shall help with the groceries.
• She will go to the park.

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Hope this helped clarify any misconceptions regarding the English tenses.Thank you!