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pull (../tenses_dictionary/?verb=pull&verb_type=affirmative_sentences)

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Tenses Table in English

Tenses of the Verb
The tense of a verb shows the time of an action or event.

Kinds of Tenses
Pres en t S i mp l e
take / takes; read / reads
The simple present tense is used in the following contexts.

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To express a general truth

Birds fly
Animals run .
Trains go very slowly uphill.

To express some habitual actions

My father goes for a walk in the evening.

I get up at six oclock every day.

To denote a universal truth

Honesty tas tes sweet.

The sun ri s es in the east.
N ote: When the subject is third person singular we add s or es to the main verb for
simple present tense.

I (we/you/they) walk quickly.

He (she/it) walks quickly.
K eyword s : generally, usually, often, hardly, rarely, every day.

Pas t S i mp l e
took / ate
We use the past simple to refer to actions, throughts or feelings finished before the
time of speaking.
I s aw a thrilling football match yesterday.
My uncle c ame here last Monday.

Fu tu re S i mp l e
will take / shall talke / will see / shall see
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It is used to express a simple future action.

I shall s ee you tonight.
The flight will take two hours.
K eyword s : tomorrow, next week, next month.

Pres en t Con ti n u ou s
is / am / are verb+ing
I am eating. She (he/it) is eating. You (we/they) are eating.

1.The present continuous tense is used to denote an action which is going on at the time of
speaking.

She i s wri ti n g a letter now.

Please dont shout. The baby i s s l eep i n g .

2.It is also used to denote a future action.

The Governor i s l eavi n g for the States on Sunday.

Are you p l ayi n g for the Free Birds this year?
K eyword s : now, at present.

Pas t Con ti n u ou s
was / were verb+ing

I (she / he / it) was ru n n i n g fast.

They (you / we) were running fast.

The past continuous is used to indicate an action going on at some past time.
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They wre working in the field when the lightning struck.

Rosy fell down while she was c l i mb i n g the stairs.

Fu tu re Con ti n u ou s
will be verb+ing / shall be verb+ing

The future continuous is used to denote an action which will be going on at some future period.

She will be lecturing at the college auditorium tomorrow.

By this time tomorrow we shall be writing the English test.

Pres en t Perfec t
have + past participle / has + past participle

I (we / you / they) h ave fi n i s h ed the work.

He (she / it) h as fi n i s h ed the work.

The present perfect tense is used to indicate an action just completed and the consequence of
which are still present.

I have already seen this film. I have been to Ceylon.

K eyword s : just, yet, already, so far.

Pas t Perfec t
had + past participle

1. It is used to describe a time before the past time being discussed.

I had spoken to the Secretary before the meeting began.

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2. When two past actions happened, the action that took place first is denoted by past perfect.

The thief h ad es c ap ed before the police came.

When we reached the airport the plane h ad alrady l eft.

Fu tu re Perfec t
will have + past participle / shall have + past participle

The furure perfect denotes that a certain action will have been completed at some future period.

They wi l l h ave fi n i s h ed the work before sunset.

I s h al l h ave c omp l eted all the assignments by the end of this month.

Pres en t Perfec t Con ti n u ou s

have been verb +ing / has been verb+ing

The present perfect continuous tense expresses an action that began sometime ago and is still
going on without break and is not yet completed.

She has been writing means She was writing before and she is writing still.
I have been working here since 1988.
K eyword s : since, for.

Pas t Perfec t Con ti n u ou s

The past perfect continuous tense is used to express an action that had been going
on for sometime previous to the point of time mentioned.

Mr Joe had been working in a school before he came to this college.

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frnds eanaku oru meaning theriyanum???

eapdi indha time vandhuchi nu eanaku terila??
sollunga frnds fast...

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Alex > sabari

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How this time came

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Manasu uruthudhu. How to say in English?

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I feel guilty
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6 months ago

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7 months ago

Sir Please give example for future perfect continuous tense...

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palani > Vanaja

5 months ago

1. I (or) we+ shall+have been + verb + ing.

2.he,it,she,etc +will + have been+verb + ing.
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Example;1.we shall have been eating.

2.he shall have been eating.
But...
We can use' will 'for all type of pronouns

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> Vanaja 7 months ago

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a year ago

can u explain future perfect continuous?

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mathan > madhu

a year ago

i think there is no such statement in future perfect continuous tense

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a year ago

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> chirag 3 years ago

I have been giving - Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

The action which started some time in the Past has been going on
continuously ever since and is still going on and hence the tense of the
verb is called Present Perfect Continuous.
Has been + verb + ing / have been + verb + ing
He has been working in this college since 1980.
The Present Perfect Continuous is used for an action which began at
sometime in the past and is still continuing.
The Past Perfect Continuous is used for an action that began before a
certain point in the past and continued up to that time.
The Future Perfect Continuous indicates an action represented as being in
progress over a period of time that will end in the future.
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i have fallen & i had fallen, could u plz explain me (meaning)

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the same

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i had fallen is future tense

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