Technology for Education

Project under DE Programming

Presented by

Mrs. Anju Bala

S.S. Mistress
Govt. Sec. School,Talhan
JALANDHAR
WHAT IS A TENSE?

Tense is a form taken by a

verb to show the time of an
action or a state
 TENSES

PRESENT PAST FUTURE

 EVERY TENSE HAS FOUR
PARTS
INDEFINITE TENSE:-It does not indicate whether the
action is complete
or incomplete.
CONTINUOUS TENSE:-It shows that the action is still
going on.
PERFECT TENSE:-It shows that the action is completed.
PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE :-It indicates that the
action is started some time ago and is still going on.
 INDEFINITE TENSE

 It does not indicate whether the action is complete or

incomplete.
 For example:-
CONTINUOUS TENSE
Itshows that the action is
still going.
PERFECT TENSE
• It indicates that the work is
completed.
 PERFECT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
• It shows that the action started some time
ago and still continuous.
 PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE
• RULES
• (POSITIVE):-SUBJECT+V1+S / ES+OBJECT.
• (NeGATIVE):-SUBJECT+DO NOT / DOES
NOT+V1+OBJECT
• (INTERROGATIVE)
DO / DOES+SUBJECT+V1+OBJECT+?.

• Pattern:-Plural & I :-first form only

Singuler :-first form+s,es
 EXAMPLES OF PRESENT
INDEFINITE TENSE
• I write a letter.
• She teaches us English.
• I do not write a letter.
• He does not write a letter.
• Do we write a letter ?
• Does he write a letter?
• Do we not write a letter?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
 RULES:-
 POSITIVE:-
1
SUBJECT+IS/AM/ARE+V1+ING+OBJECT.
 NeGATIVE:- 1
SUBJECT+IS/AM/ARE+NOT+V1+ING+OBJECT.
 INTERROGATIVE:-
1
IS/AM/ARE+SUBJECT+V1
 +ING+OBJECT+?
EXAMPLES OF PRESENT
CONTINUOUS TENSE
The sun is shining.
It is not raining.
Is it raining?
Is it not raining?
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

RULES:-
POSITIVE:-
3
SUBJECT+HAS/HAVE+V +OBJEC
T.
NeGATIVE:-SUBJECT+HAS
3
NOT/HAVE NOT +V +OBJECT.
INTERROGATIVE:-
3
HAS/HAVE+SUBJECT+V +OBJEC
 EXAMPLES OF PRESENT
PERFECT TENSE
We have finished our work.
The Meg 21 has flown away.
Have you done your duty?
Have you not done your duty?
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
 RULES:-
 POSITIVE:-SUBJECT+HAS BEEN/HAVE
BEEN+V1+ING+OBJECT
 NEGATIVE:-SUBJECT+HAS NOT BEEN/HAVE NOT
3
BEEN+V +OBJECT.
 INTERROGATIVE:-
3
HAS/HAVE+SUBJECT+BEEN+V +OBJECT+?
FOR & SINCE is also use in this tense.
(Since & For is used to express time)
USE OF SINCE & FOR
SINCE:-SINCE is used when a point of time is
given. For example:-Monday,7
o’clock,Yesterday,1970,Evening
Morning,noon,September,Last
night,Last
week,Last year etc.

FOR:-FOR is used when a period of time is

given.
For example:-Two days,Six hours,Three
weeks,Four months, Six years,Many days etc.
EXAMPLES OF PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE
 The workers have been repairing the road
for many days.
 The gardener has been watering the
plants since morning.
 Have you been learning your lesson for
two hours.
 Have you not been teaching in this school
since 1990.
PAST INDEFINITE TENSE

RULES:-
POSITIVE:-SUBJECT+V2+OBJECT.
NEGATIVE:-SUBJECT+DID
1
NOT+V +OBJECT.
INTERROGATIVE:-
1
DID+SUBJECT+V +OBJECT+?
EXAMPLES OF PAST INDEFINITE
TENSE.
 They defeated the match.
 He did not keep his promise.
 Did he keep his words?
 Did he not keep his words?
 PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
• RULES:-
• POSITIVE:-
1
SUBJECT+WAS/WERE+V +ING+OBJECT.
• NEGATIVE:-SUBJECT+WAS NOT/WERE NOT
1
+V +ING+OBJECT?
1
INTERROGATIVE:-WAS/WERE+SUBJECT+V
+ING+OBJECT+?
EXAMPLES OF PAST CONTINUOUS
TENSE
She was playing polo.
He was not going to Jalandhar by van.
Was the fan playing?.
Were we not going to see the fair?
PAST PERFECT TENSE

RULES:-
POSITIVE:-SUBJECT+HAD+V3+OBJECT.
NEGATIVE:-SUBJECT+HAD
3
NOT+V +OBJECT.
INTERROGATIVE:-
3
HAD+SUBJECT+V +OBJECT+?
 Examples of past perfect tense
• The bus had gone before I reached the
bus stand.
• Had the patient not died before the doctor
arrived?
 PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE
• RULES:-
• POSITIVE:-SUBJECT+HAD
1
BEEN+V +ING+OBJECT.
• NEGATIVE:-SUBJECT+HAD NOT
1
BEEN+V +ING+OBJECT.
• INTERROGATIVE:-
1
HAD+SUBJECT+BEEN+V +ING+OBJECT?
(SINCE & FOR is also used in this tense.)
Examples of past perfect
continuous .tense
• She had been playing
with bolls for two
hours.
• The gardener had
not been watering
the plants for many
days.
• Had the teacher
been teaching in this
school since 1990?
FUTURE INDEFINITE TENSE

 RULES:-
 POSITIVE:-
1
SUBJECT+WILL/SHALL+V +OBJECT.
 NEGATIVE:-SUBJECT+WILL NOT/SHALL
NOT
1
+V +OBJECT.

INTERROGATIVE:-
1
WILL/SHALL+SUBJECT+V
+OBJECT+?
PATTERN:-SHALL is used with I and plural subjects
and will is used with singuler subjects.
Examples of future indefinite
tense
 Will you come Will you come
tomorrow?. tomorrow?.

 Will he not come here

tomorrow.?
 Will you help me?
 Will she not welcome
us?
 FUTURE CONTINUOUS
TENSE
• RULES:-
• POSITIVE:- SUBJECT+WILL BE/SHALL BE+V
1

+ING+OBJECT.

NEGATIVE:- SUBJECT+WILL NOT BE/SHALL NOT

1
BE +V +ING+OBJECT.

INTERROGATIVE:-WILL/SHALL+SUBJECT+BE
+V1+ING+OBJECT+?
Examples of future conti.
tense
• I shall be writing a
letter.
• They will not be
playing match
• Will she be working
on the computer?
• Will she not be
washing the
clothes?
 FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
• RULES:
• POSITIVE:-SUBJECT+WILL HAVE/SHALL HAVE
3
+V +OBJECT.

NEGATIVE:-SUBJECT+WILL NOT HAVE/SHALL NOT

3
HAVE+V +OBJECT.

INTERROGATIVE:-WILL/SHALL+SUBJECT+HAVE
3
+V +OBJECT+?
EXAMPLES OF FUTURE
PERFECT TENSE

 They shall have

finished their work.
 He will not have
finished ploughing.
 Shall they have
played hockey?
 Will he not have
watered the plants?
 FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE
• RULES:-
• POSITIVE:-SUBJECT+WILL HAVE BEEN/SHALL
1
HAVE BEEN+V +ING.

NEGATIVE:-SUBJECT+WILL NOT HAVE BEEN/

1
SHALL HAVE NOT BEEN+V +ING+OBJECT.

INTERROGATIVE:-WILL/SHALL+SUBJECT+
1
HAVE BEEN+V +ING+OBJECT+?
NOTE:-SINCE & FOR IS ALSO USED IN THIS TENSE.
 EXAMPLES OF FUTURE
PERFECT CONT.TENSE
• He will have been
playing cricket for two
hours.
• They shall not have
been grazing the
cattle since morning.
• Will the gardener
have been watering
the plants for many
hours?
 Acknowledgement
I am thankful to the Principal of Talhan and
DE training under AIF for giving us a chance to
learn about the computer in this institute.
I am also thankful to Miss Rekha Chaudhary
Computer Faculty,Talhan for giving us
guidance and knowledge of computer.