TENSE RULES AND EXAMPLES

Tenses

Tenses Rule

Past simple tense

Subject + V2 + Object

 

Past Perfect                               Tense

Subject + had + V3 + Object

Past Continuous tense

Subject + was + V1 + ing + Object (Singular) Past perfect continuous tense Subject + had been + V1 + ing + Object  Present Simple tense Subject + V1 + s/es + Object (Singular) Subject + V1 + Object (Plural) Present Perfect tense Subject + has + V3 + Object (Singular) Subject + have + V3 + Object (Plural)  Present Continuous tense Subject + is/am/are + V1 + ing + object  Present perfect continuous tense Subject + has been + V1 + ing + Object (Singular)Subject + have been + V1 + ing + Object (Plural)

Future Simple tense            Subject + will/shall + V1 + Object  Future Perfect tense                                       Subject + will have/shall have + V3 + Object  Future Continuous tense Subject + will be/shall be + ing + V1 + Object  Future Perfect Continuous tense Subject + will have been + V1 + ing + Object  V1 =  first form of the verb          V2 = second form of the verb          V3 = third form of the verb  We will now discuss each category with different types of tenses, the tenses rule and their examples. Types of Tenses There are three types of tenses. Past present Future These tenses can further be categorized into 4 types: Simple Tense Continuous Tense Perfect Tense Perfect Continuous Tense Past Tense Rules Past tense is used to describe a past activity or action. It is a form of the verb that defines the events that have already occurred. Examples Reema attended the wedding functions. He left before I reached. Priya wrote a letter to her friends from camp. Simple Past Tense Rules Subject + V2 + Object Examples: Rita went to school. Minty ate food. Past Continuous Tense Rules Subject + was + V1 + ing + Object (Singular) Subject + were + V1 + ing + Object (Plural) Examples: I was eating pudding. Sia was writing a letter to the editor. Past Perfect Tense Rules Subject + had + V3 + Object Examples: He had taken the token. I had brushed my teeth. Past Perfect Continuous Tense Rules Subject + had been + V1 + ing + Object Examples: He had been standing in the rain the whole night. I had been eating diet food for the whole summer. Present Tense Rules The present tense is used to describe the current or present being, situation, or event. It is a form of the verb that defines the events that are currently happening. Examples I am going to the office She has been part of this group for 4 years now. The concert is amazing. Simple Present Tense Rules Subject + V1 + s/es + Object (Singular) Subject + V1 + Object (Plural) Examples: The Sun rises in the East. Rita goes to school. Past Continuous Tense Rules Subject + is/am/are + V1 + ing + object Examples: I was eating pudding. Sia was writing a letter to the editor. Present Perfect Tense Rules Subject + has + V3 + Object (Singular) Subject + have + V3 + Object (Plural) Examples: He has just eaten food. I have just read the book. Present Perfect Continuous Tense Rules Subject + has been + V1 + ing + Object (Singular) Subject + have been + V1 + ing + Object (Plural) Examples: I have been cleaning regularly since Monday. She has been using the night cream for several months. Future Tense Rules The future tense is used to describe the future events that haven’t occurred but possibly will occur in the future. It is a form of the verb that will occur in the future & not exist currently. Examples She will be dancing to classical music. We will be shifting to the house upstate tomorrow morning. The train will leave in 10 minutes. Simple Future Tense Rules Subject + will/shall + V1 + Object Examples: I shall go to school tomorrow. My mother will feed me. Future Continuous Tense Rules Subject + will be/shall be + ing + V1 + Object Examples:  He shall be writing his exam. We will be going to the zoo. Future Perfect Tense Rules Subject + will have/shall have + V3 + Object Examples: I shall have started writing by that time. We will have reached Goa by then. Future Perfect Continuous Tense Rules Subject + will have been + V1 + ing + Object Examples: By next year we will be graduating. They shall be serving food in the slum area tomorrow.

Tenses Rule

Past simple tense

Subject + V2 + Object

 

Past Perfect                               Tense

Subject + had + V3 + Object

Past Continuous tense

Subject + was + V1 + ing + Object (Singular) Past perfect continuous tense Subject + had been + V1 + ing + Object  Present Simple tense Subject + V1 + s/es + Object (Singular) Subject + V1 + Object (Plural) Present Perfect tense Subject + has + V3 + Object (Singular) Subject + have + V3 + Object (Plural)  Present Continuous tense Subject + is/am/are + V1 + ing + object  Present perfect continuous tense Subject + has been + V1 + ing + Object (Singular)Subject + have been + V1 + ing + Object (Plural)

Future Simple tense            Subject + will/shall + V1 + Object  Future Perfect tense                                       Subject + will have/shall have + V3 + Object  Future Continuous tense Subject + will be/shall be + ing + V1 + Object  Future Perfect Continuous tense Subject + will have been + V1 + ing + Object  V1 =  first form of the verb          V2 = second form of the verb          V3 = third form of the verb  We will now discuss each category with different types of tenses, the tenses rule and their examples. Types of Tenses There are three types of tenses. Past present Future These tenses can further be categorized into 4 types: Simple Tense Continuous Tense Perfect Tense Perfect Continuous Tense Past Tense Rules Past tense is used to describe a past activity or action. It is a form of the verb that defines the events that have already occurred. Examples Reema attended the wedding functions. He left before I reached. Priya wrote a letter to her friends from camp. Simple Past Tense Rules Subject + V2 + Object Examples: Rita went to school. Minty ate food. Past Continuous Tense Rules Subject + was + V1 + ing + Object (Singular) Subject + were + V1 + ing + Object (Plural) Examples: I was eating pudding. Sia was writing a letter to the editor. Past Perfect Tense Rules Subject + had + V3 + Object Examples: He had taken the token. I had brushed my teeth. Past Perfect Continuous Tense Rules Subject + had been + V1 + ing + Object Examples: He had been standing in the rain the whole night. I had been eating diet food for the whole summer. Present Tense Rules The present tense is used to describe the current or present being, situation, or event. It is a form of the verb that defines the events that are currently happening. Examples I am going to the office She has been part of this group for 4 years now. The concert is amazing. Simple Present Tense Rules Subject + V1 + s/es + Object (Singular) Subject + V1 + Object (Plural) Examples: The Sun rises in the East. Rita goes to school. Past Continuous Tense Rules Subject + is/am/are + V1 + ing + object Examples: I was eating pudding. Sia was writing a letter to the editor. Present Perfect Tense Rules Subject + has + V3 + Object (Singular) Subject + have + V3 + Object (Plural) Examples: He has just eaten food. I have just read the book. Present Perfect Continuous Tense Rules Subject + has been + V1 + ing + Object (Singular) Subject + have been + V1 + ing + Object (Plural) Examples: I have been cleaning regularly since Monday. She has been using the night cream for several months. Future Tense Rules The future tense is used to describe the future events that haven’t occurred but possibly will occur in the future. It is a form of the verb that will occur in the future & not exist currently. Examples She will be dancing to classical music. We will be shifting to the house upstate tomorrow morning. The train will leave in 10 minutes. Simple Future Tense Rules Subject + will/shall + V1 + Object Examples: I shall go to school tomorrow. My mother will feed me. Future Continuous Tense Rules Subject + will be/shall be + ing + V1 + Object Examples:  He shall be writing his exam. We will be going to the zoo. Future Perfect Tense Rules Subject + will have/shall have + V3 + Object Examples: I shall have started writing by that time. We will have reached Goa by then. Future Perfect Continuous Tense Rules Subject + will have been + V1 + ing + Object Examples: By next year we will be graduating. They shall be serving food in the slum area tomorrow.