English Tenses

Verb Tenses are all used to express action that has taken place in the past, present, and
future. The following sections will show how and when to use the 12 basic tenses in
English grammar.

PAST PRESENT FUTURE

Past Simple Present Simple Future Simple

I studied English I study English I will study English

Past Perfect
I had studied English.
Past Continuous
I was studying English
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been studying English
Present Perfect
I have studied English
Present Continuous
I am studying English
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been studying English
Future Perfect
I will have studied English
Future Continuous
I will be studying English
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been studying English

PRESENT SIMPLE:

To Be Verbs
Affirmative Form S + am / is / are S + verb

He is a doctor I like tea

Negative Form S + am/is/are + not S + don’t + doesn’t + verb

He is not a doctor I don’t like tea

Interrogative form Am/is/are + S Do/does + S + verb

Is he a doctor? Do you like tea?

Usage:

General truth: Ex. The sun rises in the east

Habits: Ex. I play badminton every Tuesday

Future time tables: Ex. Our train leaves at 9 am

Future after “When”, “Until” : Ex. I won’t go out until it stops raining.

Permanent Situations: Ex. He works in bank

For newspaper Headlines: Ex. Man enters space.

With non-progressive: Ex. I believe you are innocent

When telling stories: Ex. Suddenly the window opens and a masked man enters

For giving directions and instructions: Ex. First of all you break the eggs and whisk with sugar.

Time expressions:

This evening, At 11 am, when, until, As soon as, Twice a month every Tuesday, Sometimes,

Present Continues Tense:

Affirmative Form S + am/is/are + V –ing

She is cooking
Negative Form S + am/is/are + not + V –ing
She is not cooking
Interrogative form Am/is/are + s + V –ing

Is she cooking?

Usage Example Time Expression

Action happening now
Temporary situations
Annoying habits
Changing situations
Definite Future plans
Jim is watching television at the
moment
I am staying with a friend for a
few days
That child is always crying for no
good reason
Her health is improving by leaps
and bounds.
I am taking my French class on
Tuesday
Now, at the moment, currently
….
At the moment, These Days, for
a few days
Always, forever, constantly …
Little by little, gradually …
Tonight, Later, This weekend..

Present Perfect Tense

Affirmative Form S + have/has + past participle

I have tried sushi before.

Negative Form S + have/has + not + past participle
I have not tried sushi before.
Interrogative form Have/has + S + past participle
Have tried sushi before?

Usage Example Time Expression

Things you have done in your I have been to England. Just
life

Number of times you have done I have been to Paris three times. Already
something

Recently completed actions I have already lost my job Yet

which are important now.

Situations that started in the I have known James for four or For
past and are still true. five years.

Present result. John has just missed the bus so Since

he will be late. Never
Ever ….
Unfinished actions or Situations I have lived here since 2004

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Affirmative Form S + have/ has + been + Present Participle

They have been learning English for two years.
Negative Form S + have/ has + not + been + Present Participle
They have not been learning English for years.
Interrogative form Have/has + S + been + Present Participle
Have they been learning English for years?

Usage Example Time Expression

Long actions that started in the I have been living in Ireland for
past and continue until now. almost five years

Recent actions that have clear Her eyes are red because she
evidence or results now. has been crying all evening.
Typically use for shorter, more Have they been learning English
temporary situations. this week?

Past Simple Tense:

To Be Verbs
Affirmative Form S + was/were S + V2

He was here I bought two tickets yesterday.

Negative Form S + was/were + not S + did not +V

He was not there I did not buy any ticket

yesterday.
Interrogative form Was/were + S Did + s + V

Was he here? Did you buy any ticket

yesterday .

Usage Example Time Expression

Yesterday, ago, last month, last
Completed Action in the past. I saw ghost last Friday. week, last year, in 2015 ….

A series of completed actions in I finished work, walked to the

the past beach and found a nice place to
swim.
Habits in the past. When I was young, I watched
lots of television after school
every day.

With non-progressive. He had a small cottage in the

woods.
Action in the past stories. She sat down and ordered a
coffee.

Past Continuous Tense

Affirmative Form S + was/were + V –ing

She was cooking all morning

Negative Form S + was/were + not + V –ing
She was not cooking all morning.
Interrogative form Was/were + S + V –ing
Was she sleeping when he come home?
Usage Example Time Expression
When, while, constantly, at that
Interrupted action in the past They were waiting for the train time , in those days, All
when I spoke to them morning, for hours, always …
Parallel Actions
I was studying when my mother
was watching TV.

Story background. While I was driving to work

yesterday.
Past habit. I was always cooking when I got
home from school.

Specific time as an interruption. Last night at 6 pm I was eating

Emphasis of length of action
Arrangement in the past
A series of Parallel Actions
dinner
I was working in the garden all
day
I was upset because I was
leaving there that morning
When I came to school, the
school bell was ringing, many
students were running towards
the garden, teachers were going
out from classrooms.

Past Perfect Tense:

Affirmative Form S + had + Past Participle

He had finished the test when the bell rang
Negative Form S + had + not + Past Participle
He had not finished the test when the bell rang
Interrogative form Had + S + Past Participle
Had he finish the test when the bell rang?

Usage Example Time Expression

Already, Yet, For, Since, Just,
Action finished before another
past action.
Action happened before a
specific time in the past.
Action stated in the past and
continued up to a given time in
the past
Cause and effect (combine with
past simple).
Emphasize the result of an
activity in the past.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense:
Affirmative Form
Negative Form
Interrogative form
Usage
Express a past action that
already started and continued
up to another action or time in
the past.
Emphasize the duration of an
activity in the past.
Express the cause of something
in the past.
John had gone out when his After, Before, Until …
wife arrived in the office
Julia had never been to opera
before last night.
We had owned that car for ten
years before it broke down.
I got stuck in traffic because
there had been an accident.
I had been to London twice by
the time I got a job in New york.
S + had + been + V –ing
They had been playing Tennis.
S + had + not + been + V –ing
They had not been playing Tennis.
Had + S + been + V –ing
Had they playing Tennis?
Example Time Expression
When, Before, by the time, For,
The boys had been playing since …
soccer for about an hour when
it started to rain.
Richard needed a holiday
because he had been working
hard for six months.
He was tired because he had
been jogging
Future Simple Tense:

Affirmative Form S + will /shall + V

I will go to Thailand.
Negative Form S + will /shall +not + V
I will not go to Thailand.
Interrogative form Will/shall + s + V
Will you go to Thailand?

Usage Example Time Expression

For actions decided at the
moment of speech.
For unplanned future actions.
I have a toothache, I will take
medicine.
Winter will come soon
Tomorrow, Soon, later, next
week, in two weeks /month,
Next year, Later, The day after
tomorrow …

With conditional time and When I arrive at home, I will call

purpose clauses. you.

For unpreventable actions in

future. Summer will come soon

For offering, ordering, threating. I am afraid we will get wet.

For thoughts, predictions, I promise I will not tell anyone

assumptions, sureness, fears your secret.
about the future.

Future Continuous Tense:

Affirmative Form S + will + be + V –ing

I will be singing in the concert tomorrow.
Negative Form S + will + not + be + V –ing
I will not be singing in the concert tomorrow.
Interrogative form Will + S + be + V –ing
Will you singing in the concert tomorrow?
Usage
Interrupted Actions in the
Future.
Actions in progress at a specific
time in the future.
Parallel actions or series of
Parallel actions in the future.
To ask a question politely about
the future.
Emphasis on future plans and
intentions.
Atmosphere in the future.
Refer to actions that are
happening now and expected to
continue sometime in the future
(combined with “Still”)
Future Perfect Tense
Express an action that will be complete before another event takes place
Example:
By the time I finish this course, I will have taken ten tests.
Affirmative Form
Negative Form
Interrogative form
Usage
To talk about an action that will
finish before a certain time in
the future, but we don’t know
Example Time Expression
When you come tomorrow, Next week, At 5 pm tomorrow,
they will be playing tennis. next time, in the future, at this
time next Friday,
At 12 o clock tomorrow we will Next year, At this time
be having launch at school tomorrow ….
He will be watching TV, and she
will be cooking dinner.
Will you be bringing your friend
to the party tonight?
He will be coming to visit us
next week.
When I arrive at the party,
everybody will be celebrating,
some will be dancing, others
will be talking.
Unfortunately, sea levels will
still be rising in 20 years.
S + will + have + Past Participle
He will have done it by this evening
S + will + not + have + Past Participle
He will not have done it by this evening
Will +s + have + Past Participle
Will he have done it by this evening?
Example Time Expression
By this time tomorrow night we
will have arrived in Australia.
exactly when.
To talk about an action that will
be completed before another
event takes place.
To express conviction that
something happen in the near
past
Future Perfect continuous Tense
Describe an action that will have happened for some time and will not be complete yet at a certain
point in the future
Example:
I will have been watching TV for 3 hours when you arrive.
Affirmative Form
Negative Form
Interrogative form
Usage
To show that something will
continue up until a particular
event or time in the future.
To talk about something that
finishes just before another
time or action.
She will have learnt the Chinese
before she moves to China.
The guests will have arrived at
the hotel by now.
S + will + have + been + v –ing
I will have been eating vegetables for three
months.
S + will + not + have + been + v –ing
I will not have been eating vegetables for three
months.
Will + S + have + been + V –ing ?
Will you have been eating vegetables for three
months?
Example Time Expression
James will have teaching at the university
for more than a year by the time he leaves
for Asia.
I will be tired when I get home because I
will have been walking for over an hour.
 Comparison of Verb Tenses in English Grammar
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous | Verb Tenses

 The present simple tense is used to express general truths, while the present

continuous tense describes actions happening now.
 The present simple tense is used to indicate present habits, while the present
continuous tense is used to express annoying habits (+ always).
 The present simple tense expresses timetable events; the present
continuous tense is used to describe future arrangements.
 The present simple tense is used to indicate permanent states; In
contrast, the present continuous tense is used to express temporary states.

Present Simple Present Continuous

S + Verb
Express general truths
Eg. It rarely rains in the desert.
Indicate Present habits
The birds return to the island every morning.
Express timetable events
The plane to London takes off at 6:30 am.
Indicate permanent states
I like the new James Bond film.
S am+/is/are(not) + v –ing
Describe actions happening now
She is reading a newspaper upstairs
Express annoying habits ( + always)
You are always forgetting to pay the bills.
Describe future arrangements (informal)
She is getting married on 3 November
Express Temporary States
She’s working at the museum until the end of this
month.

Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Progressive | Verb Tenses

 The present perfect tense is used with finished actions, while the present perfect

progressive tense is used with unfinished actions.
 The present perfect tense indicates permanent actions; the present perfect
progressive tense describes temporary actions.
 The present perfect tense emphasizes the result of the action; In contrast,
the present perfect progressive tense emphasizes the duration of the action.
 The present perfect tense indicates “How much/How many“, while the present
perfect progressive tense indicates “How long something has been happening“.

Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous

S + have/has + v3
Finished actions
The kinds have played for 2 hours
Permanent actions
I have taught English for 12 years
Emphasize the results of the action
He has repaired the car
Indicate how much/how many
It has taken six years to write this book.
S + have/has + been + V –ing
Unfinished actions
The kids have been playing since morning
Temporary actions
I have been teaching this class for one hour.
Emphasize the duration of the action
He has been repairing the car for 2 hours
Indicate how much/how many in an ongoing
process
He has been studying English for two months.
 Past Simple vs. Present Perfect | English Tenses
 The past simple tense is used to express finished time; in contrast, the present
perfect tense describes unfinished time.
 The past simple tense is used to refer to definite time, while the present
perfect tense refers to indefinite time.
 The past simple tense indicates series of finished actions or repeated actions;
the present perfect tense expresses experience or result.

Past Simple Present Perfect

S + v –ed
Express finished time
We lived in Japan from 1995 to 1988.
Refer to definite time
I saw the Eiffel Tower in 2007.
Indicate series of finished actions
First he read the book, and then he watched the
movie.
S + have/has + v -ed
Describe unfinished time
I’ve worked as a teacher since 2011.
Refer to indefinite time
I have seen the Eiffel Tower.
Express experience or result
She has already watched this move 3 times.

Past Perfect vs. Past Perfect Continuous | English Tenses

 The past perfect tense expresses a past action, already finished when another
past action happened; the past perfect continuous tense describes a past action which
started in the past and continued to happen after another action or time in the past.
 The past perfect tense emphasizes the result of an activity in the past; in contrast,
the past perfect continuous tense emphasizes the duration of an activity in the past.
 The past perfect tense shows two events in the past that are linked, while the past
perfect continuous tense shows the cause of a past action.

Past Perfect Past continuous

Had + Past Participle
Express a past action, already finished when
another past action happened
I met them after they had divorced each other
Emphasize the result of an activity in the past
I had been to London twice by the time I got a job
in New York.
Show two events in the past that are linked
I couldn’t take my fight because I had forgotten
Had been + V –ing
Describe a past action which started in the past
and continued to happen after another action or
time in the past.
Sara had been working here for two weeks when
she had the accident.
Emphasize the duration of an activity in the past
Richard needed a holiday because he had been
working hard for six months.
Show the cause of a past action
I had been traveling all night, so I was tired.
 my boarding pass.

Will vs. Going to | English Tenses

Will vs. Going to | English Tenses
 Will is used to express future actions decided at the moment of speaking,
while Going to describes future plans decided before the moment of speaking.
 Will is used to indicate a prediction based on personal opinions or experiences,
while going to is used to express a prediction based on present evidence.
 Will expresses a future fact; going to is used to describe something is about to
happen.

Will Going To
Express future actions decided at the moment of Express future plans decided before the moment
speaking (immediate decision) of speaking (prior plan)
I’ll have salad now. I’m going to visit my aunt next Friday.
Express a prediction based on personal opinions Express a prediction based on present evidence
or experiences Look at those black clouds. It is going to rain
I think united will win the game
Express a future fact Express that something is about to happen
The sun will rise tomorrow Get back! The bomb is going to explode.

Both will and going to can be used for making future predictions without having a real difference in
meaning.

I think it will be foggy tomorrow = I think it is going to be foggy tomorrow

What all = ఏమేమి?

Get a what-all mug for your dad Vivek.

I'd like to learn to fly, but I don't know what-all is involved.

What all did they write?

What all do they write?

What will they write?

Where all = ఎక్కడెక్కడ

Where all did you buy?

Where all do you buy?

Where all will you buy?

Which all = ఏదేది?

Which all did he take?

Which all does he take?

Which all will he take?

When all= ఎప్పుడెప్పుడు?

When all did I speak?

When all do i speak?

When all will I speak?

Who all = ఎవరెవరు?

Who all did read?

Who all do read?

Who all will read?

As for as (అంతవరకు)

As for as I know= నాకుతెలిసినతవరకు

As for as you know= మీకు తెలిసినతవరకు

As for as they know= వాళ్ళకుతెలిసినతవరకు

As for as he knows=ఆతనికి తెలిసినతవరకు

As for as she knows= ఆమెకు తెలిసినతవరకు

As for as Madhu knows

As for as I know. you are learning English

As for as you know, he is a teacher

As far they know, we are good people

As for as he knows, they can speak 3 languages

As for as hema knows, he is not good person

As long as (ఉన్నంతకాలం / ఉన్నంతసేపు )

As long as I alive, I will be learning

నేను బ్రతికి ఉన్నంత కాలం, నేను నేర్చుకుంటాను

As long as he is in office, we can’t meet him

అతను కార్యాలయంలో ఉన్నంత కాలం, మేము అతనిని కలుసుకోలేము

As long as she is here, he respected her

ఆమె ఇక్కడ ఉన్నంత కాలం, అతను ఆమెను గౌరవించాడు

As long as we are studying, everyone respects us

మనం అధ్యయనం చేస్తు న్నంత కాలం అందరూ మనల్ని గౌరవించేవారు

As long as we are with our parents, we will be happy

మేము మా తల్లిదండ్రు లతో ఉన్నంతవరకు, మేము సంతోషంగా ఉంటాం

As long as they are in college, you can’t do anything or you can do nothing

వారు కళాశాలలో ఉన్నంత కాలం మీరు 't ఏమీ చేయలేరు

you can do nothing

మీరు ఏమీ చేయలేరు

As long as you’re speaking, I will be listening

మీరు మాట్లా డే వరకు, నేను వింటూ ఉంటుంది

As well as (అలానే / అలాగే)

We have to learn telugu as well as English.

Students as well as teachers were came here

Students as well as teachers will come here

Students as well as teachers are coming here

Parents as well as teachers should teach values to students

He learnt English as well as Hindi / he learnt Hindi along with English.

As soon As (వెంటనే)

He gave you as soon as he wrote it

అతను రాసిన వెంటనే అతను మీకు ఇచ్చాడు

He will give you as soon as he writes (it)

అతడు రాసిన వెంటనే నీకు ఇస్తా డు

I helped you as soon as you asked me

మీరు నన్ను అడిగిన వెంటనే నేను మీకు సహాయం చేసాను

I will help you as soon as you ask me

మీరు నన్ను అడిగిన వెంటనే నేను మీకు సహాయం చేస్తా ను

He told us as soon as he asked them

ఆయన అడిగన
ి వెంటనే మాకు చెప్పారు

He will tell us as soon as he asks them.

ఆయన కోరిన వెంటనే మాకు చెబితే బాగుంటుంది.

We should speak English as soon as we learn it

మేము నేర్చుకున్న వెంటనే మేము ఆంగ్ల ంలో మాట్లా డాలి

As much as (అంత)

I help, as much I can

నేను సహాయం, చాలా నేను చెయ్యవచ్చు

He spoke, as much as he can

అతను మాట్లా డాడు, అతను చేయగలిగినంత

She tells, as much as she can

ఎంత చెయ్యగలరో ఆమె చెప్పింది

It’s okay, give as much as you can

ఇది సరే, మీకు వీలయినంత ఎక్కువగా ఇవ్వండి

Students wrote as much as they can

విద్యార్థు లు వీలయినంత ఎక్కువగా రాశారు

Students will write as much as they can

విద్యార్థు లు వీలయినంత ఎక్కువగా రాయగలుగుతారు

As + Adjective + as (ఒకరితోకపరిసిన్చేసేటప్పుడు)

You will become as great as Abdul Kalam

మీరు అబ్దు ల్ కలాం లాగా గొప్పవాడిగా ఉంటారు

He is as good as his mother

అతను తన తల్లి వలె మంచివాడు

They are not as wise as you

వారు మీ వంటి తెలివైన కాదు

He is not as good as you thought / think

మీరు ఆలోచించినట్లు ఆయన మంచివాడు కాదు

He is not as bad as you thought /think – అనుకుంతా

నీవు అనుకున్నట్లు ఆయన అంత చెడ్డవాడు కాదు

Hyderabad is not as cool as my village

హైదరాబాద్ నా గ్రా మంలో అంత చల్ల ని కాదు

Seem (అనిపించడం ,కనిపించడం)

Seem-Present Seems Seemed- Past

I He I
We She We
 You It You
rd
They 3 form –Singular They
Plurals Does He
Do Does not She
Do not It
Did
Did not

You seem to be careful

మీరు జాగ్రత్తగా కనిపిస్తా రు

He seems to be convenient to us

అతను మాకు సౌకర్యవంతంగా ఉంది

+Ve

Do you seem to be careful?

మీరు జాగ్రత్తగా కనిపిస్తా రు

Does he seem to be convenient to us?

అతను మాకు సౌకర్యవంతంగా కనిపిస్తు ంది లేదు

-Ve

Sub +Do not/ Does not + Seem + to be + Adj + other

You do not seem to be careful

He does not seem to be convenient to us

Past

You seemed to be careful

He seemed to be convenient to us

Interrogative + ve
Did you seem to be careful?

Did he seem to be convenient to us

Interrogative – ve

You did not seem to be careful

He did not seem to be convenient to us

You seem to be in a danger zone

You seemed to be in a danger zone

He seems to be in principal chamber

He seemed to be in principal chamber

Do/does/did + sub + seem + to be + place + other

Interrogative + ve

Do you seem to be in a danger zone?

Did you seem to be in a danger zone?

Does he seem to be in principal chamber?

Did he seem to be in principal chamber?

Interrogative – ve

Sub + do not/does not /did not + seem + to be + Place + other

You do not seem to be in a danger zone

You did not seem to be in a danger zone

He does not seem to be in principal chamber

He did not seem to be in principal chamber

Sub + seem /seems /seemed + to be + v4 + obj

We seem to be learning English

We seemed to learning English

He seems to be arguing with them

He seemed to be arguing with them

Do/ does/did + sub + seem + to be + v4 +obj

Do we seem to be learning English

Did we seem to be learning English

Does he seem to be arguing with them?

Did he seem to be arguing with them

-ve

Sub + do not/does not/did not + seem + to be + v4 + obj

We do not seem to leaning English

We did not seem to leaning English

He does not seem to be arguing with them

He did not seem to be arguing with them

Sub + seem/seems/seemed + to have + v3 + obj

We seem to have learnt English

We seemd to have learnt English

He seems to have launched a business

He seemed to have launched a business

Do/ does/did + sub + seem + toi have + v3 + obj

Do we seem to have learnt English

Did we seem to have learnt English

Does he seem to have launched a business

Did he seem to have launched a business

Sub + do not/does not/ did not + seem + to have + v3 + Obj

We do not seem to have learnt English

We did not seem to have learnt English

He does not seem to have launched a business

He did not seem to have launched a business

Sub + seem/seems/seemed + to have + something

They seem to have English book

They seemed to have English book

He seems to have literature

He seemed to have literature

Do/does/did + sub + seem + to have + something

Do they seem to have English book?

Did they seem to have English book?

Does he seem to have literature

Did he seem to have literature

Sub + Do not /does not /did not + seem + to have + something

They do not seem to have English book

They did not seem to have English book

He does not seems to have literature

He did not seems to have literature

Simple present
Subject + v1 (s/es) + Object

Subject = I, we, you, he, she, it, they 3rd person singular= he, she, it, names)

Do= I, we, you, they

Does, he, she, it, names

Do/does + v2 + object

Singular Plural
First Person I, me, my, mine We, us, our, ours
(The Person speaking )
Second Person You, your, yours You, your, yours
(the person Spoken to)
Third Person He, him, his, she, her, hers, it, They, them, their, theirs
The person or thing being its, names
spoken about)

Past simple tense

We met them yesterday

Or

We did meet yesterday (v2= did + v1)

They came here last year or

They did come here last year

She asked me about that matter

She did ask me about that matter

They saw me at charminar

They did see me at charminar

I watched that movie so many time

I went to Lumbini Park so many times

I told about that matter to her

I went to thirupathi last year

I did go to thirupathi last year

Did I go to thirupathi last year?

When Did I go to thirupathi last year?

How Did I go to thirupathi last year?

Why Did I go to thirupathi last year?

Where Did I go last year?

Who did go?

-ve

I did not go to thirupathi last year didn’t=did not )

Did not go to thirupathi last year?

When did not I go to thirupathi last year?

How did not I go to thirupathi last year?

Why did not I go to thirupathi last year?

Where did not I go last year?

Who did not go?

Simple Present

1. నిత్యంజరిగేపనులు= Daily actions

2. అలవాటుగాచేసేపనులు= Daily works

3. మనఇష్టా లగురించి

4. విశ్వసత్యాలు = universal truths, General truths

5. సంప్రదాయాలు = rituals and traditions

Ex:

I wake up at 5 am in the morning

You watch movies mostly

He likes eating pizza

Birds fly in the sky

Water boils at 100 Centigrade

Hindus go to temples

Subject + v1 (when 3rd person singular subject comes add s or es to verb v1)

Example

She goes

He goes

It goes

Madhu goes

I go

We go

You go

They go

I do go to temple every Friday

I go to temple every Friday

He does go to temple every day

He goes to temple every day

I wake up at 6 ‘o clock every day (wake up = నిద్రనుండిలేవడం) get up= కూర్చున్నచోటినుండిలేవడం)

I brush my teeth twice a day

I go to office at 9’0 clock daily in the morning

I come back at 9’o clock

He comes to the duty on foot.

She comes to the duty by bus

She comments others always

Madhu comes here daily at 10’o clock

Ravi eats my brain always

We pray to god everyday

King always scolds her wife

I walk for an hour every day in the morning

The old lady always murmurs

The earth moves around the sun

The sun rises in the east

Every day, every month, every year, Daily, regularly, often, always, ever, never, usually, frequently,
sometimes, once a week, once a month, twice a month, trice a month

I usually wake up at 5’o clock

I always wake up at 5’o clock

I regularly wake up at 5’o clock

I frequently wake up at 5’o clock

Future Simple Tense

Subject + shall/will + v1 + Object (I, We=Shall rest of subjects use will in britan English)

I go to temple every day

I will go to temple everyday

Ex:
I eat Pizza

I don’t Pizza

Future

I eat Pizza tomorrow

I don’t eat Pizza tomorrow

I shall wake up at 6’ o clock tomorrow

I shall go to office at 9’o clock next monday

Tomorrow, day after tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, after 2 hours, after 1 hour, after 5
hours, after 2 days, this evening, tonight, by this time tomorrow, , by this time next month, , by this
time next year.

He will come to the duty on foot tomorrow

She will come to the duty by bus next week

Sai will come back after 2 days

Madhu will come here tomorrow at 10’o clock

She will goto movie next Sunday

I will go to English this evening

Ravi will go to his friends home in this summer

I will take milk tonight

They will help others definitely

S + Shall not /will not + v1 + Object

Shall not =shan’t

Will not =won’t

I shan’t wake up at 6’o clock tomorrow

I won’t go to office at 9’o clock next Monday

I come I will come
I don’t come I won’t come
She comes She will come
She don’t come She won’t come
You come You will come
You don’t come You won’t come
They come They will come
They don’t come They won’t come

Past Continuous Tense

Subject was/were + v1 + ing - Extra Words

I am going to Hyderabad now

I was going to Hyderabad yesterday evening at s ’o clock

I am playing cricket at present

I was playing cricket last Sunday

She was reading newspaper yesterday morning

He was playing cricket when I called him

They were going to temple at this time last week

You were working when I came yesterday

She was cooking in the kitchen by this time yesterday

L was learning spoken English last week

They were trying to read hindi when I saw

Sagar was coming from Chennai by this time last Sunday

Children were playing when the teacher went out

Children were watching TV when I went to their home.

She was brushing here teeth when I saw yesterday

Raju was eating Pizza when I was eating burger

He was waiting for you when you were in class yesterday

Madhu was talking to Geetha yesterday evening at 7’ o clock in the park

The was ringing while I was teaching

While I was coming home, my mother was buying vegetables

It was raining while I was coming from office

Sai was watering the plants while I was studying

She was writing while he was talking

The old man was murmuring when I asked about that matter

Somebody was coming while I was going yesterday

They were clapping when the hero appeared

Ravi was suffering from fever last night

Rani was shivering when Raju entered

Present Continuous Tense

Subject + Am/is/are + v1 + ing + Extra Words

I -> Am

He, She It -> is

We, you, they -> are

They are reading news paper

Girls are going to temple

You are working in shopping mall

He is playing Volley ball there

She is cooking in the kitchen

Sagar is coming from Hyd

They are co-operating to me

Children are playing in the garden at present

Children are watching TV right now

Geetha is working very hard to get promotion

Madhu is drinking Tea now

He is waiting for at the reception

This bus is carrying a lot of weight

She is brushing her teeth

The workers are digging the road

The phone is ringing

My mother is buying vegetables in the market

It is raining

Sai ia watering the plants

Rani is suffering from fever

They are shouting

Somebody is coming to meet you

They are reading news paper

Are they reading newspaper?

They are not reading Newspaper.

Aren’t they reading newspaper?

He is playing volley ball there

Is he playing volley ball there

He is not playing volley ball there

Isn’t playing Volley ball there?

What, why, when, where, how, who

Future Continuous Tense

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