Tenses

Present Progressive
Past Progressive
Future Progressive Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Future Perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Past Perfect Progressive
Future Perfect Progressive
Progressive Tense

Present Progressive Tense

Past Progressive Tense
Future progressive Tense
Present Progressive Te
Present Progressive
Tense
I am reading book now
We are reading book now
You are reading book now
They are reading book now
He is reading book now
She is reading book now
It is reading book now
Sam is reading book now
Mala is reading book now
Uses of Present Progressive
Tense 1
For an action going on at the time of speaking
Examples:
She is singing now.
He is playing cricket now.
They are eating biscuits.
I am drinking coffee now.
What are you doing now?
Uses of Present Progressive
Tense 2
For a temporary action which may not be
actually happening at the time of speaking.
Examples:
I am reading David Copperfield[not reading at
this moment]
I am watching TV[not now]
He is playing violin[not now]
She is reading[now not reading]
Uses of Present Progressive
Tense 3
For an action that is planned or arranged to
take place in the near future.
Examples:
I am going to the cinema tonight.
His uncle is arriving tomorrow
Her friend is leaving tonight.
They are coming tomorrow
Will you be coming tomorrow?
Uses of Present Progressive
Tense 4
For referring to the habit which continues for
long in spite of warning or advice we use
present progressive tense.
We use present progressive with an adverb
like always, continually, constantly.
Examples:
Ram is so adamant; he is constantly going late
to bed in spite of his fathers advice.
Sam is so casual; he is coming to college late in
spite of the principals warning.
Verbs Not Used in Progressive
Form 1
The following verbs are not normally used in
the continuous form:
1.Verbs of Perception:
- see
- hear
- smell
- notice
- recognize
Verbs Not Used in Progressive
Form 2
2. Verbs of appearing
- appear
- look
- seem
Verbs Not Used in Progressive
Form 3
3. Verbs of emotion
- want
- wish
- desire
- feel
- like
- love
- hate
- hope
- refuse
- prefer
Verbs Not Used in Progressive
Form 4
4. Verbs of thinking:
- think
- suppose
- believe
- agree
- consider
- trust
- remember
- forget
- know
- understand
- imagine
- mean
- mind
Verbs Not Used in Progressive
Form 5
5. Have[Possess]
-possess
-own
- belong to
- contain
- consist of
Summing up
For an action going on at the time of speaking
For a temporary action which may not be
actually happening at the time of speaking.
For an action that is planned or arranged to
take place in the near future.
For referring to the habit which continues for
long in spite of warning or advice we use
present progressive tense.
We use present progressive with an adverb like
always, continually, constantly.
Some verbs are not used in present progressive
tense, they are used in simple present
Past Progressive Tens
Past Progressive Tense
The light went out while I was reading.
The power went off while we were watching
TV.
Were you listening to the radio all evening?
They were getting tired.
When I saw him, he was playing chess.
When Tom saw Jenie, she was cooking food.
It was getting darker
Uses of Past Progressive
Tense 1
Used to denote an action going on at some
time in the past
In the middle of something
Time of the action may or may not be indicated
Examples:
We were listening to the radio all evening
We were playing cards
The Power went off while I was drawing picture
I was walking home when I met Dave
Uses of Past Progressive
Tense 2
It is also used with always, continually for
persistent habits in the past.
Examples:
He was always smoking. [now he stopped
smoking]
He was always grumbling. [now he stopped]
He was always quarrelsome. [ now he is not so]
He was always late to school. [now he is
punctual]
Summing Up
Used to denote an action going on at some
time in the past
In the middle of something
Time of the action may or may not be
indicated
It is also used with always, continually for
persistent habits in the past.
Future Progressive Tense
Future Progressive Tense
I shall be reading the paper then.
We shall be reaching home then
Will you be staying here till Sunday?
They will be meeting us next week.
He will be staying here till Monday.
She will be meeting us tomorrow
It will be getting darker after sometime.
Uses of Future Progressive
Tense 1
The future progressive denotes an action as
going on at some time in future
Examples:
When I get home, my children will be playing
Will you be using your bicycle this evening?
At 10 0 clock tomorrow she will be working in
her office.
Uses of Future Progressive
Tense 2
This tense is also used for future action that is
planned
Examples
I shall be staying here still Sunday .
We shall be meeting you after two days.
You will be leaving next week, I suppose.
They will be reaching their home next week.
Summing Up
The future progressive denotes an action as
going on at some time in future
This tense is also used for future action that is
planned
Perfect Tenses

Present Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
I have just entered.
We have just reached the ground.
You have already gone there, I suppose.
He has not left yet.
She has reached home just now.
It has just struck ten.
Uses of Present Perfect
Tense 1completed activities in the
To indicate
immediate past
Examples:
He has just gone out.
It has just struck 10.
The train has just arrived.
Ram has come just now
Uses of Present Perfect
Tense
To express2past actions whose time is not
given and not definite.
Examples:
Have you read Sherlock Holmes?
I have never known him to be angry.
Mr. Pari has been to Japan.
Mala has been to Canada.
Uses of Present Perfect
Tense 3past events when we think more
To describe
of their effect in the present time
Examples:
Tom has eaten all the biscuits.[nothing left now]
I have cut my finger.[it is bleeding now]
I have finished my work.[now I am free]
Uses Present Perfect
Tense
To denote4an action beginning at some time
in the past and continuing up to the present
moment.
Examples:
I have known him for a long time.
He has been ill since last week.
We have lived here for ten years.
We havent seen Kala for several months.
Summing Up
To indicate completed activities in the
immediate past
To express past actions whose time is not
given and not definite.
To describe past events when we think more
of their effect in the present time
To denote an action beginning at some time
in the past and continuing up to the present
moment.
Past Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Tense
I had written the letter before he arrived.
We had reached the station before the train
arrived.
You had reached the house before it was dark
They had entered the hall before it was closed
He had reached the school before the bell rang.
She reached the station after the train had left.
It stopped barking after the thief had left
Uses of Past Perfect
Tense
The past 1
perfect describes an action
completed before a certain moment in the
past.
Example:
I met him in Paris in 1970. I had seen him last
five years before.
Uses of Past Perfect
Tense 2 happened in the past with first
If two actions
action we use past perfect and with second
action we use simple past.
Examples:
I had posted the letter before he arrived.
Summing Up
The past perfect describes an action
completed before a certain moment in the
past.
If two actions happened in the past with first
action we use past perfect and with second
action we use simple past.
Future Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Tense
I shall have written my exercise by that time.
We shall have finished our homework by that
time.
You will have reached your home by that time.
He will have completed his studies by that
time.
She will have ended her career by that time.
It will have landed in London by that time.
Future Perfect Tense is
Used
To indicate the completion of an action by a
certain future time.
Examples:
Before you go to see him he will have left the
place.
Perfect Progressive Ten

Present Perfect Progressive Ten

Past Perfect Progressive Tense
Future Perfect Progressive Tens
Present Perfect Progressive
Tense
I have been sleeping for five hours.
We have been playing for five hours.
You have been reading for five hours.
They have been sleeping for five hours
He has been sleeping for five hours.
She has been reading for five hours.
It has been barking for ten minutes.
Present Perfect Progressive Tense is
Used
For an action which began at some time in the
past and is still continuing.
Example:
They have been building the bridge for several
months.
Past Perfect Progressive
Tense
At that time I had been writing a novel for two
months.
At that time we had been producing a film for three
months.
At that time you had been working in a bank for six
months.
At that time they had been playing for few weeks.
At that time he had been working in a bank.
At that time she had been working in a school.
At that time it had been staying in a wealthy house
for few weeks.
Past Perfect Progressive Tense is
Used
For an action that began before a certain
point in the past and continued up to that
time.
Example:
At that time you had been working in a bank for
six months.
Future Perfect Progressive
Tense
By next may I shall have been living here for two years.
By next may we shall have been living here for two years.
By next may you will have been living here for two years.
By next may they will have been living here for two
years.
By next may he will have been living here for two years.
By next may she will have been living here for two years.
By next may it will have been living here for two years.
Future Perfect Progressive Tense is
Used
To represent an action as being in progress
over a period of time that will end in the
future.
Example:
When he gets his degree, he will have been
studying at Oxford for four years.
The End