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15. Understanding the tenses:

The tense forms that have been practised and discussed in this chapter, allow you to show accurately and subtly the time and the relationship of actions and events with it. We use them in speech and writing.

Understanding and recognising how the tense forms are used.

15.1 Can you identify the present tense forms.

Simple PresentPresent Perfect
1. I play tennis1. I have played tennis
2. You read well.2. You have read well.
3. She sees something.             3. She has seen something.

Note - Present Perfect is used for recent past without time expression.

15.2 Present Continuous

1. I am playing tennis
2. You are reading well.
3. She is looking at something.    

 Present Continuous means on going action.
✏ There are certain verbs related to perception, appearing, emotion and thinking are not used in a continuous form. A few are:
see, hear, smell, notice, want, wish, look, seem, think, suppose, agree, own, imagine.

15.3 

Simple Past

1. I knew about it
2. You took it away
3. She finished her work. 

Past Perfect

1. I had known about it
2. You had taken it away.
3. She had finished her work

 Simple Past is used for past action with time expression.
 Past Perfect is used to show which action occurred first if two actions took place in past.

15.4

Present ContinuousPast Continuous
1. I am reading a book1. I was reading a book.
2. They are playing football outside.  2. They were playing football outside.
3. She is looking for her friend.             3. Last week, she was looking for her friend.

 Past continuous is used to denote on going action for some time in past. It is also used to show persistent habits in the past.

16. Present Perfect Continuous
Read the following sentences with the present perfect continuous tense form
1. Mr and Mrs Singh have been living in the same house in the same town for the last five years.
2. "Have you been keeping your pocket money safely, Rani?"
3. Petrol prices have been going up steadily this year.

 These sentences illustrate the main use of the Present Perfect Continuous tense to show that the action started in the past and is still in progress in the present.

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1. What are the different tenses in English grammar?
Ans. In English grammar, there are three main tenses: past, present, and future. Each tense is further divided into four forms: simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous.
2. How do we form the simple past tense?
Ans. To form the simple past tense, we generally add "-ed" to the base form of a regular verb. However, irregular verbs have their own unique past tense forms that need to be memorized.
3. What is the difference between present simple and present continuous tense?
Ans. The present simple tense is used to talk about general truths, habitual actions, and permanent situations. On the other hand, the present continuous tense is used to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking or temporary situations.
4. Can you give an example of the future perfect continuous tense?
Ans. Sure! An example of the future perfect continuous tense is: "By this time next year, I will have been studying for 10 years."
5. How do we form the past perfect tense?
Ans. To form the past perfect tense, we use the auxiliary verb "had" followed by the past participle of the main verb. For example, "She had already eaten dinner when I arrived."
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