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Tense Structures in English Grammar

The document discusses the structure of tenses in English grammar. It defines 12 tenses: present indefinite, past indefinite, future indefinite, present continuous, past continuous, future continuous, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous, and future perfect continuous. For each tense it provides the formula using the subject, verb, and object or extension.

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Tense Structures in English Grammar

The document discusses the structure of tenses in English grammar. It defines 12 tenses: present indefinite, past indefinite, future indefinite, present continuous, past continuous, future continuous, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous, and future perfect continuous. For each tense it provides the formula using the subject, verb, and object or extension.

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English Grammar Tense # 1

Engr. Md. Mofazzal Hossen


( [Link]. in EEE )

Tense (Structure)
Tense Indefinite Continuous Perfect Perfect
(v1/v2) (v1+ing) (v3) continuous
(v1+ing)
Present am/is/are have/has have/has +
been
Past was/were had had + been
Future shall/will shall/will + be shall/will + shall/will +
have have + been

1) Present Indefinite Tense : Subject + v1 + object/extension


2) Past Indefinite Tense : Subject + v2 + object/extension
3) Future Indefinite Tense : Subject + shall/will + v1 + object/ extension

4) Present Continuous Tense : Subject + am/is/are + v1 + ing + object/extension


5) Past Continuous Tense : Subject + was/were + v1 + ing + object/extension
6) Future Continuous Tense : Subject + shall/will + be + v1 + ing +
object/extension

7) Present Perfect Tense : Subject + have/has + v3 + object/extension


8) Past Perfect Tense : Subject + had + v3 + object/extension
9) Future Perfect Tense : Subject + shall/will + have + v3 + object/extension

10) Present Perfect Continuous Tense : Subject + have/has + been + v1 + ing +


object/extension
11) Past Perfect Continuous Tense : Subject + had+ been + v1 + ing +
object/extension
12) Future Perfect Continuous Tense : Subject + shall/will + have + been + v1 +
ing + object/extension

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