Grammar Class-1

What is Tense?

A Tense is a form taken by a verb to indicate the time of action.

1) There are three main verb tenses: present, past, and future. 

Present tense: It expresses an unchanging, repeated or reoccurring action or situation that exists only now. It can also represent a widespread truth. (Today)

Example: I eat.

Past tense: It expresses an action or situation that was started and finished in the past. (Yesterday)

Example: I ate.

Future tense: An action or situation that will occur in the future. (Tomorrow)

Example: I will eat.

2) Each main tense is divided into 4 subcategories

  a) simple

  b) progressive/continuous 

  c) perfect 

  d) perfect progressive/continuous