22 Juni 2010

Present, Past and Future Tense

Tenses refer to time. A verb which refers to the present is in the present tense. A verb which refers to the past is in the past tense. A verb which refers to the future is in the future tense.

The different forms of the verb that indicates different tenses are:

Present Tense

The present tense is the the form of the verb that may be used to express action at the present, a state of being, an occurrence in the (very) near future, or an action that occurred in the past and continues up to the present.

Example:
I am the son of the principal.
Sheena walks home from school.
You are the love of my life.

Present Progressive
The progressive aspect expresses the dynamic quality of actions that are in progress.

Example:
Andre is going to the mall.
He is walking down the road.
The visitors are staying in a hotel.

Past Tense
The past tense is a verb tense expressing action, activity, state or being in the past of the current moment, or prior to some other event. Simple past is formed for regular verbs by adding ( ed ) to the root of a word.

Example:
He stayed another year abroad.
Michael talked about nature conservation.
Phil asked forgiveness for his mistakes.

Past Progressive

The imperfect tense denotes a past tense with an imperfective aspect. It refers to the tense of a verb for an action or a condition as incomplete, continuous, or coincident with another action.

Example:
I was preparing the food when she came.
Jason was calling his dad when his grandmother appeared at the door.
I used to watch the sun set.
Willy used to write poems.

Future Tense
The future tense is a verb form that marks the event described by the verb as not having happened yet, but expected to happen in the future.

Example:
I will be a doctor someday.
She will attain her goals as a doctor.

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