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Rules and Practice of Tenses
Giving children and in-depth knowledge of English Tenses and their rules.
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TENSES
1. Simple Present Tense
We use first form of the verb + ‘s’ or ‘es’.
‘s’ or ‘es’ is used only with ‘He, She, It or a singular word’.
If the subject is ‘I, We, You, They or any plural word, then ‘s’ or ‘es’ is not used.
For example: You do your work.
He does his work.
If the sentence is Negative or Interrogative, then ‘do’ or ‘does’ is used.
e.g. You do not do your work. Does he do his work?
2. Present Continuous Tense
We use ‘is, am, are + ing.
e.g. Children are playing in the park.
Negative: Children are not playing in the park. Interrogative: Are children playing in the park?
3. Present Perfect Tense
We use ‘has’ or ‘have’ with third form of the verb.
e.g. Children have prepared well in the exams?
The child has broken the glass.
Negative: Children have not prepared well in the exams. Interrogative: Has the child broken the glass?
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
We use ‘has or have + been + first form of the verb + ing’.
e.g. The girls have been learning dance for six months.
Negative: The girls have not been learning dance for six months.
Interrogative: Have the girls been learning dance for six months?
5. Simple Past
We use second form of the verb.
If the sentence is negative or interrogative, then we use ‘Did’ + first form of the verb.
e.g. Our team won the match.
Negative: Our team did not win the match. Interrogative: Did our team win the match?
6. Past Continuous
We use ‘was, were + first form of the verb + ing’.
e.g. Children were playing in the park.
Negative: Children were not playing in the park. Interrogative: Were children playing in the park?
7. Past Perfect
We use ‘Had + third form of the verb’.
e.g. The teacher had taught the lesson by then.
Negative: The teacher had not taught the lesson by then.
Interrogative: Had the teacher taught the lesson by then?
8. Past Perfect Continuous
We use ‘had + been + first form of the verb + ing’.
e.g. Boys had been playing in the rain for two hours.
Negative: Boys had not been playing in the rain for two hours.
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