English Tenses
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BASIC POINT 1: There are 3 types of pronouns. Usage of tenses depends upon the type of pronoun the tense is used upon: Person Number Pronoun Singular I First Plural we Second
Singular you Plural you
Third
he Singular she it They Plural
BASIC POINT 2: Types of tenses: PAST/PRESENT/FUTURE
SIMPLE CONTINOUS PERFECT PERFECT CONTINOUS
So there are 3*4 = 12 types of tense usage. 1. The Progressive (or continuous) Aspect views the action in the process of happening, being in the middle of things and not having completed it. Ron is cooking dinner. [He is still doing it and not finished] 2. The Perfect Aspect views the action as having been completed before another point in time. The action is finished but may influence what follows it. Ron has already seen this film. [The action is completed. It may influence our present choice of what film to see, since we don’t want Ron to see it again] 3. The Perfect-Progressive Aspect combines the qualities of the previous two. It views the action as an ongoing one that has been going on until a
certain point in time and having been completed up to that point. The may influence what follows. Till 1996, Dona had been dieting rather seriously and subsequently lost a lot of weight. [Dona was in an ongoing process that was completed in 1996. This influenced what followed – the loss of weight] 4. The Simple (or Zero) Aspect does not relate to the flow of time and merely states whether or not the action occurs. * Just get the time reference clear. In 2, there are two references of time i.e. PAST (completed) and PRESENT (influence). 3 is same as 2 but –ing term makes it CONTINOUS also. RULES OF TENSES: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/verb-tenses.html http://www.yadayadaenglish.com/grammar.htm http://www.speakspeak.com/html/d10a000_english_grammar_structure_of_tenses.ht m http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present.htm http://www.aimpublishing.com/basic-grammar/past-or-perfect.php ...READ this 1st. CONCLUSION: Go slow. There are 12 types. Do one at a time i.e. all simple then all continuous, etc. ASK your doubts.
Singular you Plural you
Third
he Singular she it They Plural
BASIC POINT 2: Types of tenses: PAST/PRESENT/FUTURE
SIMPLE CONTINOUS PERFECT PERFECT CONTINOUS
So there are 3*4 = 12 types of tense usage. 1. The Progressive (or continuous) Aspect views the action in the process of happening, being in the middle of things and not having completed it. Ron is cooking dinner. [He is still doing it and not finished] 2. The Perfect Aspect views the action as having been completed before another point in time. The action is finished but may influence what follows it. Ron has already seen this film. [The action is completed. It may influence our present choice of what film to see, since we don’t want Ron to see it again] 3. The Perfect-Progressive Aspect combines the qualities of the previous two. It views the action as an ongoing one that has been going on until a
certain point in time and having been completed up to that point. The may influence what follows. Till 1996, Dona had been dieting rather seriously and subsequently lost a lot of weight. [Dona was in an ongoing process that was completed in 1996. This influenced what followed – the loss of weight] 4. The Simple (or Zero) Aspect does not relate to the flow of time and merely states whether or not the action occurs. * Just get the time reference clear. In 2, there are two references of time i.e. PAST (completed) and PRESENT (influence). 3 is same as 2 but –ing term makes it CONTINOUS also. RULES OF TENSES: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/verb-tenses.html http://www.yadayadaenglish.com/grammar.htm http://www.speakspeak.com/html/d10a000_english_grammar_structure_of_tenses.ht m http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present.htm http://www.aimpublishing.com/basic-grammar/past-or-perfect.php ...READ this 1st. CONCLUSION: Go slow. There are 12 types. Do one at a time i.e. all simple then all continuous, etc. ASK your doubts.
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