Tense Structures/Use of Tense

                

    Tense 

Present Tense

Past Tense

Future Tense

Present Tense

Simple present

Subject+v1/v5+object

I eat an apple daily.

Ram drinks a cup of milk daily.

We ……rice daily.(eat/eats)

Boys……volleyball.(play/plays)

A boy ……faster than a girl.(run/runs)

He …..to school on foot.(goes/go)

Present continuous Tense

S+is/am/are+ing(v4)+obj.

Sita ………cutting grass.

I am…….. a movie on TV.

Boys ………flying kites.

What are you doing now?

We………….

Present Perfect Tense

S+has/have+v3+obj.

Sita……..brushed her teeth.

We have…..our homework.

Boys …..killed a mouse.

A girl …..washed her clothes.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S+has/have+been+v4(ing)+obj

We……been painting the wall for three days.

She has………..the kite for hours.

I ……..washing my clothes since the morning

Past Tense

Simple Past

S+v2+obj.

Gita ………a purse on the way last week.

Mina……a paper boat yesterday.

We ……a tiger in the zoo last month.

Past continuous Tense

S+was/were+v4+obj.

She was playing football.

They were playing football.

Past Perfect Tense

S+had+v3+obj.

She had played volleyball.

She had played volleyball.

Past perfect continuous Tense

S+had+been+v4+obj.

She had been playing football

Future Tense

Simple future tense

S+will/shall+v1+obj.

She will visit Pokhara tomorrow.

Future Continuous Tense

S+will/shall+be+v4+obj.

She will be eating dinner.

Future Perfect Tense

S+will/shall+have+v3+obje

She will have played football.

Future perfect continuous tense

S+will/shall+have+v3+obj.

She will have played volleyball.