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Tense
Tense indicates the time when the action or state described by the verb occurs.
Types of Tense
There are three primary tenses in English:
- Present Tense: Actions or states happening now or generally.
- Past Tense: Actions or states that happened in the past.
- Future Tense: Actions or states that will happen in the future.
Tense with Aspects
Combining it with Aspects, each tense can have 4 different forms which help us to convey a detailed picture of when an action occurs and its nature or duration. Here is a breakdown of each combination:
| Tense | Aspect | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Present | Simple | Habitual actions, general truths, or states |
| Continuous (Progressive) | Ongoing actions happening now or around the present time | |
| Perfect | Actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past or that began in the past and continue to the present | |
| Perfect Continuous | Actions that began in the past and are still continuing or were recently completed | |
| Past | Simple | Actions that were completed at a specific time in the past |
| Continuous (Progressive) | Ongoing actions in the past, often when another action occurred | |
| Perfect | Actions that were completed before another action in the past | |
| Perfect Continuous | Actions that were ongoing up to a point in the past | |
| Future | Simple | Actions that will happen in the future |
| Continuous (Progressive) | Ongoing actions that will be happening at a specific time in the future | |
| Perfect | Actions that will be completed before a specific time in the future | |
| Perfect Continuous | Actions that will be ongoing up to a point in the future |
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