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The concept of tense in English is a method that we use to refer to time - past, present and future. We cannot talk of tenses without considering two components of many English tenses: time and aspect. In simple terms... A. Time expresses: i Past - before now ii Present - now, or any time...
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The concept of tense in English is a method that we use to refer to time - past, present and future. We cannot talk of tenses without considering two components of many English tenses: time and aspect. In simple terms... A. Time expresses: i Past - before now ii Present - now, or any time that includes now iii Future - after now B. Aspect can be: i Progressive - uncompleted action ii Perfective - completed action or state read less
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A tense is a form taken by a verb to show the time of an action. There are three main tenses: Present tense: things that are true when the words are spoken or written; or are generally true; or for some languages will be true in the future. PRESENT, PAST and FUTURE
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it is very easy to learn tenses.Read any grammer book .you will learn all the rules. if you need any help you can contact me
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Past tense, present tense, future tense
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Tenses are time based. Here the Verb form changes according to the time period the action was done in. Broadly speaking tenses are 3 types: Present (Now) past(Action completed) and Future(yet to come). These are further subdivided into your present perfect present continuous etc. basically you have to...
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Tenses are time based. Here the Verb form changes according to the time period the action was done in. Broadly speaking tenses are 3 types: Present (Now) past(Action completed) and Future(yet to come). These are further subdivided into your present perfect present continuous etc. basically you have to remember that the time of action will determine the form of the verb read less
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Tense in english concept refers to time which is further divided into present tense , past tense & future tense.
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Simple tenses are Past-Present-Future Tenses
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I hope you are interested in learning about execution of tenses not just for knowledge.
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The Tenses in English primarily consist of - Past, Present and Future Tense. These three prime form of tenses are further segregated in the following forms - Simple, Continuous, Perfect and Perfect Continuous tenses. For Instance, Past Simple Tense - I had a dog, Past Continuous Tense - I was drawing...
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The Tenses in English primarily consist of - Past, Present and Future Tense. These three prime form of tenses are further segregated in the following forms - Simple, Continuous, Perfect and Perfect Continuous tenses. For Instance, Past Simple Tense - Ihada dog, Past Continuous Tense - I was drawing at that time, Past Perfect Tense - I had brushed teeth beforeIwent to bed and Past Perfect Continuous Tense - I had been doing the report and then found it in the internet. Similarly, Present Simple Tense -I have a dog, Present Continuous Tense - I am drawing right now, Present Perfect Tense - I have done my homework already and Present Perfect Continuous Tense - I have been writing this letter for 3 hours already. In the same manner, Future Simple Tense -I will have a dog, Future Continuous Tense - I will be drawing tomorrow and Future Perfect Continuous Tense - This time next month,Iwill have beenworking here for 3 years. Hope the examples of the respective tenses have helped in clearing the concept of tenses in English. read less
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Tenses is all about time
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