![]() ![]() (b) We met twice a day during the summer holidays.ĭid + subject + not + the infinitive +….? (iv) To denote an action which continued for sometime in the past as, (c) He attended the temple regularly when he was young. (a) Everyday my father used to read a chapter of the Geeta. (iii) To describe a habitual or repeated action in the past as (b) I bought this shirt from the Mcdonald’s. (ii) To express a past event/action when the time is not given, but it is implied and definite as, (b) India defeated Pakistan during the Kargil war. (i) To describe an action that took place and was completed in the past as, Simple Past Tense/Past Indefinite Tense is ‘used: Has/have + subject + not + been + the present participle + ….? Has/have + subject + been + the present participle + ….? Subject + has/have not + been + the present participle Subject + has/have + been + the present participle (b) He has been writing letters all the afternoon. (a) The children have been playing all the day. (ii) To emphasize the continued and uninterrupted nature of an action even though it is completed. (b) It has been raining for three hours now. (a) We have been studying English for five years. The action should be continuing at the time of speaking. (i) To describe an action that began at some time in the past and is still going on. Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used: Has/have + subject + not + the past participle + ….? Has/have + subject + the past participle + ….? Subject + has/have + not + the past participle (b) I have received a letter from my father. (vi) To describe a past action, the time of which is not given as, (v) To express a recently completed action as, (iv) To show past events when their effect in the present is more important as, (iii) To express past actions without any specific time as, (c) The prisoners have escaped from the jail. (ii) To express past actions or events the results of which still persist as, (d) I have known to him for several years. (i) To express an action that began in the past and continues up to the present moment as, Is/am/are + subject + not + the present participle + ….? Is/am/are + subject + the present participle + ….? Subject + is/am/are + not + the present participle (i.e. Subject + is/am/are + the present participle (i.e. (a) A 2.00 o’clock, we are having our lunch. (v) To express an action which begins before a specific time and even continuous after it as, (a) He is always complaining of headache. (iv) To express the speaker’s disapproval and disliking of an action that happens often. (iii) To describe an action or event which is to take place definitely in the near future. (ii) To describe an action going on over a period of time including the present, but which may not be going on actually at the moment of speaking. ![]() (a) The boys are watching a cricket match. (i) To describe an action that is happening now at the time of speaking. Present Continuous or Present progressive Tense is used: (vii) In time and conditional clauses as,ĭo/Does + subject + not + infinitive +… ? The batsman steps forward and drives the ball to the boundary. (vi) In running commentaries on matches as, (b) Shakespeare says, “Frailty, thy name is a woman”. (a) Wordsworth says, “Nature heals our negative mood”. ![]() (b) Priyanka teaches English in Hindu College Sonepat. (iv) To express a fact of something which is true at present as, (b) The train leaves to Karnataka at 9.00 p.m. (a) The president arrives tomorrow at 10.00 a.m. (iii) To describe a future planned action as, (ii) To express facts which are true of all times as, (b) Ishani reads the newspaper every day. (i) To describe repeated actions and habits as, Simple Present / Present Indefinite Tense: ![]() Perfect continuous have + been Perfect continuous have + been Perfect continuous have + been + ing ![]()
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