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Grammar Tenses: Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future

Learn about grammar tenses and their usage in English language. This chapter covers the simple present, simple past, and simple future tenses with examples and exercises.

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Grammar Tenses: Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future

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  1. CHAPTER 1 TENSES The Simple Present Tense The Simple Past Tense The Simple Future Tense By : Sanjay Koriya (M.A. M.Ed.)

  2. WHAT IS GRAMMAR? • The structure of a language • The skeleton of a language • The backbone of a language • The rules of a language • The basic principles of a language

  3. Grammar • The scientific study of a language • A set of rules that tells how to speak and write correctly. • The rules in a language for changing the form of words and joining them into sentences. • The rules that governs the use of language

  4. Tense • A set of verb forms that indicate when the action happens i.e. Past, Present, Future • OR • Verb form that shows when the action takes place.

  5. English Grammar Tenses • Present Tense: • Simple Present Tense • Present progressive Tense • Present Perfect Tense • Present Perfect Progressive Tense • Past Tense: • Simple Past Tense • Past Progressive Tense • Past Perfect • Past Perfect Progressive • Future Tense: • Simple Future Tense • Future Progressive Tense • Future Prefect Tense • Future Perfect Progressive

  6. Simple Present Tense It expresses an action that happens: • Repeatedly • E.g. Rajesh often visits his family. • Regularly • E.g. I receive bank statement from my bank every month. • Habitually • E.g. Ashok drinks water before he goes to bed. • Everyday • E.g. Mohan goes to his office everyday.

  7. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE(STRUCTURE) SUB + Verb (s/es) + Complement • Jayesh washes his clothes himself. • We wash our clothes ourselves. • Question: • Does/Do + Sub + Verb + Complement? • Does Jayesh wash his clothes himself? • Negative: • Sub + don’t / doesn’t + Verb + Complement. • Jayesh doesn’t wash his clothes himself.

  8. Final (s) or (es) • Verbs that take s/es become singular. • Verbs that are used for third person singular in simple present tense take final s/es. • Add `s’ • Add `s’ with verbs having `e’. Make- Makes • Add `es’ with ch/sh/ss/x/z/o like Teach-Teaches • Add `ies ‘ with verbs ending in y, followed by consonant, removing `y’. like : Cry-Cries • Add `s’ with verbs ending in y, followed by vowel. Like Play-Plays

  9. Exercise • Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs. • Winter ________ after autumn. (come) • A dog_____________. (bark) • You ___________tired. (look) • Everyone ________ mistakes. (make) • All _________ in a department store. (work) • Monkeys ________ bananas. (like) • He _______ very fast. (Type) • We ________ english very well. (speak) • The children _______ to school by bus. (go) • Shyam ________ very sincerely. (learn)

  10. Simple Past Tense Shows an action or activity that happened in the past or in a period of passed time. E.g. • Kartik played cricket yesterday. • I taught english last monday. • He came from Rajkot.

  11. Simple Past Tensestructure SUB + V (regular/Irregular) + Complement Manish washed her clothes. Naresh wrote his assignment. • Question: • Did + Sub + V (infinitive) + Complement? • Did Naresh write his assignments? • Negative: • Sub + did (not) + V (infinitive) + complement. • Naresh did not write his assignment.

  12. Regular Verbs Such verbs which end in `ed’. These verbs are called regular verbs. - Add `ed’ in usually formed like jump-jumped • Add `d’ with verbs having `e’. Agree - Agreed • Add `ed ‘ with verbs that end in a consonant and have only a single vowel before the consonant. like : fan-fanned, grab-grabbed • Add `ed’ with verbs that end in y, followed by Consonant, Change the `Y’ to `I’ before adding `ed’ . Like : bury – buried, carry – carried • Add `ed’ with verbs that end in y, followed by vowel, don’t change the `Y’ before adding `ed’ . Like : play-played

  13. Irregular Verbs - Such verbs which do not end in `ed’. These verbs are called irregular verbs.

  14. Exercise • Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense of the verbs. • She ________ home alone. (go) • A frog ______ into the well. (jump) • He ___________tired. (look) • An apple _______ on his head. (drop) • He _____ his old car and ______a new one. (sell/buy) • Who ______ all the windows ? (shut) • The party _______ at 8.00 p.m. (begin) • Nilesh ______ up the ladder carefully. (climp) • Paresh _____ the highest grade in his English class.(get) • The wind ______ throughout the night. (blow)

  15. Simple Future Tense Shows an action or activity that have not happened yet, but are going to happen. E.g. • I shall finish the job tomorrow. • You will enjoy visiting New Zealand. • He will be back for dinner the next day.

  16. Simple Future Tensestructure SUB + V (shall/will) + Complement Manisha will wash her clothes. Naresh will write his assignment. • Question: • Will/Shall + Sub + V (infinitive) + Complement? • Will Naresh write his assignments? • Negative: • Sub + will/shall (not) + V (infinitive) + complement. • Naresh will not write his assignment.

  17. Exercise • Fill in the blanks with the simple future tense of the verbs. • You _____ fat if you eat too many desserts. ( grow) • We _______ to the zoo after breakfast. (go) • I _____ my bath before dinner. (take) • She _______ us how to play chess. (teach) • They ______ busy tomorrow. (be) • It ______ soon. (rain) • Kanu ________ James this evening. (visit) • He _______ his exams. ( pass) • Dad _______ us to the movies next Sunday. • Paresh _______ lots to do on his farm. (find)

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