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Simple
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Past
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Present
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Future
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Subject +Verb
2+Object
Example:
a. I watched
movie in cinema
b. I bought a book yesterday
Meaning:
At one particular time in the past,
this happened. It began and ended in the past
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Ø
Subject+Verb1+Object
Example:
a.
I go
to the market
b.
I watch television every day
Meaning:
In simple present, it is used to talk about an
action which happens on a regular basis.
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Ø
  Subject+ shall +V1+Object
will
be going to
Example:
a.
I will watch television tonight
b.
I will snow tomorrow
Meaning:
At one particular time in the
Future, this will happens
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Continuous
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Past
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Present
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Future
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Ø Subject + was / were + Ving
       10:00 11:00
Example:
a. He was sleeping when I arrived
Meaning:
He went to
sleep at 10.00 last night. I arrived at 11.00. he was still asleep. His sleep
began before and was in progress at a particular time in the past. It
probably continued.
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Ø Subject + to be(am,is,are)+Ving
       10:00 11:00
Example:
a. He is sleeping right now
Meaning:
He went to
sleep at 10:00 tonight. It’s now 11:00 and he is still asleep. His sleep
began the past, is in progress at the present time, and probably will continue.
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Ø Subject + will be + Ving
      
10:00 11:00
Example:
a. He will be sleeping when we arrive
Meaning:
he will go
to sleep at 10:00 tomorrow night. We will arrive at 11:00. The action of
sleeping will begin before we arrive and it will be in progress at a
particular time in the future. Probably his sleep will continue.
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Perfect
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Past
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Present
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Future
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Ø
Subject + had + V3 + Object
Ø
 Subject + had + been +Adj + O
N
 Eat arrive    
Example:
a.
I had already eaten when they arrived
Meaning:
First I finished eating. Later they arrived. My eating was completely
finished before another time in the past
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Ø
Subject + has/have + (V3/been) + object
    Eat Now
Example:
a. I have already eaten
Meaning:
I finished eating sometime before now. The exact time isn’t important.
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Ø
Subject + will + have + V3 + O
Ø
Subject + will + have + been + O
    
Eat arrive
Example:
a.
I will already have eaten when they arrive
Meaning:
First I will finish eating. Later they will arrive, my eating will be
completely finished before another time in the future
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Perfect Continuous
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Past
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Present
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Future
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Ø Subject + Had + Been + Ving +
O
2hrs
Example:
a. I had been studying for two hours before my friend came.
Meaning:
Event in progress: studying. When? Before another event in the past.
How long? For two hours.
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Ø Subject+has/have+ Been+ Ving +O
2hrs
Example:
a. I have been studying for two hours
Meaning:
Event in progress: studying. When? Before now, up to now. How long?
For two hours.
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Ø Subject + have + been+ Ving
+ O
2 hrs
Example:
a. I will have been studying for two hours by the time you arrive
Meaning:
Event in progress: studying. When? Before another event in the future.
How long? For two hours
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