1. Simple Present Tense
¡ An action that occurs on regular basis
¡ Fact that stands true all time
Structure: S+V1+O
Ex: I watch videos
I play football regularly
Sun rises in the east
NOTE: In case of 3rd person singular form Vs/es form
Ex: Balu plays football regularly
2. Simple Past Tense
· An action that is completed before now
Structure: S + V2 +O
Ex: I played cricket yesterday
I played football yesterday
I watched videos
3. Simple Future Tense
¡ An action which will happen in future
Structure: S+will+V1+O
Ex: I will play football tomorrow
I will watch videos
4. Present Continous Tense
¡ An action which is currently going on
Structure: S + am/is/ are+ V+ ing +O
Ex: I am playing football right now.
I am watching videos.
5. Past Continues Tense
¡ An action which began in the past and was still going
on until some other action occurred
Structure: S + was/were +V + ing +O
Ex: I was playing
football when you arrived.
I was watching videos.
6. Future Continous Tense
¡ An action which will began in the future and will
still go on until some other action occurs
Structure: S+ will be /shall be+ V + ing +O
Ex: I will be playing football when you arrive
I shall be watching videos
7. Present Perfect Tense
¡ action began in the past and true in the present.
¡ action that happened in the past but time is not specified.
Structure : S + have/has+V3
Ex: I have played football alot this week
I have watched videos
I have finished my home work
8. Past Perfect Tense
¡ Action that completed before any other action in the past
Structure: S+ had+ V3 +O
Ex: I had played football before you came
9. Future Perfect Tense
¡ Action that will happen before another event in the future
Structure: S + will have + V3 + O
Ex: I will have played football by the time you arrive
10. Present Perfect Continous Tense
§ Action that started in the past and are still going on the present
§ More importance is given to the duration of event
Structure: S + have been + Ving + O
Ex: I have been playing football since 3 years
I have been watching videos
11. Past Perfect Continous Tense
§ An action which began in the past at a certain time
and still going on until some other action occurred
§ More importance on time the event started
Structure: S + had been + Ving + O
Ex: I had been playing football for 1 hour before you arrived.
I had been watching videos since morning.
12. Future Perfect Continous Tense
§ An action which will began and still going until a
point in future
§ More importance to the duration of event
Structure: S + will have been + Ving + O
Ex: I will have been playing football for 10 years
I will have been watching videos since morning
