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Mam or sir can you explain me tenses and please give me some qeustions regarding tenses...

Dear Student
Tenses expresses the time ,when an action has taken place.
Tenses are divided into three types:
  1. Present Tense
  2. Past Tense
  3. Future Tense
Which are again subdivided as follows - explained with an example of verb 'eat' :
  • Present Tense -
  1. Simple Present Tense - I eat food everyday.
  2. Present continuous Tense - I am eating food right now
  3. Present Perfect Tense- I have eaten all of the food
  4. Present Perfect continuous Tense - I have been eating food for two hours.
  • Past Tense
  1. Simple Past Tense - I ate food yesterday.
  2. Past continuous Tense - I was eating food when you arrived.
  3. Past Perfect Tense - I had eaten food when you arrived.
  4. Past Perfect continuous Tense - I had been eating food for two hours when you arrived.
  • Future Tense
  1. Simple Future Tense - I will eat food tomorrow.
  2. Future Continuous Tense - I will be eating food when you arrive.
  3. Future Perfect Tense - I will have eaten food by the time you arrive.
  4. Future Perfect continuous Tense - I will have been eating food for two hours when you arrive.
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Tenses tell us about the time when an action takes place . By,tenses we understand the relationship between the form of verb and concept of time.
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Dear friend,
Tenses tell us about the time when an action took place. Tenses are off 3 types:-
Past tense. Present tense. Future tense
They are further divide into:-
Simple past, present and future
Past, present and future continuos
Past, present and future perfect
Past, present and future perfect continuos
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