Tense chart with rules and examples pdf download: Tenses denote the time of action. There are mainly three types of Tenses which are further categorized as stated below.
In this article we will read about Tenses with examples.
Tense chart with rules and examples pdf
| Notations and Other Information | |
| V1 | First Form of Verb |
| V2 | Second Form of Verb |
| V3 | Third Form of Verb |
| ing | ing form of the Verb |
| For | Used when ‘point of time’ |
| Since | Used when ‘period of time’ |
Present Indefinite Tense/Simple Present
| Rule | (+ve)-Subject+V1+Object (-ve)-Subject+do not(don’t)+Object Interrogative:-Do+Subject+V1+Object? |
| Examples | (+ve)-Ram goes to the office daily.
(-ve)-Ram doesn’t breaks traffic rules (?ve) – Does Ram obey his parents? |
Present Continuous Tense
| Rule | (+ve)-Subject+is/am/are+V1+ing+Object
(-ve)-Subject+isn’t/am not/aren’t+V1+ing+object (Interrogative)-Is/am/are+Subject+V1+ing+Object? |
| Example | (+ve)-Mohit is studying for the exams.
(-ve)-Mohit is not disobeying his parents. (?)-Is Mohit going to market? |
Present Perfect Tense
| Rule | (+ve)-Subject+has/have+V3+Object
(-ve)-Subject+has/have+not+V3+Object (?ve)-Has/Have+Subject+V3+Object |
| Examples | (+ve)-Ravi has gone to market.
(-ve)-Ravi has not cheated in the exams. (?ve)-Has Ravi completed the task? |
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
| Rule | (+ve)-Subject+has/have+been+V1+ing+Object +since/for+time
(-ve)-Subject+has/have+not+been+V1+ing+Object+Since/For+time (?ve)-Has/Have+Subject+been+V1+ing+Object+for/Since+Time |
| Examples | (+ve)-I have been studying since morning.
(-ve)-I have not been working on the project for five days. (?ve)-Has Om been studying for five days? |
Simple Past/Past Indefinite
| Rule | (+ve)-Subject+V2+Object
(-ve)-Subject+did not+V1+Object (?ve)-Did+Subject+V1+Object? |
| Examples | (+ve)- He went to Shimla.
(-ve)- He didn’t follow the rules. (?ve)- Did he call me? |
Past Continuous Tense
| Rule | (+ve)-Subject+was/were+V1+ing+Object
(-ve)-Subject+was/were+not+V1+ing+Object (?ve)-Was/Were+Subject+V1+ing+Object? |
| Examples | (+ve)- Harish was going to play video games.
(-ve)-Harish was not studying at night. (?ve)-Was Harish busy playing video games? |
Past Perfect Tense
| Rule | (+ve)-Subject+had+V3+Object.
(-ve)-Subject+had+not+V3+Object. (?ve)-Had+Subject+V3+Object? |
| Examples | (+ve)- I had finished my lunch.
(-ve)- I had not finished my dinner. (?ve)- Had I eaten any chocolate? |
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
| Rule | (+ve)-Subject+had+been+V1+ing+Object+for/since+time
(-ve)-Subject+had+not+been+V1+ing+Object +for/since+time. (?ve)-Had+Subject+been+V1+ing+Object+for/since+time? |
| Examples | (+ve)- He had been working since evening.
(-ve)- He had not been able to move for four months. (?ve)- Had he been reading the novel since morning? |
Simple Future/Future Indefinite
| Rule | (+ve)-Subject+Will/Shall+V1+Object
(-ve)-Subject+Will/Shall+not+V1+Object (?ve)-Shall/Will+Subject+V1+Object? |
| Examples | (+ve)-I shall go to work in the morning.
(-ve)- He will not go to the office tomorrow. (?ve)- Shall I go to a picnic? |
Future Continuous Tense
| Rule | (+ve)-Subject+Will/shall+be+V1+ing+Obj
(-ve)-Subject+Will/shall+not+be+V1+ing+Object (?ve)-Will/Shall+Subject+be+V1+ing+Object? |
| Examples | (+ve)- Geeta will be listening to the music.
(-ve)- Geeta will not be cooking food. (?ve)- Will Geeta be studying? |
Future Perfect Tense
| Rule | (+ve)-Subject+will/shall+have+V3+Object
(-ve)-Subject+Will/shall+not+have+V3+Object (?ve)-Will/Shall+Subject+have+V3+Object? |
| Examples | (+ve)-You will have finished your work
(-ve)-You will not have to study any more about this topic (?ve)-Will You have completed the assigned task? |
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
| Rule | (+ve)-Subject+will/shall+have+been+V1+ing+Object+for/from+time
(-ve)-Subject+will/shall+not+have+been+V1+ing+Object+for/from+time (?ve)-Will/shall+Subject+have+been+V1+ing+Object+for/from+time? |
| Examples | (+ve)- Harshit will have been editing the video for four hours.
(-ve)-Harshit will not have been eating any food for 9 hours (?ve)-Will Harshit have been editing the video for four hours? |
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