Basics of Tenses and Helping Verbs
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Basics of English Language (Tenses Concept)
Helping verbs help us in showing the time in a sentence. Tense means time and it a natural concept so we must have a good command over helping verbs to master tenses.
Simple Sentences: To show the things. There is no main verb.
Present
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Is, am, are
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Past
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Was, were
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Future
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Will be, shall be
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I am in English class.
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He was in the library.
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His brother will be in the gym.
Action oriented sentences: main verb is there.
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Indefinite here it is not definite whether the work is going on or done.
I take dinner at 8 pm.
Yesterday I called you.
I will give a presentation on AI today.
Present
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No H.V. in affirmative sentences.
Singular Subject- V1+ s or es
Do (P), Does (S)- Negative and Interrogative sentences
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Past
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No H.V. in affirmative sentences.
Did (S & P)- Negative and Interrogative sentences
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Future
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Will (S), shall (I, we) + V1
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Continuous work is going on
[ING Form of verb]
Present
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Is (S), Am (I), Are (P)
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Past
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Was (S), Were (P)
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Future
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Will be (S), shall be (I, we)
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He is a doctor and he is practicing at this hospital.
I am a trainer and I am making you practice tenses.
They are my friends and they are preparing for Armed Forces.
He was my batch mate and he was preparing for JEE.
They were confident and they were giving the presentation passionately.
This product will be costly and they will be selling it at a low price.
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Perfect work is done [V3]
Present
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Has (s), Have (P)
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Past
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Had (S & P)
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Future
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Will have (S), Shall have (P)
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I had informed everyone.
All the students will have come in the class.
[ Done + Going on ]
Present
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Has been (S), Have been (P)
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Past
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Had been (S & P)
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Future
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Will have been (S), Shall have been (P)
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MAI BAHUT DER SE YHI SOCH RHA HU.
I have been thinking for a long time.
VAH EK SAAL SE DILLI ME RAH RHA HAI.
He has been living in Delhi for one year.
Smartest way to remember these helping verbs.
Action: to walk
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I walk in the morning.
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I am walking right now.
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I have already walked for a long time.
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I have been walking for many days.
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Yesterday I walked for 5 kilometers.
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When I was walking, I experienced many things.
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I had already walked before you came.
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I had been walking in the evening for many years.
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Today I will walk in the evening.
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This time, he will be walking.
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He will have walked by this time.
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He will have been walking for many days.
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