Subject: English
Tense
The tenses of verbs indicate two different things about the action concerned
The Present Continuous Tense
Structures:
Sub + is/am/are + v4 + obj
E.g. He is writing a letter.
Sub + id/am/are + not + v4 + obj
E.g. He is not writing a letter.
Is/am/are + sub + v4 + obj + ?
E.g. Is he writing a letter?
WH + is/am/are + sub + v4 + obj + ?
E.g. Why is he writing a letter?
Sub + is/am/are + v4 + obj
E.g. He is writing a poem.
Obj + is/am/are + being + v4 + by + sub
A poem is being written by him.
Uses:
We use present continuous tense to show:
E.g. What are you doing?
She’s reading in the garden.
E.g. Whose account are you working on?
She’s studying hard for her final exam.
E.g. They are coming to stay with us in September.
I’m going to give an interview on May 20.
E.g. The children are growing fast.
The price of things is going up.
The Present Perfect Tense
Structures:
Sub + has/have + v3 + obj
E.g. He has written a letter.
Sub + has not/have not + v3 + obj
E.g. He has not written a letter.
Has/have + sub + v3 + obj + ?
E.g. Has he written a letter?
WH + has/have + sub + v3 + obj + ?
E.g. Why has he written a letter?
Sub + has/have + v3 + obj
E.g. He is written a letter.
Obj + has/have + been + v3 + by + sub
A letter is been written by him.
Uses:
We use the present perfect tense to talk about:
E.g. Diya looks upset. Has she failed the exam?
I can’t pay the bus fare. I’ve lost my purse.
E.g. I have been to Pokhara.
I’ve never been to Dharan.
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