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    Class VII English Grammar The Tenses

    English Grammar Class 7


    The Tenses

    In today’s lesson, we will discuss The Tense. We will begin with understanding
    the tense and its type. Then we will see examples of the tenses. Moving ahead
    we will learn about its uses. Practice questions and solved examples are given
    throughout the article for better understanding and concept clarity. Let’s begin
    the journey on the topic.

    Image: Introduction to English Grammar

    What are Tenses?


    Every day, we talk about what we did in the past, what we are doing now, and
    what we plan to do in the future. We accomplish this by employing verb
    "tenses" that indicate time—the past tense, present tense, and future tense.

    Examples of Tenses
    To express when events occur, we must conjugate our verbs differently. Here
    are some examples of the three most common verb tenses.

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    • Mini called me. (Past Tense)


    • Mini calls me. (Present Tense)
    • Mini will call me. (Future Tense)
    As you can see, the verbs' forms change with each tense. To clarify this, we can
    insert a specific time into the sentence:
    • Mini called me yesterday.
    • I talk to Mini every day.

    Parts of Tenses
    Since verbs only change form between past and present tense, we must rely on
    other words to convey the time or situation. When changing verb tenses, we use
    "helping verbs" called auxiliary verbs and modal auxiliary verbs, which are
    used in addition to the main verb. They assist the main verb in making sense of
    a sentence.

    Auxiliary Verbs
    Sometimes just using a verb isn't sufficient to make a sentence work. As a
    result, auxiliary verbs exist to add understanding or to ensure that other verbs
    work correctly. Many sentences would be meaningless without them. They are
    divided into three categories: to be, have, and do.
    To be: are, be, being, is, been, was, were, am
    Have: had, has, have, having
    Do: do, did, does

    Here are some examples, both with and without the use of auxiliary verbs:
    • Mini was calling. (Correct)
    • Mini calling. (Incorrect)

    • Mini did call. (Correct)

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    • Mini call. (Incorrect)

    • Mini called. (Correct)


    • Mini has called. (Incorrect)

    Image: Auxiliary Verbs

    Modal Auxiliary Verbs


    Modal auxiliary verbs indicate whether something is likely, might happen,
    probably happen, definitely happen, and so on. The following are the main
    modal auxiliaries: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, and would.
    Here are a few examples:
    • Mini could call soon. (Likely Happen)
    • Mini may call soon. (Might happen)
    • Mini should call soon. (Probably happen)
    • Mini will call soon. (Definitely happen)

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    Image: Modal Auxiliary Verbs

    Types of Tenses
    Tenses are grouped into three types: past, present, and future. However, within
    each tense, additional types help us express ourselves more precisely: simple,
    continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous.

    Remember:
    • The past tense allows us to speak about events that have already occurred
    (in the past).
    • The present tense allows us to talk about what is happening right now (in
    the present).
    • The future tense allows us to speak about events that will occur in the
    future (in the future).

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    Images: Types of Tenses

    Simple Tenses
    Simple tenses are the most fundamental way of writing and speaking. They
    demonstrate that there is something that happened/is happening/will happen
    during the period discussed in the sentence:
    • Past: Yesterday Mini walked home from school.
    • Present: Mini walks home from school on Tuesdays.
    • Future: Mini will walk home from school tomorrow.

    Continuous Tenses
    The continuous tenses allow us to communicate a condition that is, was, or will
    happen indefinitely. This implies that the action in the sentence is still ongoing
    at the time being discussed:
    • Past: Mini was walking home when Lily called.
    • Present: Mini is walking home now.
    • Future: When Lily calls, Mini will be walking home.

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    Perfect Tenses
    Perfect tenses allow us to express that there is something that occurred before
    the time being mentioned in the sentence that has an impact on what is
    happening now.
    • Past: By the time we were ready to leave school, Mini had walked home.
    • Present: Mini has walked home; let’s meet her now.
    • Future: Mini will have walked home by the time we finish work tonight.

    Perfect Continuous Tenses


    Perfect continuous tenses allow us to describe something that has/had been/will
    have been going on for some time and is still going on at the time of the
    sentence:
    • Past: When she turned 15, Mini had been walking home from school for
    10 years.
    • Present: Mini has been walking home from school since she was 5.
    • Future: By the time she turns 15, Mini will have been walking home
    from school for 10 years.

    Difficult Word Meaning

    Word Maeaning

    Accomplish Achieve

    to list the many inflectional forms of a verb that is employed


    Conjugate
    specifically in a prescribed order.

    Demonstrate provide an example and explanation in practice

    Fundamental a basic concept or norm that forms the basis of something.

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    Auxiliary giving supplemental or extra assistance and support.

    Summary
    In this chapter, we started with the Tense. The past is used to represent what has
    already happened. The present tense is used to describe what is happening right
    now or what is ongoing and the future tense is used to describe what will
    happen in the future. The tense of a sentence tells us when an activity took
    place. You must use the proper tenses to express your ideas if you wish to
    engage with others or construct a proper phrase. The three fundamental
    divisions of time—Past, Present, and Future—are expressed in English using
    tenses. If you don't use the tense that best describes the situation, the statement
    or query will mean the exact opposite of what you intended to say or write.

    Practice Questions
    A. Choose the correct tense for the following sentences
    1. Look! We ________ to crash. (Go/are going/were going/have gone).
    2. I wish I ________ good friends. (Have/had/had had).
    3. After he ________ his work, he went out for a movie. (had completed
    /completed/ Either could be used here).
    4. I ________ him for a very long time when we got married.
    (knew/have known/had known/had been working).

    B. Place the verbs into the correct tense


    1. The receptionist (welcome) ________the guests and (ask). ________
    them to sanitize their hands first.
    2. The motorcycle (breaks), ________ down and they (have). ________
    to walk to college.
    3. The boys (swim). ________ while the girls (sunbath) ________.
    4. My sister (come) ________ in, (look) ________ and (tell). ________
    me to help her in cooking.

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    C. Fill in the blanks with suitable tenses.


    1. I _________ you if you tried to disturb me again. (am hitting/ will be
    hitting/will hit)
    2. __________ I help you with the housework?(will/would/shall)
    3. By next year we ___________ in this city for twenty-five years.(have
    lived/will have lived/will be lived)
    4. I _______ home late tonight.(a,/will be/would be)

    Answers:
    A. Choose the correct tense for the following sentences
    1. Look! We are going to crash.
    2. I wish I had good friends.
    3. After he had completed his work, he went out for a movie.
    4. I had known him for a very long time when we got married.

    B. Place the verbs into the correct tense


    1. The receptionist welcomed the guests and asked them to sanitize their
    hands first.
    2. The motorcycle broke down and they had to walk to college.
    3. The boys swam while the girls sunbathed.
    4. My sister came in, looked, and told me to help her with cooking.

    C. Fill in the blanks with suitable tenses.


    1. I will hit you if you tried to disturb me again.
    2. Shall I help you with the housework?
    3. By next year we will have lived in this city for twenty-five years.
    4. I will be home late tonight.

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