Tense

 

The tense of a verb is determined by when the action took place.

The three main tenses are as follows:

The Past Tense (e.g., I walked.)

The Present Tense (e.g., I walk.)

The Future Tense (e.g., I will walk.)

 

The tense of a verb can also tell us things like whether the action is habitual, on-going, or completed.

This is called the aspect of the verb, which is part of tense.

 

Examples of Tenses

 

Here are some examples of verbs in different tenses:

I walked to work.

(The verb walked is in the past tense.)

 

I walk to work.

(The verb walk is in the present tense.)

 

I will walk to work.

(The verb will walk is in the future tense.)

 

Remember that verbs do not just express actions. They can also express a state of being. For example:

I was happy.

(The verb was is in the past tense.)

I am happy.

(The verb am is in the present tense.)

I will be happy.

(The verb will be is in the future tense.)

 

 

 

The table below shows the full list of the tenses:

	Example 1	Example 2
Simple Past Tense	I went	I laughed
Past Progressive Tense	I was going	I was laughing
Past Perfect Tense	I had gone	I had laughed
Past Perfect Progressive Tense	I had been going	I had been laughing
Simple Present Tense	I go	I laugh
Present Progressive Tense	I  am going	I am laughing
Present Perfect Tense	I have gone	I have laughed
Present Perfect Progressive Tense	I have been going	I have been laughing
Simple Future Tense	I will go	I will laugh
Future Progressive Tense	I will be going	I will be laughing
Future Perfect Tense	I will have gone	I will have laughed
Future Perfect Progressive Tense	I will have been going	I will have been laughing

 

 

Parts of Speech

 

Every name is called noun,

As field and fountain, street and town;

In place of noun the pronoun stands,

As he and she clap their hands;

The adjective describes the thing

As magic wand or bridal ring;

The verb means action something done,

To read and write, to jump and run;

How the things are done the adverbs tell,

As quickly, slowly, badly, well;

The preposition shows relation,

As in the street or at the station;

Conjunctions join, in many ways,

Sentences, words or phrase and phrase;

The interjection cries out ‘Hark!

I need an exclamation mark!’

PARTS OF SPEECH

 

PARTS OF SPEECH

The parts of speech explain how a word is used in a sentence.

There are eight main parts of speech (also known as word classes): nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections.

NOUN - (Naming word)

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea.

Examples of nouns: Mohan, London, table, dog, teacher, pen, city, happiness, hope

Example sentences: 1 Sohan lives in Delhi.

                                 2 Sita uses pen and paper to write letters.

PRONOUN - (Replaces a Noun)

A pronoun is used in place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition.

Examples of pronouns: I, you, we, they, he, she, it, me, us, them, him, her, this, those

Example sentences: Mira is tired. She wants to sleep. I want her to dance with me.

ADJECTIVE - (Describing word)

An adjective describes, modifies or gives more information about a noun or pronoun.

Examples: big, happy, green, young, fun, crazy, three

Example sentences: The little girl had a pink hat.

VERB - (Action Word)

A verb shows an action or state of being. A verb shows what someone or something is doing.

Examples: go, speak, run, eat, play, live, walk, have, like, are, is

Example sentences: I like tea.

                                 I study their charts and play their games.

ADVERB - (Describes a verb)

An adverb describes/modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It tells how, where, when, how often or to what extent. Many adverbs end in -LY

Examples: slowly, quietly, very, always, never, too, well, tomorrow, here

Example sentences: I am usually busy. Yesterday, I ate my lunch quickly.

PREPOSITION - (Shows relationship)

A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. They can indicate time, place, or relationship.

Examples: at, on, in, from, with, near, between, about, under

Example sentences: I left my keys on the table for you.

CONJUNCTION - (Joining word)

A conjunction joins two words, ideas, phrases or clauses together in a sentence and shows how they are connected.

Examples: and, or, but, because, so, yet, unless, since, if.

Example sentences: Geeta and Sita play chess.

                                  He was poor but hardworking.

INTERJECTION - (Expressive word)

An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses a strong feeling or emotion. It is a short exclamation.

Examples: Ouch! Wow! Great! Help! Oh! Hey! Hi! Alas!

Example sentences: Wow! I passed my English test. Great!