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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
Find below the list of ten examples for future tense:
- I will call you on coming Monday.
- She will take you to the cafe.
- Jane is going to attend the ball tomorrow.
- By next week, I will have finished working on this painting.
- Next month, they will have been living in Seoul for over a decade.
- At this time coming July, I will be travelling to Japan.
- Joon will dance after Jin.
- I am going to visit the art gallery this weekend.
- The guests will arrive at noon.
- Sarah is going to bake apple pie for dinner.
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
There are four types of future tenses in grammar. These are; Simple Future, Future Continuous, Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous tense. Find below examples for each of the four future tenses:
- Simple Future: I will text you later. (Subject + will/ shall + base verb)
- Future Continuous: He will be partying until the sunrise. (Subject + will be + verb + ing)
- Future Perfect: By next Wednesday, I will have turned this report in. (Subject + will have + past participle)
- Future Perfect Continuous: By 2032, I will have been learning guitar for a decade. (Subject + will have been + present participle)
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
Future tense in English grammar is used to describe an act that has not yet happened but is expected to take place in future. This applies to whether one's talking about their goals, planning something, making predictions, and more. Some common future tense examples are as follows:
- I will eat out tomorrow.
- She will go to the mart next friday.
- Rayn is going to Dubai next month.
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3 months agoBeginner-Level 5
The 20 examples of different types of present tense are as follows:
- The jury has not reached a verdict yet.
- She has already worked on it.
- I am working on a project.
- He is going to London today.
- Ujjwal is learning English.
- Have you been sleeping since morning?
- The servant is waiting for the master.
- The kids play outside.
- He loves adventure sports.
- Manish watches the television at 10 PM.
- I am going to the market.
- Rahul goes to bed early.
- I am visiting Mount Carmel today.
- We do not speak Spanish.
- The train is moving, come on!
- She is my mother.
- I have not been singing.
- Frieda is
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3 months agoBeginner-Level 5
The rule for the Present Tense depends on the type of present tense. The rule and structure of the Present Tense is:
- Simple Present Tense:
Subject + V1 or third person plural + Object
- Present Continuous Tense:
Subject + to be verb form + V1+ ing + Object
- Present Perfect Tense:
Subject + have/has + past participle of V1 + Object
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Subject + have/has+ V1+ ing + Object
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3 months agoBeginner-Level 5
The four types of Present Tense in the English language are Simple Present, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, and Present Continuous.
- The Simple Present is used for general truths, habits, and regular actions.
- Present Continuous is used for actions happening now or for planned future actions.
- Present Perfect tense is used for actions that started in the past and continued to the present.
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used for actions that started in the past and are still continuing in the present.
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4 months agoContributor-Level 8
Students can refer to following books to study Past Continuous Tense in a detailed manner. These books focus on the usage, exceptions and rules of using the tense in English grammar.
Books | Author |
Basic Grammar Practice Handbook on Tense | Dr. M. Vijaya |
Practice Makes Perfect English Verb Tenses Up Close | Mark Lester |
The Book of English Grammar Tests | Mamta Mehrotra |
The English Tenses Practical Grammar Guide | Phil Williams and Bob Wright |
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4 months agoContributor-Level 8
While most of the verbs (action words) can be used to form Past Continuous Tense in English language, Stative verbs cannot change their forms to form Past Continuous Tense sentences. Also known as state-of-being verbs, these verbs cannot be used in any continuous tense, including the past continuous. This is because Stative verbs describe feelings that can't be directly observed or measured in terms of progress. Many stative verbs describe states of mind, such as opinions, needs, and awareness. Example:
· Incorrect: "I was knowing him."
· Correct: "I knew him."
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4 months agoContributor-Level 8
The past continuous tense is formed using the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were) followed by the main verb's present participle (verb + -ing).
The structure is: Subject + was/were + verb + -ing. Examples:
· She was reading a book.
· They were playing cricket.
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4 months agoContributor-Level 8
The past continuous tense is used to express different scenarios and emotions. They are as follows:
· Ongoing actions at a specific past time: "At 10 pm, I was eating my dinner."
· Interrupted actions: "I was playing when my mom called back."
· Actions happening simultaneously: "While she was cooking the food, the kids were eating."
· Background events: "As the sun was setting, people were taking pictures."
· To express hopes and suggestions: “I was thinkin
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