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	* Future tense - I will eat.		* Future tense - I will eat.


	Verbs are one of the most important classes of words. They tell us what is happening in terms of actions or the state of affairs in a particular situation.		Verbs are one of the most important classes of words. They tell us what is happening in terms of actions or the state of affairs in a particular situation.
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	* The children talk (verb) very loudly.		* The children talk (verb) very loudly.
	* My daughter is (verb) a talented artist. All sentences require a verb.		* My daughter is (verb) a talented artist. All sentences require a verb.


	The tenses are parts of verbs that tell you the time when the action referred to in the sentence took place. The base form is the basic verb form. It is so called as it has no inflections (i.e., no endings such as -s, -ing or -ed). This is the form of the verb that is listed in dictionary entries. The base form of any verb can be changed into a singular or plural, present or past tense.		The tenses are parts of verbs that tell you the time when the action referred to in the sentence took place. The base form is the basic verb form. It is so called as it has no inflections (i.e., no endings such as -s, -ing or -ed). This is the form of the verb that is listed in dictionary entries. The base form of any verb can be changed into a singular or plural, present or past tense.
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	* smiles (third person singular, present tense)		* smiles (third person singular, present tense)
	* smiled (past tense)		* smiled (past tense)



	In the English Language there are two tenses: the present and past. As the terms imply, the present tense refers to actions and states in the present while the past tense talks about actions and states in the past. To refer to the future, we often use the present tense and modal verbs.		In the English Language there are two tenses: the present and past. As the terms imply, the present tense refers to actions and states in the present while the past tense talks about actions and states in the past. To refer to the future, we often use the present tense and modal verbs.
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	* The sun rises in the east. (fact)		* The sun rises in the east. (fact)
	* Harry usually drinks a glass of wine with his meal. (generalisation)		* Harry usually drinks a glass of wine with his meal. (generalisation)



	Regular verbs are made past tense by adding -ed.		Regular verbs are made past tense by adding -ed.
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	* swim (base form) - swam (past tense).		* swim (base form) - swam (past tense).


	Unlike the present tense, the form of a verb in the past tense is the same whether the subject is singular or plural.		Unlike the present tense, the form of a verb in the past tense is the same whether the subject is singular or plural.
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	* The girl (singular subject) drank the water. The girls (plural subject) drank the water.		* The girl (singular subject) drank the water. The girls (plural subject) drank the water.



	Other parts of the verb are the present participle and past participle. (See table on page 50: Different forms of the Verb.) The present participle and the auxiliary verb be form the continuous tenses.		Other parts of the verb are the present participle and past participle. (See table on page 50: Different forms of the Verb.) The present participle and the auxiliary verb be form the continuous tenses.
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	E.g.		E.g.
	* She was working very hard last month.		* She was working very hard last month.


	It is also used to indicate an ongoing situation that was interrupted by a single past action.		It is also used to indicate an ongoing situation that was interrupted by a single past action.


	E.g.		E.g.
	* The audience was enjoying the concert when the police arrived.		* The audience was enjoying the concert when the police arrived.


	== The Present Perfect==		== The Present Perfect==

	The present perfect tense is used when an action or situation in the present is linked to a moment in the past. It is often used to show actions that have happened up to the present but aren’t completed yet.		The present perfect tense is used when an action or situation in the present is linked to a moment in the past. It is often used to show actions that have happened up to the present but aren’t completed yet.



	The present perfect tense is formed by have/has + past participle; the past perfect is formed by had + past participle.		The present perfect tense is formed by have/has + past participle; the past perfect is formed by had + past participle.
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	* I watched that movie on Friday.		* I watched that movie on Friday.



	Usually the present perfect should not be linked to a specific time (in this case, Friday) but to a duration of time such as recently, before, and since last year. Most people have a problem with the past perfect tense. A rule to remember is: when a sentence refers to two past actions, you use the past perfect to indicate the action that took place first.		Usually the present perfect should not be linked to a specific time (in this case, Friday) but to a duration of time such as recently, before, and since last year. Most people have a problem with the past perfect tense. A rule to remember is: when a sentence refers to two past actions, you use the past perfect to indicate the action that took place first.
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	==Future Tenses==		==Future Tenses==
	See: https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/English/Grammar/Future-Tense		See: https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/English/Grammar/Future-Tense




	==Sources==		==Sources==
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	==~~Related~~ Lessons==		==Other Lessons==
	* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-to-Use-Have\|How to Use Have]]		* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-to-Use-Have\|How to Use Have]]
	* [[Language/English/Grammar/DEMONSTRATIVE-PRONOUNS\|DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS]]		* [[Language/English/Grammar/DEMONSTRATIVE-PRONOUNS\|DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS]]
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	* [[Language/English/Grammar/Introduce-yourself\|Introduce yourself]]		* [[Language/English/Grammar/Introduce-yourself\|Introduce yourself]]
	* [[Language/English/Grammar/More-Uses-of-the-Dash\|More Uses of the Dash]]		* [[Language/English/Grammar/More-Uses-of-the-Dash\|More Uses of the Dash]]
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			==Related Lessons==
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-to-Use-Have\|How to Use Have]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/DEMONSTRATIVE-PRONOUNS\|DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-Some-pointers-when-using-Adjectives\|How Some pointers when using Adjectives]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Perfect-Tenses\|Perfect Tenses]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Ask\|Ask]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Verbosity-or-Circumlocution\|Verbosity or Circumlocution]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Countable-and-Uncountable-Nouns\|Countable and Uncountable Nouns]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Negations\|Negations]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Introduce-yourself\|Introduce yourself]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/More-Uses-of-the-Dash\|More Uses of the Dash]]

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
	https://www.languagecouncils.sg/goodenglish/-/media/sgem/document/additional-sgem-resources/pdf/grammar-rules-_-speak-good-english-movement.pdf?la=en		https://www.languagecouncils.sg/goodenglish/-/media/sgem/document/additional-sgem-resources/pdf/grammar-rules-_-speak-good-english-movement.pdf?la=en

			==Videos==

			===Learn Tenses in English Grammar with Examples - YouTube===
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			===Learn all the Tenses in English: Complete Course - YouTube===
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			===ALL English Tenses in 20 Minutes - Basic English Grammar - YouTube===
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			===All Tenses in 1 Hour \|\| Tense in English Grammar \|\| Present tense ...===
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	Tenses show when something happens.		Tenses show when something happens.

	*Present tense - I eat.		* Present tense - I eat.

	*Past tense - I ate.		* Past tense - I ate.

	*Future tense - I will eat.		* Future tense - I will eat.


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	E.g.		E.g.
			* The children talk (verb) very loudly.
	• The children talk (verb) very loudly.		* My daughter is (verb) a talented artist. All sentences require a verb.

	• My daughter is (verb) a talented artist. All sentences require a verb.


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			* smile (base form)
	• smile (base form)		* smiles (third person singular, present tense)
			* smiled (past tense)
	• smiles (third person singular, present tense)

	• smiled (past tense)


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	E.g.		E.g.
			* We leave for London tonight. (using the present tense)
	• We leave for London tonight. (using the present tense)		* We will attend the dinner on Friday. (using the modal verb will)

	• We will attend the dinner on Friday. (using the modal verb will)

	==The Present Tense==		==The Present Tense==
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			* She leaves for work at 7.30 every morning. (routine)
	• She leaves for work at 7.30 every morning. (routine)		* The sun rises in the east. (fact)
			* Harry usually drinks a glass of wine with his meal. (generalisation)
	• The sun rises in the east. (fact)

	• Harry usually drinks a glass of wine with his meal. (generalisation)


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			* The audience laughed (past tense) loudly at his joke. [laugh (base form) + ed ] Irregular verbs differ from the base form as they have a different spelling to indicate the past tense.
	• The audience laughed (past tense) loudly at his joke. [laugh (base form) + ed ] Irregular verbs differ from the base form as they have a different spelling to indicate the past tense.

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			* swim (base form) - swam (past tense).
	• swim (base form) - swam (past tense).


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			* The girl (singular subject) drank the water. The girls (plural subject) drank the water.
	• The girl (singular subject) drank the water. The girls (plural subject) drank the water.


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	E.g.		E.g.
			* The workers are repairing the burst pipe.
	• The workers are repairing the burst pipe.		* I am taking my dog for a walk in an hour’s time.

	• I am taking my dog for a walk in an hour’s time.

	== The Past Continuous==		== The Past Continuous==
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	E.g.		E.g.
			* She was working very hard last month.
	• She was working very hard last month.


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	E.g.		E.g.
			* The audience was enjoying the concert when the police arrived.
	• The audience was enjoying the concert when the police arrived.


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	Examples of the use of the present perfect tense.		Examples of the use of the present perfect tense.
			* We can go out now – my car has been repaired.
	• We can go out now – my car has been repaired.		* I have worked in the city for the past five years.

	• I have worked in the city for the past five years.

	Often, speakers of English make mistakes with the use of the present perfect and simple past.		Often, speakers of English make mistakes with the use of the present perfect and simple past.

	E.g.		E.g.
			* I have watched that movie on Friday.
	• I have watched that movie on Friday.

	The use of the simple past tense would be correct in this instance:		The use of the simple past tense would be correct in this instance:

	E.g.		E.g.
			* I watched that movie on Friday.
	• I watched that movie on Friday.


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			* By the time I arrived (simple past), the train had left (past perfect).
	• By the time I arrived (simple past), the train had left (past perfect).		* To my horror, I realised (simple past) at the airport that I had forgotten (past perfect) to bring my passport!

	• To my horror, I realised (simple past) at the airport that I had forgotten (past perfect) to bring my passport!

	==Future Tenses==		==Future Tenses==

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	• To my horror, I realised (simple past) at the airport that I had forgotten (past perfect) to bring my passport!		• To my horror, I realised (simple past) at the airport that I had forgotten (past perfect) to bring my passport!

			==Future Tenses==
			See: https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/English/Grammar/Future-Tense

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Tenses show when something happens.

*Present tense - I eat.

*Past tense - I ate.

*Future tense - I will eat.

Verbs are one of the most important classes of words. They tell us what is happening in terms of actions or the state of affairs in a particular situation.

E.g.

• The children talk (verb) very loudly.

• My daughter is (verb) a talented artist. All sentences require a verb.

The tenses are parts of verbs that tell you the time when the action referred to in the sentence took place. The base form is the basic verb form. It is so called as it has no inflections (i.e., no endings such as -s, -ing or -ed). This is the form of the verb that is listed in dictionary entries. The base form of any verb can be changed into a singular or plural, present or past tense.

E.g.

• smile (base form)

• smiles (third person singular, present tense)

• smiled (past tense)

In the English Language there are two tenses: the present and past. As the terms imply, the present tense refers to actions and states in the present while the past tense talks about actions and states in the past. To refer to the future, we often use the present tense and modal verbs.

E.g.

• We leave for London tonight. (using the present tense)

• We will attend the dinner on Friday. (using the modal verb will)

==The Present Tense==

The present tense is the most basic tense in the English Language. Generally we use it to refer to present activities or to talk about routines or habits. We also use the present tense to refer to facts and beliefs. It is also used to make general statements about people and things.

E.g.

• She leaves for work at 7.30 every morning. (routine)

• The sun rises in the east. (fact)

• Harry usually drinks a glass of wine with his meal. (generalisation)

Regular verbs are made past tense by adding -ed.

E.g.

• The audience laughed (past tense) loudly at his joke. [laugh (base form) + ed ] Irregular verbs differ from the base form as they have a different spelling to indicate the past tense.

E.g.

• swim (base form) - swam (past tense).

Unlike the present tense, the form of a verb in the past tense is the same whether the subject is singular or plural.

E.g.

• The girl (singular subject) drank the water. The girls (plural subject) drank the water.

Other parts of the verb are the present participle and past participle. (See table on page 50: Different forms of the Verb.) The present participle and the auxiliary verb be form the continuous tenses.

== The Present Continuous==
The present continuous indicates ongoing or future activity.

E.g.

• The workers are repairing the burst pipe.

• I am taking my dog for a walk in an hour’s time.

== The Past Continuous==
The past continuous is used for an activity that was ongoing at a certain point in the past.

E.g.

• She was working very hard last month.

It is also used to indicate an ongoing situation that was interrupted by a single past action.

E.g.

• The audience was enjoying the concert when the police arrived.

== The Present Perfect==

The present perfect tense is used when an action or situation in the present is linked to a moment in the past. It is often used to show actions that have happened up to the present but aren’t completed yet.

The present perfect tense is formed by have/has + past participle; the past perfect is formed by had + past participle.

Examples of the use of the present perfect tense.

• We can go out now – my car has been repaired.

• I have worked in the city for the past five years.

Often, speakers of English make mistakes with the use of the present perfect and simple past.

E.g.

• I have watched that movie on Friday.

The use of the simple past tense would be correct in this instance:

E.g.

• I watched that movie on Friday.

Usually the present perfect should not be linked to a specific time (in this case, Friday) but to a duration of time such as recently, before, and since last year. Most people have a problem with the past perfect tense. A rule to remember is: when a sentence refers to two past actions, you use the past perfect to indicate the action that took place first.

E.g.

• By the time I arrived (simple past), the train had left (past perfect).

• To my horror, I realised (simple past) at the airport that I had forgotten (past perfect) to bring my passport!

==Sources==
https://www.languagecouncils.sg/goodenglish/-/media/sgem/document/additional-sgem-resources/pdf/grammar-rules-_-speak-good-english-movement.pdf?la=en

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	<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7jiJpW_-C0</youtube>		<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7jiJpW_-C0</youtube>

			==Related Lessons==
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-to-Use-Have\|How to Use Have]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/DEMONSTRATIVE-PRONOUNS\|DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-Some-pointers-when-using-Adjectives\|How Some pointers when using Adjectives]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Perfect-Tenses\|Perfect Tenses]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Ask\|Ask]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Verbosity-or-Circumlocution\|Verbosity or Circumlocution]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Countable-and-Uncountable-Nouns\|Countable and Uncountable Nouns]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Negations\|Negations]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Introduce-yourself\|Introduce yourself]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/More-Uses-of-the-Dash\|More Uses of the Dash]]

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