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• Tense


  Quality of a verb which denotes the time of the action, the being, or the state of being
• Tenses of verbs

  • Present tense - signifies action in present time
  • Past tense - signifies action in past time
  • Future tense - signifies action in future time
• Tenses of Regular verbs

  • Present
  • Past
  • Past Participle
• Regular verbs

  • dance
  • pick
  • walk
  • share
  • apply
• Tenses of Irregular Verbs

  • Present
  • Past
  • Past Participle
• Types of Tenses

  • Simple Tenses
  • Progressive Tenses
  • Perfect Tenses
• Simple Tenses

  1. Simple present

  2. Simple past

  3. Simple future
• Progressive Tenses

  1. Present progressive

  2. Past progressive

  3. Future progressive
• Active Voice

  • Subject = doer of the action
  • Object = receiver of the action
  • Simpler than passive voice
• Active Voice

  • The teacher answers the student's question.
  • Subject = teacher
  • Verb = answers
  • Object = student's question
• Passive Voice


  • Subject = receiver of the action
  • Doer = found at the end of the sentence
• Perfect Tenses

  1. Present perfect

  2. Past perfect

  3. Future perfect
• Passive Voice


  • The student's question is answered by the teacher.
  • Subject = student's question
  • Verb = is answered
  • Doer = teacher
• Pattern for Active and Passive Voice

  1. Active Voice: subject + verb + object (SVO)

  2. Passive Voice: subject (receiver of the action) + be + past participle + by + doer of the action (SVD)
• Passive Voice

  • David was called by Anna.
  • Subject: David
  • Verb: was called
  • Doer: Anna
• Active Voice


  • Daniel spotted the tiger.
  • Subject: Daniel
  • Verb: spotted
  • Object: the tiger
• Passive Voice


  • The tiger was spotted by Daniel.
  • Subject: The tiger
  • Verb: was spotted
  • Doer: Daniel