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USE OF TENSES

Started by Mustafizur rRhman, May 29, 2013, 04:24:31 PM

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Mustafizur rRhman

                   The future tense
                        Perfect


Structure:  subject + shall/will have + verb (p. P) + extension.

Example: Alvi will have danced with a fairy in his dream.


Negative: subject +shall/ will not +have+ v (p.p) +others.
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Interrogative: shall/will + s +have+ v (p.p) +others?
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Neg+int= shall/will not + s +have+ v (p.p) + others?
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Mustafizur rRhman

                                    The future Continuous  tense 


Structure:  subject + shall/will be + verb +ing + extension.

Example: Athin will be decorating herself with powder & lipstick.

Negative: subject +shall/ will not +be+ v + ing +others.
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Interrogative: shall/will + s +be+ v + ing +others?
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Neg+int: shall/will not +be+ s + v + ing + others?


Mustafizur rRhman

                            The future tense

                                  Indefinite


Structure:  subject + shall/will + verb-present form + extension.

Example: Lamia shall blow Rafia's nose.

Negative: subject +shall/ will not + v +others.
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Interrogative: shall/will + s + v + others?
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Neg+int = shall/will not +s + v + others?
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Mustafizur rRhman

                     Past perfect continuous:

Structure:  subject + had been + verb +ing + extension.

Example: the mad had been miscalling me for the whole night.

Negative: subject + had not been+ v + ing +others.
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Interrogative:  had + s+ been+ v + ing + others
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Neg+int: hadn't +s + been + v + ing + others?

Mustafizur rRhman

                         Past  perfect

Structure:  subject + had + verb-p .p + extension.

Example: The patient had died before the doctor died.

Negative: subject + had not + v- p. P +others.
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Interrogative:  had + s + v – p. P + others?
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Neg+int: hadn't + s + v – p. P + others?

Mustafizur rRhman

                               Past  continuous

Structure:  subject + was / were + verb + ing + extension.

Example:   Sakiba was swimming in the drain for catching fish.

Negative: subject + was/were not + v+ ing +others.
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Interrogative: was/were +s +v +ing + others?
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Neg+int : was/weren't +s +v +ing + others?

Mustafizur rRhman

                                           Past  Indefinite

Structure:  subject + verb – past form + extension.

Example:   Munni  slapped    Mitu    .

Negative: sub + did/ was/were/ had not + v-present form +others.
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Interrogative: was/were/had/did +s + v-present form + others?
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Neg+int:  was/were/had/did not +s + v-present form + others?

Mustafizur rRhman

                         Present perfect continuous:

Structure:  subject + have been + verb + ing + extension.

Example: The mad has been miscalling me for the whole night.

Negative: subject + has/have not been+ v + ing +others.
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Interrogative:  has/have + s+ been+ v + ing + others
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Neg+int = has/haven't +s + been + v + ing + others?

Mustafizur rRhman

                               Present perfect:

Structure:  subject + have + verb-p .p + extension.

Example: The patient has recovered.

Negative: subject + has/have not + v- p. P +others.
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Interrogative:  has/have + s + v – p. P + others?
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Neg+int= has/haven't + s + v – p. P + others?

Mustafizur rRhman

                              Present continuous:

Structure:  subject + am/is/are + verb + ing + extension.

Example:   Raisa is dancing a beautiful dance.

Negative: subject + am/is/are not + v + ing +others.
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Interrogative: am/is/are + s +v + ing + others?
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Neg+int = am/is/are +s +v + ing + others?

Mustafizur rRhman

                            Present indefinite:

Structure:  subject + verb – present form + extension.

Example:   Raisa dances a beautiful dance.

Negative: s + do/ does not + v-present form +others.
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Interrogative: do/does +s + v-present form + others?
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Neg+int:  do/does not +s + v-present form + others?

Mafruha Akter

Mafruha Akter
Sr. Library officer
Daffodil International University
(Uttara Campus)

Ifti

In case of Past Perfect there must be 2 meaningful sentences where 1 sentence will be denoted by Pat Perfect and the other will be denoted by Past Indefinite


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omarsharif

The patient had died before the doctor came. :)