Summary of Learn Tenses In English Grammar With Examples | Present Tense, Past Tense & Future Tense | ChetChat
The video is a comprehensive class on tenses in English grammar, covering present, past, and future tenses.
tenses in English indicate the time of an action: past, present, or future.
There are four types of actions: simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous.
The combination of time periods and types of actions results in 12 types of tenses.
Present tenses
- Present Simple Tense: Used for general statements, habits, and facts.
- Present Continuous Tense: Used for actions happening at the present moment or around it.
- Present Perfect Tense: Describes actions that started in the past and have consequences in the present.
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense: Describes ongoing actions that started in the past and continue to the present.
Past tenses
- Simple Past Tense: Used for past completed actions.
- Past Continuous Tense: Describes continuing actions at a specific point in the past.
- Past Perfect Tense: Describes actions that occurred before another action in the past.
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense: Describes ongoing actions that started in the past and continued until another point in the past.
Future tenses
- Simple Future Tense: Used for events believed to happen in the future.
- Future Continuous Tense: Describes ongoing actions in the future.
- Future Perfect Tense: Describes actions completed before a specific point in the future.
- Future Perfect Continuous Tense: Describes ongoing actions that will continue until a specific point in the future.
Each tense has its own structure, rules, and usage in different contexts.
Various time expressions are used to provide additional context in each tense.
The video provides examples and explanations for each tense, including negative forms and exceptions.
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The speaker, Chetna, provides memory tips, exceptions, and detailed explanations throughout the class.
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