TENSE
A fixed time period is called tense.
There are three fixed time periods, in English grammar they are known as follows:
i. Present
ii. Past
iii. Future
There are four main categories of tenses in English.
i. Simple.
ii. Continuous, progressive, imperfect.
iii. Perfect
iv. Perfect imperfect, perfect continuous.
SIMPLE PRESENT
IDENTIFICATION
PRESENT ROUTINE
PRESENT HABIT
UNIVERSAL TRUTH
FACTS
PRESENT SITUATION/ CONDITION
GENERALIZATION
METHOD WITHOUT ACTION
AFF) SUB+IS, AM, ARE+OBJECT
NEG) SUB+IS, AM, ARE+NOT+OBJECT
INT) IS, AM, ARE+SUB+ OBJECT
W/H) W/H+ IS, AM, ARE+SUB+ OBJECT
METHOD WITH ACTION
AFF) SUB+VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
NEG) SUB+DO/DOES+NOT+ VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
INT) DO/DOES +SUB+ VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
W/H) W/H+ DO/DOES +SUB+ VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
, SIMPLE PAST
IDENTIFICATION
PAST ROUTINE
PAST HABIT
PAST SITUATION/ CONDITION
ANY ACTION HAPPENED ONCE
METHOD WITHOUT ACTION
AFF) SUB+WAS, WERE+OBJECT
NEG) SUB+ WAS, WERE +NOT+OBJECT
INT) WAS, WERE +SUB+OBJECT
W/H) W/H+ WAS, WERE+SUB+ OBJECT
METHOD (ACTION HAPPENED ONCE)
AFF) SUB+VERB (PAST FORM) +OBJECT
NEG) SUB+DID+NOT+ VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
INT) DID +SUB+ VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
W/H) W/H+ DID +SUB+ VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
METHOD (PAST ROUTIINE/HABIT)
AFF) SUB+USED+TO+VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
NEG) SUB+DID+NOT+ USE+TO+ VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
INT) DID +SUB+ USE+TO+ VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
W/H) W/H+ DID +SUB+ USE+TO+ VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
SIMPLE FUTURE
IDENTIFICATION
INTENTION
PLANNING
PREDICTION
FAIRLY SURE TO HAPPEN
METHOD
AFF) SUB+WILL/SHALL+VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
NEG) SUB+ WILL/SHALL+NOT+ VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
INT) WILL/SHALL+SUB+ VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT
W/H) W/H+ WILL/SHALL+SUB+ VERB (BASE FORM) +OBJECT