Master 12 English Tenses In Just 10 Minutes | English Grammar Lesson To Learn All Verb Tenses
Summary
TLDRThis educational video script teaches English tenses in a simplified manner. It covers 12 tenses divided into three categories: present, past, and future. Each category includes simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous tenses. The script provides examples and explanations to clarify usage, aiming to help learners master these tenses in 10 minutes.
Takeaways
- π There are 12 tenses in the English language, categorized into simple, perfect, continuous, and perfect continuous forms for present, past, and future.
- πΆββοΈ The simple present tense is used for habits and routines, without using 'ing' or 'ed'.
- πββοΈ Present continuous tense is formed with 'ing' and is used for actions happening at the moment.
- π Present perfect tense uses 'has' or 'have' followed by the past participle to describe actions completed recently.
- π Present perfect continuous combines 'have been' with 'ing' to describe ongoing actions that started in the past and continue to the present.
- π£ Simple past tense is formed by adding 'ed' to the base verb and is used for actions completed in the past.
- π Past continuous tense uses 'was/were' with 'ing' to describe actions happening at a specific time in the past.
- π Past perfect tense uses 'had' with the past participle to describe actions completed before another past action.
- π Past perfect continuous combines 'had been' with 'ing' to describe ongoing actions in the past that ended before another past action.
- π Simple future tense uses 'will' to describe actions that will happen in the future.
- π Future continuous tense adds 'ing' to 'will' to describe ongoing future actions.
- π― Future perfect tense uses 'will have' with the past participle to describe actions that will be completed by a certain time in the future.
- π Future perfect continuous combines 'will have been' with 'ing' to describe ongoing future actions that will be in progress at a certain time.
Q & A
How many tenses are there in the English language?
-There are 12 tenses in total in the English language.
What is the Simple Present tense and how is it used?
-The Simple Present tense is used to talk about habits and actions that occur regularly. It does not use 'ing' or 'ed'; for example, 'I walk every day.'
Can you explain the Present Continuous tense and provide an example?
-The Present Continuous tense is used to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking. It uses the 'ing' form of the verb with an auxiliary verb like 'am', 'is', or 'are'. For example, 'I am walking right now.'
What does 'Perfect' mean in the context of tenses?
-'Perfect' in tenses refers to the use of 'has' or 'have' to indicate an action that has been completed. For example, 'I have walked recently.'
How is the Present Perfect Continuous tense formed and when is it used?
-The Present Perfect Continuous tense is formed by combining 'have been' with the 'ing' form of the verb. It is used to talk about actions that have been happening for a period of time up to the present. For example, 'I have been walking for three hours.'
What is the difference between 'Simple Past' and 'Past Continuous'?
-The Simple Past tense is used for completed actions in the past, formed by adding 'ed' to the verb, like 'I walked last night.' The Past Continuous tense is used for actions that were happening at a specific time in the past, formed by adding 'ing' to the verb, like 'I was walking last night.'
How do you form the Past Perfect tense and what does it indicate?
-The Past Perfect tense is formed using 'had' plus the past participle of the verb. It indicates an action that was completed before another action in the past, for example, 'I had walked before I slept.'
What is the Future Simple tense and how is it constructed?
-The Future Simple tense is used to talk about actions that will happen in the future and is constructed using 'will' followed by the base form of the verb, like 'I will walk tomorrow.'
Can you provide an example of the Future Continuous tense and explain its usage?
-The Future Continuous tense is used to describe actions that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future. It is formed by using 'will be' plus the 'ing' form of the verb, for example, 'I will be walking tomorrow.'
How is the Future Perfect tense different from the Future Simple tense?
-The Future Perfect tense is used to talk about actions that will be completed by a certain time in the future, using 'will have' plus the past participle of the verb, like 'I will have walked by eight o'clock tonight.' The Future Simple tense, on the other hand, does not imply completion by a certain time.
What does the Future Perfect Continuous tense indicate and how is it formed?
-The Future Perfect Continuous tense indicates an action that will have been ongoing up until a certain point in the future. It is formed using 'will have been' with the 'ing' form of the verb, like 'I will have been walking when you arrive tomorrow.'
Outlines
π Introduction to English Tenses
The script introduces the concept of English tenses, emphasizing the importance of understanding the 12 tenses available in the language. It outlines a plan to cover these tenses in a 10-minute lesson. The first tense discussed is the simple present tense, used for habits, and exemplified by 'I walk every day.' The present continuous tense is then introduced, focusing on actions happening at the moment, like 'I am walking right now.' The explanation includes the importance of using auxiliary verbs correctly. The present perfect tense is explained with examples like 'I have walked recently,' highlighting its use for recent actions. The paragraph concludes with the present perfect continuous tense, 'I have been walking for three hours,' which combines the present perfect aspect with continuous action.
π Past Tenses Explained
This section delves into past tenses, starting with the simple past, which is formed by adding 'ed' to verbs, as in 'I walked last night.' The script clarifies that this lesson will not cover irregular verb forms. The past continuous tense is introduced with the '-ing' form, exemplified by 'I was walking last night.' The past perfect tense is explained with 'had' to indicate an action completed before another in the past, like 'I had walked before I slept.' The past perfect continuous tense is also covered, combining 'had' with the '-ing' form to describe ongoing past actions, such as 'I had been walking when the guests arrived.' The paragraph concludes by summarizing the four types of past tenses discussed: simple past, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous.
π Future Tenses Overview
The final section of the script focuses on future tenses. The simple future tense is introduced with 'will' to denote future actions, such as 'I will walk tomorrow.' The future continuous tense is explained with the '-ing' form, as in 'I will be walking tomorrow.' The future perfect tense uses 'will have' plus the past participle to talk about actions completed by a certain future time, exemplified by 'I will have walked by eight o'clock tonight.' Lastly, the future perfect continuous tense is introduced, combining 'will have been' with the '-ing' form to describe ongoing actions that will be completed by a future point, like 'I will have been walking when you arrive tomorrow.' The script concludes by summarizing the four types of future tenses: simple future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Tenses
π‘Simple Present
π‘Present Continuous
π‘Present Perfect
π‘Present Perfect Continuous
π‘Past Simple
π‘Past Continuous
π‘Past Perfect
π‘Past Perfect Continuous
π‘Future Simple
π‘Future Continuous
π‘Future Perfect
π‘Future Perfect Continuous
Highlights
There are 12 tenses in total in the English language.
The simple present tense is used to talk about habits.
Present continuous tense is used for actions happening at the moment.
Present perfect tense is used for actions completed recently.
Present perfect continuous tense indicates ongoing actions that started in the past and continue to the present.
Simple past tense is used for completed actions in the past.
Past continuous tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past.
Past perfect tense is used for actions that occurred before another past action.
Past perfect continuous tense indicates past ongoing actions that were interrupted by another past action.
Simple future tense is used for actions that will happen tomorrow.
Future continuous tense is used for ongoing actions in the future.
Future perfect tense is used for actions that will be completed by a certain time in the future.
Future perfect continuous tense combines future, perfect, and continuous aspects.
Each time frame (present, past, future) has four types of tenses: simple, perfect, continuous, perfect continuous.
Auxiliary verbs like 'am', 'is', 'are' are crucial for forming continuous tenses.
The use of 'been' is associated with continuous forms when used with 'have'.
Understanding the correct usage of tenses can significantly improve English speaking skills.
Transcripts
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a lot of people think that to speak
better english it's important to know
all the tenses that there are let me ask
you a question my my dear friends how
many total number of tenses are there in
english language
well if you know the answer good if you
do not know the answer better because
this is what today's lesson is about in
today's lesson
is going to be helping you with
mastering 12 tenses in 10 minutes in
english language
how many tenses are there there are 12
tenses in total and this is what we're
going to be looking at one by one in
today's lesson so what are we waiting
for let's get started
the first tense that we have in the list
is
called the simple present tense
we're going to be looking at all the
tenses one by one we're going to be
looking at the example sentences as well
we will see how they change and in what
situations do we use them
so the simple present tense looks like
this
i walk every day
you use this tense to talk about your
habit
and here you do not use ing you do not
use ed you simply say i walk every day
the second tense in the list is called
present continuous
so
continuous here means
the ing form of the verb walk here is
the verb if i add ing it becomes
continuous a lot of people call it
continuous not continuous it is
continuous
now let's see how this changes it is i
am walking right now
now whenever you're talking about
something that you're doing in the
moment
that's when you make use of the verb
ing
and that is why the person is expressing
the idea saying i am walking right now a
lot of times people commit this error
and they say i walking right now
remember guys it's very important to use
the auxiliary verb the auxiliary verb
here is am
auxiliary verbs are verbs such as is am
are
was ver et cetera
so if you're doing something right now
you say i am
ing with the next word
the next tense is
present perfect a lot of people do not
know the meaning of perfect
perfect here basically means
words such as has
have
had
and present means either has
or have
for example
i have walked recently
we use this type of sentence
have
plus third form of the verb
with have we always use third form of
the verb either has or have or had
we use this type of tense to talk about
something that you have finished
recently
just recently recently like an hour ago
etc but something that you've done a
month ago we do not use
have for that
and the last category of simple tense is
present perfect continuous it is also
called simple present perfect continuous
it means that
in this sense we're talking about the
present time
we are using has and have there we are
also using ing in it
so can you see it is an amalgamation it
is a blend of
distance
distance
and distance
isn't it amazing and very simple to
understand let's look at the sentence
i have been
walking for three hours then you must be
like pradhan why are we using
bin here
bin is basically used with have whenever
we are talking about the continuous form
ing
so make sure whenever you're using ing
with have
always use bin with it
i have been working for three hours is
used to talk about what has been
happening with you
recently this action whatever you're
doing how long has it been going on for
for example
i have been teaching
for let's say 15 years
have been teaching is present perfect
continuous
so dear friends this was all about the
first four categories of
simple tenses we call them simple
present tenses there is continuous form
there is perfect form which is the third
one in the list and there is present
perfect continuous form
now we're going to be looking at
everything all of this
in the past form of it all right this
was all about
present so i'm just going to be writing
here
this is all about present we're now
going to be looking at the past category
ready here we go
simple past that means
like here we just need to add ed to it
for example
i walked last night
there are irregular forms and regular
forms of the verb but this lesson is not
about that so we'll not talk about it
just to let you know just add ed and it
changes to past something that you did
the action is over the next one is
past continuous
you know what is the meaning of
continuous now right
just add ing for example what were you
doing in the past continuously
i was walking last night for example
somebody was asking you what were you
doing 10 o'clock last night you end up
saying i was walking last night next one
is past perfect now you know what it
means
past means
perfect means has or have what is the
past of hazar have
had correct
sentences i had walked before i slept
now you must be like radan why are we
talking about two actions
walked and slept
whenever you talk about perfect tenses
past perfect
in simple language whenever you talk
about had
you also have to talk about an action
that you did before that
so that is why there are two past
actions
but to make it really simple
past perfect means the use of had
and two things in the past that you did
together
and the next one is past perfect
continuous
that means we have to talk about past
perfect had and with that we have to
talk about ing form correct remember
that from the first list
the last category of this one is
i
had
you know that when we use ing we use bin
with it correct i had been walking when
the guests arrived so there were two
things that happened in the past
before the guests arrived i had been
walking or when they arrived i had just
been
walking
this was all about the second category
that we have for today and this is
called the past category
as you can see here
so can you see the first category was
the present and there are four types of
present tenses
simple
perfect continuous perfect continuous
present perfect continuous and the next
category for past was simple past
continuous past
past perfect
past perfect continuous are you ready to
look at the last category now
we have the past
we have the present and what's the third
one
it's called
the future so let's talk about the
future simple future now this one here
is
simple future
and for simple future what do we use
will correct
i will walk tomorrow talking about the
action that
you're going to be doing tomorrow
future continuous means just with this
add bloody ing very simple
continuous means ing
i will be walking tomorrow if you
remember with have or has we use bin
with ing similarly
with ing
in future form we use be
a lot of people speak like this i will
walking tomorrow that is wrong we say i
will be walking tomorrow
and the next one is future perfect that
means we have to use either a has or a
have
i will have walked by eight o'clock
tonight one more time i will have walked
will is the future
have is the perfect form
and the third form with it
by 8 o'clock tomorrow
tonight that means basically talking
about what will you be doing and what
action will you have finished
at a certain time in the future that's
when we use it let us now look at the
last category of the tenses that we have
in 12 tenses for today and that is
future
perfect
continuous
it is a blend of this one
this one this one so we're going to be
using future the word will
we're going to be using ing form with it
and we're also going to be using have
with it ready
so here it is
i
will
have
been
walking when you arrive tomorrow that
means by the time when your friend
possibly arrives what will you be doing
by that time i will have been walking by
that time
ladies and gentlemen this category was
about
the four types of
future
tenses
that we have
so always remember remember in each time
frame there are four types of tenses
simple
perfect
continuous
perfect continuous that's it my friends
if you want to revisit what we did pause
the video rewind it go back to the
previous ones look at the structure and
the right meaning of using that
particular tense make sure that you make
use of them in daily life and refine the
way you speak thank you very much for
watching this video and i will see you
in the next lesson till then take care
and god bless
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