TENSES PREPARED BY SASIGARAN MONEYAM THILAGA RAVINTHAR

Simple Present Tense Simple Past Tense Simple Future Tense

Simple Present Tense  The simple present tense is used for events or situations that exist always,usually,or habitually in the past,present and future. Example: Regular habits and daily routines - I usually exercise at 5.30 in the morning. - Angela Lam always goes for shows with her friends. - When does he usually come for a visit? General statements of fact - Birds fly. - The earth moves around the sun. - Water turns to ice at 0 celcius.

 Verbs used in the simple present tense have a specified form for the first, second and third person. Person here illustrates who or what does the action. 1 person or the self (e.g. I,we) 2 nd person or the person spoken to(e.g. you) 3 rd person or a person who is or are not present (e.g. he,she,it,they)

The following table shows how the verb form changes according to the person involved : Person Pronouns Verbs 1 st person singular I Eat Arrive 1 st person pluralWe 2 nd person singular & plural Youlisten 3 rd person singularHe She It Eats Runs Hides 3 rd person pluralTheyread

Simple Past Tense  The simple past tense is used to describe activities which began and ended at a specific time in the past.  Regular verbs in the simple past are formed by adding ‘-ed’(e.g. walked,talked).  Irregular verbs in the simple past have various forms(e.g. went,ate).  The following time expressions are examples of a specific point in time. Last year ago in…(a year or month) yesterday when…(I was a boy, you were young)

Example : i. we watched National Geographic last week. ii. My father joined the company many years ago. iii. Dato’ Khalid bought a Ferrari for his wife in july. iv. She talked to her friend through SKYPE yesterday. v. I drove the go cart when I was a teenager.

 We use the simple future tense to talk about things that will happen later.  The simple future tense is formed by adding ‘will’ to the main verbs e.g.will dance,will jump,will shout.  The simple future tense is used in the following situations : Simple Future Tense

SituationExample To promise - I will take you to watch Azlan Iskandar play in the Malaysia Open Final. To talk about an unplanned action - It’s starting to shine.I will hang my clothes to dry. To make predictions based on experience or intuition - Things will get better after sometime. To describe habits- Tony will bite his fingernails when he is nervous.

 Shall can also be used in the Simple Future Tense Example : i. I shall never surrender! ii. We shall ensure that the victims will get appropriate treatment. iii. We shall support the national team when they play against Liverpool next Sunday. iv. I shall invite the opposing team for tea after the game.