1. S. M. Joshi College, Hadapsar, Pune-28.
Tenses
By - Prof. Jare M. R.
Head, Dept. of English,
S. M. Joshi College, Hadapsar, Pune-28.

2. Verbs in the past, present and future tense
Tenses
Verbs in the past, present and future tense

3. What’s wrong with these sentences?
I am playing
Yesterday I am playing football. Tomorrow I went to the zoo. At the moment I have washed the dishes.
Yesterday I played football.
I went
Tomorrow I am going to the zoo.
I have washed
At the moment I am washing the dishes.

4. PAST FUTURE PRESENT Yesterday I played football.
Past, Present or Future?
Yesterday I played football.
PAST
Tomorrow I am going to the zoo.
FUTURE
At the moment I am washing the dishes.
PRESENT

5. Write sentences in the past, present and future tense.
run
Write sentences in the past, present and future tense.

6. run PAST PRESENT FUTURE Yesterday I went running.
Yesterday I ran a mile.

7. run PAST PRESENT FUTURE At the moment I am running.
I am running a mile.

8. run PAST PRESENT FUTURE Tomorrow I am going for a run.
Tomorrow I am running a mile.

9. Write sentences in the past, present and future tense.
play
Write sentences in the past, present and future tense.

10. PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
play
Yesterday I played football.

11. PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
play
At the moment I’m playing football.

12. PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
play
Tomorrow I’m going to play football.

13. Write sentences in the past, present and future tense.
swim
Write sentences in the past, present and future tense.

14. swim PAST PRESENT FUTURE Yesterday I went for a swim.
I swam in the sea yesterday.

15. PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
swim
I’m swimming in the sea.

16. swim PAST PRESENT FUTURE Tomorrow I’m going for a swim.
I’m going swimming tomorrow.

17. Write sentences in the past, present and future tense.

18. write PAST PRESENT FUTURE
I wrote a story yesterday. I did some writing yesterday. I’ve written a story.

19. PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
write
I’m writing a story.

20. Tomorrow I’m going to write a story.
PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
write
Tomorrow I’m going to write a story.

21. Write sentences in the past, present and future tense.
draw
Write sentences in the past, present and future tense.

22. Yesterday I drew a picture.
PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
draw
Yesterday I drew a picture.

23. PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
draw
I’m drawing a picture.

24. draw PAST PRESENT FUTURE I’m going to draw a picture tomorrow.
Tomorrow I’m drawing a picture.

25. Write sentences in the past, present and future tense.
drink
Write sentences in the past, present and future tense.

26. drink PAST PRESENT FUTURE I drank a cola yesterday.
I have drunk two bottles of cola.

27. PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
drink
I am drinking a cola.

28. I am going to drink a cola later.
PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
drink
I am going to drink a cola later.

29. Today
Tomorrow
Yesterday
Everyday
At the moment I we
they he
she
my mum
my dad
my dog go
run
walk
sing
shout
jump
leap
eat
try
drive
ride
move
dance
trip
hop
drink
write
fall
cry
catch

30. Thank you