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12 Tenses in Active Voice Explained

This document summarizes 12 tenses in English: 1) The past simple tense is used to talk about actions completed in the past. 2) The present simple tense is used to talk about present habitual or repeated actions. 3) The future simple tense uses will to talk about actions that will happen in the future.

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12 Tenses in Active Voice Explained

This document summarizes 12 tenses in English: 1) The past simple tense is used to talk about actions completed in the past. 2) The present simple tense is used to talk about present habitual or repeated actions. 3) The future simple tense uses will to talk about actions that will happen in the future.

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Active Voice Past Present Future

05)Past Simple Tense 01)Present Simple Tense 09)Future Simple Tense

S +Vp+O S+V+O S + will + V + O


Simple w;S;fha§ jQq tÈfkod ^lrk $ isÿjk& l%shd tÈfkod ^lrk $ isÿjk& l%shd wkd.;fha § ^lsÍug $ isÿfõ hehs&
tÈfkod n,dfmdfrd;a;= jk l%shd
^lrk $ isÿjk& Ex : I ate pizza yesterday. Ex : I eat pizza every day. Ex : I will eat pizza tomorrow.
uu Bfha mSid lEjd' uu yeuodu mSid lkjd' uu fyg mSid lkjd $ ldú'

06)Past Continuous Tense 02)Present Continuous Tense 10)Future Continuous Tense

S + (was/were) + V ing + O S + (am/is/are) + V ing + O S + will + be + V ing + O


Continuous
w;S;fha§ hïlsis fõ,djl ^lrñka isá $ ;ju;a ^lrñka isák $ isÿfjñka mj;sk& l%shd wkd.;fha lsihs ïπfudfyd;l ^lrñka isàú $
lrñka isák $ isÿfjñka mej;s& l%shd isÿfjñka mj;Sú& hehs n,dfmdfrd;a;= jk l%shd
isÿfjñka mj;sk
Ex : I was eating pizza, when you arrived. Ex : I am eating pizza right now. Ex : I will be eating pizza, when you arrive.
Tn meñKs fj,dfõ" uu mSid lñka isáfha' uu oeka mSid lñka isákafka' Tn meñfKkπúg" uu mSid lñka isàú'

07)Past Perfect Tense 03)Present Perfect Tense 11)Future Perfect Tense

S + had + V pp + O S + (has/have) + V pp + O S + will + have + V pp + O


Perfect
w;S;fha§ ^lr,dπbjr $ isÿù⋲ wjika& jQq l%shd ^lr,dπbjr $ isÿ ù⋲ wjika& jQq l%shd wkd.;fha iïmQ¾K ^lsßug $ fõ hehs&
n,dfmdfrd;a;= jk l%shd
lr,d bjr jQq $ isÿù Ex : I had eaten all of the pizza, when you arrived. Ex : I have eaten all of the pizza.
wjika jq Tn tkfldg" uu uq`M mSid tlu ld,d ;snqkd' uu uq`M mSid tlu ld,d ;sfnkjd' Ex : I will have eaten all of the pizza, by the time you
arrive.
Tn meñfKk úg, uu uq`M mSid tlu ld,d ;sfíú'

08)Past Perfect Continuous Tense 04)Present Perfect Continuous Tense 12)Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Perfect S + had been + V ing + O S + (has/have) been + V ing + O S + will + have been + V ing + O
Continuous w;S;fha§ hïlsis ld,hl isg ;j;a ld,hla w;S;fha mgka .;a kuq;a ^;ju;a $ fï wkd.;fha§ hïlsis fõ,djl wdrñN ù
jk;=re ^lrñka isá $ isÿfjñka mej;s& l%shd fudfyd; olajd& ^lrñka isák $ isÿfjñka ;j;a fõ,djla jk;=re ^lrñka isàú $
mj;sk& l%shd isÿfjñka mj;Sú& hehs n,dfmdfrd;a;= jk l%shd
tla fõ,djl isg
Ex : I had been eating pizza for 2 hours, when you
;j;a fõ,djla olajd arrived. Ex : I have been eating pizza for 2 hours. Ex : I will have been eating pizza for 2 hours, when you
^lrñka isák $ Tn wdmq fõ,dfõ" uu meh 2la ;siafia mSid lñka uu meh 2la ;siafia mSid lñka isákafka' arrive.
isÿfjñka mj;sk& isáfha' Tn meñfKk úg" uu meh 2la ;siafia mSid lñka
isàú'

S - Subject O - Object V - Verb, (base/present) V p - Verb(past) V pp - Verb(past participle) V ing – Verb + ing
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