Chapter : 1 : Tense
Chapter : 1 : Tense Introduction to Tense 'Tense' means 'time'. In grammar 'tense' refers to the time when some action is done. 'Tense' is the base of English grammar. All the other contents of English grammar are based on Tense. If Tense is learnt, other contents of grammar can be learnt very easily. So Tense is prerequisite for learning anything in English grammar. There are mainly three types of tense: 1. Present Tense বর্তমান কাল 2. Past Tense অতীত কাল 3. Future Tense ভবিষ্যত কাল In English Grammar, each kind of tense is again divided into four parts. They are : i. Simple Tense or Indefinite Tense ii. Continuous Tense iii. Perfect Tense iv. Perfect Continuous Tense Hence, in English grammar there are 12 tenses in total: 1. Present Indefinite Tense 2. Present Continuous Tense 3. Present Perfect Tense 4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense 5. Past Indefinite Tense 6. Past Continuous Tense 7. Past Perfect Tense 8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense 9. ...