Basic Structures Of Tenses – Present, Past, and Future

In English, there are three Tenses; Present, Past, and Future and each of them has four kinds such as; Indefinite/Simple, Continous/Progressive, Perfect, and Perfect Continous. Here, We are going to master these basic structures of tenses practically by means of common sentences that we use in our daily life. We’ll not go through Subject, Verb, Object, and all other grammatical things that we keep in mind while making any sentence because that’s not really gonna help you to make you a great speaker, in fact, that will cause fear in you for this language and you might stop learning it. Therefore, I want you all to go through this way instead.

 

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Present Tense

Present Indefinite Tense

I’m…

”I’m’, ‘I AM’ शब्द का संक्षिप्त रूप है जिसका use हम अपने बारे में बताने के लिए या जो हम कर रहे हैं उसके बारे में बताने के लिए करते हैं।

• I’m rich.
• I’m not rich.
• Am I rich?
• Am I not rich?
  Or, Ain’t I rich?
• Why am I not rich?
  Or, Why ain’t I rich?

Note: Ain’t, am not का contraction है पर हम इसे Haven’t, hasn’t या isn’t के बदले में भी use कर सकते हैं कुछ dialects (बोलियों) में तो Don’t, Doesn’t या Didn’t के बदले में भी use किया जा रहा है।

जैसे “I’m rich”. का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I’m poor.
• I’m happy.
• I’m sad.
• I’m a fluent English speaker.
• I’m 25 years old.
• I’m very confused.
• I’m very busy.

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I’m good at…

• I’m good at Dancing.
• I’m not good at dancing.
• Am I good at dancing?
• Am I not good at dancing?
• Why am I not good at dancing?

जैसे “I’m good at Dancing.” का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I’m good at singing.
• I’m good at cracking jokes.
• I’m good at English.
• I’m good at maths.
• I’m good at writing.
• I’m good at coding.
• I’m good at teaching.
• I’m good at surfing the internet.
• I’m good at cooking.
• I’m good at swimming.
• I’m good at playing cricket.
• I’m good at playing football.
• I’m good at playing hockey.
• I’m good at playing Guitar.
• I’m good at nothing.
• I’m good at typing.
• I’m good at mimicry.
• I’m good at creating content.
• I’m good at ripping the customer off.
• I’m good at photography.
• I’m good at painting.
• I’m good at running.
• I’m good at nurturing children.
• I’m good at editing videos.
• I’m good at decoration.

I’m here to…

जब आप किसी जगह पे कुछ accomplish करने के लिए हो तो आप इस structure का use करते हैं।

• I’m here to help you all.
• I’m not here to help you all.
• Am I here to help you all?
• Am I not here to help you all?
• Why am I here to help you all?
• Why am I not here to help you all?

जैसे “I’m here to help you all. का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I’m here to win this prize.
• I’m here to watch the Kashmir Files movie.
• I’m here to welcome you to our group.
• I’m here to support you all.
• I’m here to raise awareness for AIDS.

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I’ve …

अपने पास के किसी चीज को या किसी के साथ संबंध बताना हो तो आप इस structure का use करते हैं।

I’ve a car.
[I don’t have a car.

Have I a car?
ये एक old- fashioned और non-typical use है इसलिए “Have I a car?” कहना गलत होगा इसके जगह पे हम “Do I have a car?” या आप “Do you have a car?” इस तरह से use कर सकते हैं।

• Do you not have a car?
  Or, Don’t you have a car?
• Why do you have a car?
• Why do you not have a car?
• Why don’t have you a car?

जैसे “I have a car.और You have a car “. का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

 

• I’ve an iPhone.
• I’ve a car.
• I’ve a cow
• I’ve a headache.
• I’ve two siblings.
• I’ve a computer.

I’ve something…

जब आपको कुछ unspecified or undetermined चीज़ को करना हो या आपके पास के चीज जिसका आप मालिकाना हक़ रखते हो उनके बारे में किसी को बता रहे हों
उसके लिए इस structure का use करेंगे ।

• I’ve something to say.
• I’ve not anything to say.
• I’ve nothing to say.

(Note: Something, Negative or Interrogative sentence में anything में बदल जाता है।)

• Do you not have anything to say?
  Or, Don’t you have anything to say?
• Why do you not have anything to say?
  Or, Why don’t you have anything to say?

जैसे “I’ve something to say.” का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I’ve something to share with all of you.
• I’ve something to reveal.
• I’ve something important to accomplish this week.
• I’ve something to inform you.
• I’ve something amazing to play.
• I’ve something special to give you for your birthday.

Subject + Verb₁ + Object

• I wake up early in the morning.
• I don’t wake up early in the morning.
• Do I not wake up early in the morning?
  Or, Don’t I wake up early in the morning?
• Why do I not wake up early in the morning?
  Or, Why don’t I wake up early in the morning?

जैसे “I wake up early in the morning.” का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I do exercise in the morning.
• I eat jaggery and gram every single day in my breakfast.
• I go to the gym at 3 PM.
• I come back to my home around 5 o’clock.
• I study till 9 o’clock.
• I take/have my dinner around 9 o’clock.
• I sleep around 10 o’clock.

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Present Progressive Tense

I’m getting ….

जब आप किसी तरह का अधिकार प्राप्त कर रहे हैं, प्रभावित हो रहे हैं या किसी विशेष चीज़ को खोजने और प्राप्त करने की योजना बना रहे हैं उस case में हम इस structure का use करते हैं।

• I’m getting healthier gradually
• I’m getting better day by day.
• I’m getting a headache.
• I’m getting a cold.
• I’m getting good at maths.
• I’m getting tired of your stupidity.
• I’m getting fond of classical music.
• I’m getting an iPhone.

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I’m trying…

जब आप किसी चीज़ को करने की कोशिश कर रहे हो, कराने की कोशिश कर रहे हो या प्राप्त करने की कोशिश कर रहे हो उसके लिए इस structure का use करेंगे ।

• I’m trying to impress her.
• I’m not trying to impress her.
• Why am I trying to impress her?
• Why am I not trying to impress her? Or, Why ain’t I trying to impress her?

Note: Ain’t, am not का contraction है पर हम इसे Haven’t, hasn’t या isn’t के बदले में भी use कर सकते हैं कुछ dialects (बोलियों) में तो Don’t, Doesn’t या Didn’t के बदले में भी use किया जा रहा है।

जैसे “I’m trying to impress her.”. का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I’m trying hard to fix this problem.
• I’m trying to call my friend.
• I’m trying to sort out this question.
• I’m trying to get this work done.
• I’m trying to explain the scenario to you.
• I’m just trying to make you understand.
• I’m trying to find out her number.

कहीं – कहीं आप “trying” को उस feeling को व्यक्त करने के लिए use करते हैं जिससे आपको मानसिक तनाव और पीड़ा हो रही होती है।

• Learning spoken English is trying on me.
• Spending time without the internet is trying on me.

I’m gonna…

Gonna, lemme, gimme … etc grammatically गलत होते हैं।
Near Future में आप क्या करने वाले हो उस sense में I’m gonna… का use करते हैं।

• I’m gonna have my breakfast.
• I’m not gonna have my breakfast.
• Am I gonna have my breakfast?
• Am I not gonna have my breakfast? Or, Ain’t I gonna have my breakfast?

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जैसे “I’m gonna have my breakfast.”. का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I’m gonna watch this movie right away.
• I’m gonna do this work.
• I’m gonna donate some money.
• I’m gonna help you out.
• I’m gonna master this subject.
• I’m gonna ask Priya out for dinner.
• I’m gonna learn coding.

Subject +am/is/are + _Verb4 + Object

• I’m having/taking breakfast.
• I’m reading a newspaper.
• I’m studying.
• I’m watching a movie.
• I’m talking to my mother.
• I’m surfing the internet.
• I’m scrolling up on WhatsApp.

Present Perfect Tense

I’ve decided…

• I’ve decided to help her financially.
• I’ve not decided to help her financially.
• Have I decided to help her financially?
• Have I not decided to help her financially?
  Or, Haven’t I decided to help her financially?
  Or, Ain’t I decided to help her financially?

जैसे “I’ve decided to help her financially.“. का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I’ve decided to apologise for my rude behaviour.
• I’ve decided to get rid of my bad habits.
• I’ve decided to learn coding.
• I’ve decided to dump her.
• I’ve decided to get married.

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Have you ever…

• Have you ever thought to do this business?
• Have you ever been to Mumbai?
• Have you ever played chess game?
• Have you ever had alcohol and drug?
• Have you ever helped anyone?
• Have you ever made a wise decision in your entire life?

Miscellaneous

• I’ve heard that you’ve started a new business.
• I’ve supported him in every possible way.
• I’ve made him a famous person?
• I’ve never tried it before.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

• I’ve been doing it for 2 months.
• I’ve not been doing it for two months.
• Have I been doing it for two months?
• Have I not been doing it for two months?
  Haven’t I been doing it for two months?
  Ain’t I been doing it for two months?

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जैसे “I’ve been doing it for 2 months.”. का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I’ve been learning this language since 2019.
• I’ve been playing cricket for 2 hours.

Past Tense

Past indefinite Tense

I was…

• I was poor.
• I wasn’t poor.
• Was I poor?
• Was I not poor?
• Wasn’t I poor?

जैसे “I was poor”. का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I was happy.
• I was sad.

I was good at…

• I was good at Dancing.
• I was not good at dancing.
• Was I good at dancing?
• Was I not good at dancing?
• Why was I not good at dancing?

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जैसे “I was good at Dancing.”. का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I was good at singing.
• I was good at cracking jokes.
• I was good at English.
• I was good at maths.
• I was good at writing.

I was there…

• I was there to help you all.
• I was not there to help you all.
• Was I there to help you all?
• Was I not there to help you all?
  Or, Wasn’t I there to help you all?

जैसे “I was good at Dancing.”. का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I was there to win that prize.
• I was there to watch the Kashmir Files movie.
• I was there to support you all.
• I was there to raise awareness for AIDS.

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I had…

• I had a car.
• I hadn’t a car. (old- fashioned और non-typical use)
• I didn’t have a car ( modern English)
• Did I have a car?
• Did you not have a car?
• Didn’t you have a car?
• Why did you have a car?
• Why did you not have a car?
  Why didn’t you have a car?

जैसे “I had a car.” का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I had an iPhone.
• I had a car.
• I had a cow
• I had a headache.

I had something…

• I had something to say.
• I had not anything to say.
  Or, I had nothing to say.
• Did I have anything to say?
• Did I not have anything to say?
  or, Didn’t I have anything to say?

(Note: Something, Negative or Interrogative sentence में anything में बदल जाता है।)

जैसे “I had something to say.” का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I had something to share with all of you.
• I had something to reveal.
• I had something important to accomplish that week.
• I had something to inform you.
• I had something amazing to play.
• I had something special to give you for your birthday.

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Subject + Verb₂ + Object

• I woke up early
• I didn’t wake up early.
• Did I wake up early?
• Did I not wake up early?
  or, Didn’t I wake up early?
• Why did I wake up early?
• Why did I not wake up early?
  or, Why didn’t I wake up early?

जैसे “I woke up early.” का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I ate jaggery and gram.
• I went to the gym at 3 PM.
• I came back to my home around 5 o’clock.
• I studied till 9 o’clock.
• I took/had my dinner around 9 o’clock.
• I slept around 10 o’clock.

 

Past progressive Tense

I was getting…

• I was getting healthier gradually.
• I was getting a headache.
• I was getting good at maths.
• I was getting fond of classical music.

I was trying…

• I was trying to impress her.
• I was not trying to impress her.
• Was I trying to impress her?
• Was I not trying to impress her?
  Or, Wasn’t I trying to impress her?
• Why was I trying to impress her?
• Why was I not trying to impress her?
  or, Why wasn’t I trying to impress her?

जैसे “I woke up early.” का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I was trying hard to fix that problem.
• I was trying to call my friend.
• I was trying to sort out this question.
• I was trying to get this work done.
• I was just trying to make you understand.
• I was trying hard to find out her number.

 

• Learning spoken English was trying on me.
• Spending time without the internet was trying on me.

 

I was gonna…..

• I was gonna have my breakfast.
• I was not gonna have my breakfast.
• Was I gonna have my breakfast?
• Was I not gonna have my breakfast?
  Or, Wasn’t I gonna have my breakfast?

जैसे “I was gonna have my breakfast.” का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

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• I was gonna watch that movie right then.
• I was gonna do that work.
• I was gonna donate some money.
• I was gonna help you out.
• I was gonna ask Priya out for dinner.

Subject + was/were + Verb 4 + Object

• I was having/taking breakfast.I was reading a newspaper.
• I was studying.
• I was watching a movie.
• I was talking to my mother.
• I was surfing the internet.

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I’d decided…

• I had decided to help her financially.
• I’d decided to apologise for my rude behaviour.
• I’d decided to get rid of my bad habits.
• I’d decided to learn coding.
• I had decided to dump her.
• I had decided to get married.

 

Miscellaneous

• I’d heard that you’d started a new business.
• I’d supported him in every possible way.
• I’d made him a famous person?
• I’d never tried that before.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

• I’d been doing that for 2 months.
• I’d been doing it for 2 months.
• I’d not been doing it for two months.
• Had I been doing it for two months?
• Had I not been doing it for two months?
  or, Hadn’t I been doing it for two months?
• Why had I been doing it for two hours?
• Why had I not been doing it for two hours?
  or, Why hadn’t I been doing it for two hours?

जैसे “I’d been doing it for 2 months.” का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I’d been learning this language since 2019.
• I’d been playing cricket for 2 hours.
• It had been raining since morning.

 Future Tense

Simple Future Tense

Generally, In modern English, we can use “will” instead of “shall”.

• I’ll be happy.
• I’ll not be happy
• Will/Shall I be happy?
• Will/Shall I not be happy?
  or, Won’t/shan’t I be happy?
• Why will/shall I be happy?
• Why will/shall I not be happy?
  or, Why won’t/shan’t I be happy?

जैसे “I’ll be happy”. का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I’ll be a fluent English speaker by the end of this year.
• I’ll 25 years old in 2023.
• I’ll serve the country.

Future Progressive/Imperfect Tense

• He will be playing.
• He will not be playing.
• Will he be playing?
• Will he not be playing?
  or, Won’t he be playing?
• Why will he be playing?
• Why will he not be playing?
  or, Why won’t he be playing?

जैसे He will be playing. का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I will/shall be dancing.
• I’ll be teaching English.

Future Perfect Tense.

• He will have started a new business.
• He will have not started a new business.
• Will he have started a new business?
• Will he not have started a new business?
  or, Won’t he have started a new business?
• Why will he have started a new business?
• Why will he not have started a new business?
  or, Why won’t he have started a new business?

जैसे “He will have started a new business.” का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• I will/shall have supported him in every possible way.
• I will/shall have made him a famous person.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

• I will/shall have been playing from the morning.
• I will/shall have not been playing from the morning.
• Will/Shall I have been playing from morning?
• Will/Shall I not have been playing from morning?
• Why will/shall I not have been playing from morning?
  or, Why won’t/shan’t I have been playing from morning?

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जैसे “I will/shall have been playing from morning.” का कुछ Negative और Interrogative sentence बनाया गया है आप सब भी कोशिश करें नीचे के sentence का बनाने का।

• He will have been doing this work since Monday.
• She will have been studying.

 

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