Tense for Class 2

Look at the following sentences:

1. Shelly eats an apple.
2. Shelly ate an apple.
3. Shelly will eat an apple.

Here, the above sentences show the timings of an action done by Shelly. That is called Tenses. Tenses are divided into present, past and future tense.

What are Tenses?

Tenses are used to tell when something happened. They help us understand if an action took place in the past, present, or future. There are three main tenses:

1. Simple Present Tense

The simple present tense refers to talking about something that happens in the present.

Examples:

→ She plays with her friends every day.
→ The Sun rises in the morning.
→ Jack eats cornflakes for breakfast.
→ We go to school.

Note: In simple present tense, we add an 's' to the verb when names or pronouns he/she/it are used.

2. Simple Past Tense

The simple past tense is used to tell about something that happened in the past.

Examples:&

→ We played football yesterday.
→ Shelly wore a white dress on her birthday.
→ They visited the zoo.
→ He watched a movie last night.

3. Simple Future Tense

The simple future tense is used to tell about things that will happen in the future.

Examples: 

→ I will go to the park tomorrow.
→ Jack will go to music classes after school.
→ They will play basketball on Sunday.
→ John will complete his homework after lunch.