What is Tense?

In grammar, tense refers to the time frame in which a verb’s action or state of occurring. Tenses express the past, present, and future tenses of an action or state of being.

English has three primary tenses: past, present, and future. The base form of the verb is combined with the proper tense marker, such as “ed” for the past tense or “will” for the future tense, to create each tense.

When describing events or mental states from the past, the past tense is utilised. “I walked to the store,” for instance.

When discussing events that are currently occurring, the present tense is employed. For instance, “I’m walking to the store.”

The future tense is used to describe actions or mental processes that will occur in the future. Say something like, “I’ll stroll to the store.”

The past progressive tense is generally used to describe an action that was in happened in the past, the present perfect tense is used to convey an activity that began in the past and is now in progress, and the future perfect tense is used to describe or explain an action that will be taken place in the future (used to convey an activity that will be completed in the future).

Tenses are an essential part of grammar because they help clarify an action or state of occurring and express time relationships in language.

Past Simple > He grinned.

Past Simple Tense > He was beaming.

He smiles in the simple present tense. He is smiling in the present progressive tense.

Straightforward Future Tense > He will grin.

He will be grinning in the future progressive tense.