🗂️ Tense Revision Chart (Basic Overview)
Tense Type | Sub-Type | Structure (English) | Example Sentence | Hindi Meaning |
Present | Simple Present | Subject + V1 + object | She sings a song. | वह एक गीत गाती है। |
Present Continuous | Subject + is/am/are + V1 + ing + object | I am reading a book. | मैं एक किताब पढ़ रहा हूँ। | |
Present Perfect | Subject + has/have + V3 + object | We have finished the homework. | हमने होमवर्क पूरा कर लिया है। | |
Present Perfect Continuous | Subject + has/have been + V1 + ing + object | He has been working since morning. | वह सुबह से काम कर रहा है। | |
Past | Simple Past | Subject + V2 + object | They played cricket. | उन्होंने क्रिकेट खेला। |
Past Continuous | Subject + was/were + V1 + ing + object | She was cooking food. | वह खाना बना रही थी। | |
Past Perfect | Subject + had + V3 + object | I had eaten lunch. | मैंने खाना खा लिया था। | |
Past Perfect Continuous | Subject + had been + V1 + ing + object | He had been sleeping for 2 hours. | वह 2 घंटे से सो रहा था। | |
Future | Simple Future | Subject + will + V1 + object | I will go to school. | मैं स्कूल जाऊँगा। |
Future Continuous | Subject + will be + V1 + ing + object | She will be watching TV. | वह टीवी देख रही होगी। | |
Future Perfect | Subject + will have + V3 + object | They will have left by 5 PM. | वे 5 बजे तक जा चुके होंगे। | |
Future Perfect Continuous | Subject + will have been + V1 + ing + object | I will have been reading for 1 hour. | मैं 1 घंटे से पढ़ रहा होऊँगा। |
✅ Key Notes:
- V1 = Base form of verb (go, eat, play)
- V2 = Past form (went, ate, played)
- V3 = Past participle (gone, eaten, played)