WHAT IS TENSE || TENSE কাকে বলে?

Types of Tense :- There are three primary tenses in English:

1.     Past Tense: Indicates that an action or state occurred before the present moment. For example, "She walked to the store."

2.     Present Tense: Indicates that an action or state is currently happening or is generally true. For example, "She walks to the store."

3.     Future Tense: Indicates that an action or state will occur after the present moment. For example, "She will walk to the store." .

 

Each of these tenses can be further divided into different aspects, which provide additional details about the timing and nature of the action or state. The main aspects are:

1.     Simple ( সাধারণ ): Describes a general fact or a habitual action.

·         Past: "She walked."

·         Present: "She walks."

·         Future: "She will walk."

2.     Continuous ( ঘটমান ) (Progressive): Describes an ongoing action that is happening at a specific time.

·         Past Continuous: "She was walking."

·         Present Continuous: "She is walking."

·         Future Continuous: "She will be walking."

3.     Perfect ( পুরাঘটিত ): Describes a completed action that has relevance to another point in time.

·         Past Perfect: "She had walked."

·         Present Perfect: "She has walked."

·         Future Perfect: "She will have walked."

4.     Perfect Continuous ( পুরাঘটিত ঘটমান ): Describes an ongoing action that was happening up to a certain point in time and may still be continuing.

·         Past Perfect Continuous: "She had been walking."

·         Present Perfect Continuous: "She has been walking."

·         Future Perfect Continuous: "She will have been walking."

Understanding and correctly using tenses is crucial for clear and effective communication, as it helps convey the timing and nature of actions and events accurately.