Tense is a form of a verb which is used to
indicate the time, and sometimes the continuation or completeness, of an
action in relation to the time of speaking. The origin of the word
Tense is the latin word Tempus, which means Time. In simple words we can
say that the Tense is a method which is used to refer to time - past,
present and future. Tense tells you when the action happens.
There are three main tenses:
- Present Tense
- Past Tense and
- Future Tense
Each main tense is divided into sub tenses like