Introduction to Tenses in English

A tense is a form of the verb that allows to express time. The tense of the verb tells us when an event or something existed or when a person did something. Past, present, and future are the three main types of tenses. It can be further classified in to various sub categories. According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, the term ‘tense’ is defined as “any of the forms of a verb that may be used to show the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.” This course intents to equip the learner aware of tenses in English grammar.