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Simple past tense is used to One of my friends met me
1 indicate an action in the past with yesterday. They left the college
SIMPLE time reference. last year.
PAST Simple past tense is used to We learnt Newari in Lalitpur.
2 indicate a past action without She didn't eat well.
time reference.
Past continuous tense is used My friends came in while I was
1 to indicate an action which was writing.
continuing in the past.
PAST
CONTINUOUS Past continuous tense is used to
2 They were always grumbling.
indicate a past persistent habit.
Past perfect tense is used to
indicate an action completed We had met her in Ilam before
1
PAST before a certain moment in the 2005 A.D
past.
PERFECT
Past perfect tense is used to
2 indicate an action of the remote When we reached the station,
past. the train had left.
Past perfect continuous tense is
PAST used to indicate an action that
PERFECT had begun before a certain point At that time they had been
in the past and continued up to constructing the building
CONTINUOUS
that time.
She will be forty years old on
the next Monday.
Simple future tense is used to It will be Ramzan in a week.
1
indicate a future action. They will know their
examination result in the
SIMPLE
month of May.
FUTURE I think Nepal will win the match.
Simple future tense is used to
2 I am sure Mahesh will get
indicate an action of belief.
distinction.
Simple future tense is used to It is raining. We will take an
3
indicate an action of decision. umbrella.
Future continuous tense is used to They will be writing the paper
1 indicate an action which will be in when we get there.
progress at a future time.
FUTURE
CONTINUOUS Gaurab will be staying here till
2 It is also used to indicate future Wednesday. We will be meeting
fixed programme.
him tomorrow.

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