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ENGLISH TENSES IN URDU

Tenses, one clear idea at a time.

بارہ عام صورتیں، آسان مثالوں کے ساتھ۔

Start with the meaning: when does the action happen, and is it a routine, an ongoing activity or a completed event? Then choose the pattern.

The familiar “12 tenses” chart is a teaching framework combining time, aspect and future constructions. You do not need to memorise all twelve before having a simple conversation.

A1 · Routine or general truth

Present simple

روز کے کام بتائیں

I / you / we / they + work · he / she / it + works

I study after dinner.

میں رات کے کھانے کے بعد پڑھتا ہوں۔

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A1 · An activity in progress now

Present continuous

ابھی کیا ہو رہا ہے؟

Subject + am / is / are + verb-ing

I am learning English.

میں انگریزی سیکھ رہا ہوں۔

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B1 · A past event connected to the present

Present perfect

ماضی کا حال سے تعلق

have / has + past participle

I have finished my homework.

میں اپنا ہوم ورک مکمل کر چکا ہوں۔

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B1 · An activity continuing up to now

Present perfect continuous

کچھ وقت سے جاری کام

have / has been + verb-ing

I have been studying for an hour.

میں ایک گھنٹے سے پڑھ رہا ہوں۔

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A2 · A completed event at a past time

Past simple

گزرے ہوئے کام

worked / visited · go → went · Did + subject + base verb?

I visited my aunt yesterday.

میں کل اپنی خالہ سے ملنے گیا۔

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A2 · An activity in progress at a past time

Past continuous

ماضی میں جاری کام

I / he / she was + verb-ing · you / we / they were + verb-ing

I was reading at eight.

میں آٹھ بجے پڑھ رہا تھا۔

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B1 · An event before another past point

Past perfect

ماضی کے دوسرے کام سے پہلے

had + past participle

The train had left before we arrived.

ہمارے پہنچنے سے پہلے ٹرین جا چکی تھی۔

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B2 · An activity continuing up to a past point

Past perfect continuous

ماضی کے ایک وقت تک جاری کام

had been + verb-ing

We had been waiting for an hour when the bus arrived.

بس آنے تک ہم ایک گھنٹے سے انتظار کر رہے تھے۔

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A2 · Predictions, decisions and intentions

Future forms: will / going to

آنے والے دنوں کے منصوبے

am / is / are going to + verb · will + verb

I am going to study tonight.

میں آج رات پڑھنے کا ارادہ رکھتا ہوں۔

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B1 · An activity in progress at a future time

Future continuous

مستقبل میں جاری کام

will be + verb-ing

At nine tomorrow, I will be studying.

کل نو بجے میں پڑھ رہا ہوں گا۔

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B2 · Completion by a future point

Future perfect

مستقبل کے وقت تک مکمل کام

will have + past participle

By Friday, I will have finished the report.

جمعے تک میں رپورٹ مکمل کر چکا ہوں گا۔

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B2 · Duration up to a future point

Future perfect continuous

مستقبل تک جاری رہنے کی مدت

will have been + verb-ing + for + duration

By June, I will have been studying here for a year.

جون تک مجھے یہاں پڑھتے ہوئے ایک سال ہو چکا ہوگا۔

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Start with the three forms you will use often

Present simple helps you describe your routine: “I study after dinner.” Present continuous helps you describe what is happening now: “I am studying.” Past simple helps you describe a completed event: “I studied yesterday.” These small contrasts give you a useful starting point.

Why a formula is not enough

Urdu endings can suggest a meaning, but they do not always map to one English pattern. Context tells you whether a situation is temporary, complete or still continuing. Read a short example, explain its meaning in your own words, then make a new sentence before moving to the next form.

Practise the contrast

Write something you do every day. Next, write what you are doing right now. Finally, write what you did yesterday. Underline the verbs and check whether the forms match the time and meaning you intended.

AAPKE LEARNING QUESTIONS

Tenses ki pehchan Urdu mein

Present indefinite aur present simple mein farq hai?

School materials mein present indefinite ka naam aksar present simple ke liye use hota hai. “I study every day” routine batata hai. Is site par lesson present simple ke naam se milega.

12 tenses ke formulas kaise practise karein?

Pehle time aur meaning chunein: roz ka routine, abhi ka action ya kal ka completed event. Phir affirmative, negative aur question examples compare karein. Sirf formula ko copy karne ke bajaye usi situation ka apna jumla banayein.

Present simple / indefinite examples Present continuous in Urdu