Tense (কাল)
কোন
কাজ সম্পাদনের নির্দিষ্ট অথবা অনির্দিষ্ট
সময়/সময়কালকে Tense বলা
হয়। ইংরেজি
sentence গঠনের
জন্য tense এর গুরুত্ব
অসীম। ইংরেজিতে বিভিন্ন সময়কাল নির্দেশ করার জন্যে
tense এর
বিভিন্ন form ব্যবহার করা হয়। Tense এর মোট
১২ টি form রয়েছে।
সকল ইংরেজি বাক্য এই ১২
টি form এর যেকোন
একটি দিয়েই গঠন করা
হয়।
Tense, in English grammar, refers to the time of an action or
event. It tells when the work is done. It identifies whether the work is done
in the present, the past or the future.
There are three types of Tenses
- Present Tense (বর্তমান কাল)
- Past Tense (অতীত কাল)
- Future Tense (ভবিষ্যৎ কাল)
Example:
- I eat Rice/He eats rice.
(Present Tense)
- I ate rice/He ate rice. (Past
Tense)
- I shall eat rice/He will eat
rice. (Future Tense)
Present Tense (বর্তমান কাল)
Present
Tense এর
চারটি form রয়েছে।
- Present Indefinite Tense
- Present Continuous Tense
- Present Perfect Tense
- Present Perfect Continuous
Tense
Present Indefinite Tense
বর্তমান
কালে কোন কাজ
করা হয়ে থাকে, অথবা অভ্যাসগতভাবে
করা হয়, অথবা
চির সত্য কোন
কাজ বোঝালে তাকে Present
Indefinite Tense ব্যবহার
করা হয়।
It
describes an action that is true, regular or normal. It uses the main verb or the base form of the verb or the root verb.
বাংলায় চেনার উপায়: Verb এর শেষে অ, আ, এ, ই, এন, ও,এস,আয়,আন থাকবে।
Example:
- I go to School - আমি স্কুলে যাই।
- He goes to school - সে স্কুলে যায়।
- They play cricket - তারা ক্রিকেট খেলে।
Structure of the sentence: Base/root form of the verb is
used as the main verb.
Positive Sentence:
Subject + main verb + complement
Note: In a sentence, if the subject is a third-person singular
number (he, she, it, or a singular noun), then ‘s’, ‘es’, ‘ies’ is added with the main verb in the sentence.
But, if the subject is plural, there will be no addition of ‘s’, ‘es’, or
‘ies’.
Example:
- I go to the market. (using the
root form ‘go’)
- He goes to the market. (root
form of the verb is ‘go’ but ‘he’ is a third-person singular number that’s
why an extra ‘es’ is added with the verb)
- Hasina wants a cup of tea.
(Hasina is a third-person singular number)
- The boys play cricket. (‘the
boys’ = a third person plural number, that’s why there is no ‘s’ with the
verb)
Negative Sentence:
Subject + Do not/Does not + main
verb + object
Note: If the subject is ‘he/she/it or a singular noun’ then
‘Does not’ will be used to make it negative. If the subject of a sentence is
‘I/you/we/they’ or a plural noun, then ‘Do not’ will be used to make it
negative.
Example:
- Positive: I eat rice.
Negative: I do not eat rice. - Positive: He goes to school.
Negative: He does not go to School. - Positive: He walks in the evening.
Negative: He does not walk in the evening. - Positive: They like to dance.
Negative: They do not like to dance.
Question Sentence:
Do/ Does + Subject + Main verb +
Object + Note of interrogation (?)
Note: If the sentence starts with the
subject ‘he/she/it or a singular noun’ then ‘Does’ is used to make it
Interrogative. If the sentence starts with the subject ‘I/we/you/they or a
plural noun’ then ‘Do’ is used to make it Interrogative.
Example:
- Positive: He sings a song.
Interrogative: Does he sing a song? - Positive: She likes to talk to you.
Interrogative: Does she like to talk to you? - Positive: We try to do the assignment.
Interrogative: Do we try to do the assignment? - Positive: They love you.
Interrogative: Do they love you?
Using ‘Be verb’ (am/is/are):
Subject + be verb (am/is/are) +
object
Note: ‘am’ is used with the subject ‘I’. ‘is’ is used with the
subject ‘he/she/it or the singular form of nouns. ‘are’ is used with the
‘we/you/they or the plural form of nouns.
Example:
- I am a musician.
- It is my pen
- You are a fraud.
Negative sentence:
Subject + am not/is not/are not +
object
Example:
- Positive: I am a good boy.
Negative: I am not a good boy. - Positive: It is her book.
Negative: It is not her book. - Positive: You are my friend.
Negative: You are not my friend.
Interrogative:
Am/is/are + subject + object + Note
of Interrogation (?)
Example:
- Positive: I am an intelligent boy.
Interrogative: Am I an intelligent boy? - Positive: He is angry.
Interrogative: Is he angry? - Positive: They are my friends.
Interrogative: Are they of my friends?
Present Continuous Tense
বর্তমানকালে
বা অদূর/নিকট
ভবিষ্যতে কোন কাজ
চলছে/চলবে বোঝালে Present Continuous Tense ব্যবহার করতে হয়। The present
continuous tense designates an action that is being continued or
going to be continued in the near future.
বাংলায় চেনার উপায়: Verb এর শেষে তেছ, তেছি , তেছেন, তেছে, চ্ছ, চ্ছি, চ্ছে, চ্ছেন, ছেন, ছি ইত্যাদি থাকে।
Example:
- I am going to school - আমি স্কুলে যাচ্ছি।
- He is going to market - সে বাজারে যাচ্ছে।
- They are playing football - তারা ফুটবল খেলছে।
- The bus is leaving at 4.00 pm –
বাসটি
চারটায়
ছাড়বে।
(নিকট
ভবিষ্যত)
Structure of the sentence: Verb এর present form এর সাথে ing যোগ করতে
হয়।
Positive sentence:
Subject + am/is/are + main verb +
ing + object
Example:
- I am eating rice.
- He is running to and fro.
- They are going to school.
- They are going to attend a
party tonight. (নিকট
ভবিষ্যত)
Note: ‘I’ এর পর am বসে, He/she/it এর পর is বসে। এবং subjectযদি third person singular number হয় তাহলেও
subject এর
পর is বসে। We/you/they এবং
plural subject এর
পর are বসে।
Negative sentence:
Subject + am/is/are + not + Main
verb + ing + object
Example:
- He is not drinking milk.
- I’m not going to open a bank
account.
- They are not going to play
football.
অর্থাৎ,
am/is/are এর
পর একটি not যোগ
করে দিলেই negative sentence হয়ে যায়।
Interrogative sentence:
Am/is/are + subject + main verb +
ing + object + ?
Example:
- Am I going to Chittagong?
- Is he drinking water?
- Are they playing badminton?
Present Perfect Tense
কোন
কাজ শেষ হয়ে
গেছে অথচ তার
ফল এখনও বিদ্যমান
আছে, এরকম বোঝালে present perfect tense ব্যবহৃত হয়।
It
describes the work which has been done, but the effect exists till now.
বাংলায় চেনার উপায়: Verb এর শেষে য়াছে, এছে, য়াছ, য়াছি, এছি, য়াছেন, য়াছে, য়েছ, ইয়াছি, ইয়াছ, ইয়াছে, ইয়েছ, ইয়াছেন ইত্যাদি বসে। এছাড়া করি নাই, করিনি, খাই নাই, খাইনি, ইত্যাদি বোঝালে Present Perfect Tense হয়।
Example:
- He has done the work - সে কাজটি করিয়াছে / করেছে।
- I have gone to the market - আমি বাজারে গিয়াছি/গিয়েছি।
- They have eaten mangoes – তারা আমগুলো খেয়েছে।
- I have not eaten banana - আমি কলা খাইনি।
Structure of the sentence: The past participle form of
the verb is used after have/has.
Positive sentence:
Subject + have/has + past participle
form of verb + object
Example:
- He has done the work.
- I have eaten rice.
- They have worked hard.
Note: Subject যদি He/she/it এবং third
person singular number হয়
তাহলে has বসবে। Subject যদি I/we/they/you এবং
plural subject এর
সাথে have বসবে।
Negative sentence:
Subject + have/has + not + past
participle form of verb + object
Example:
- He has not eaten rice.
- They have not come to our
house.
- I have not gone to school.
Interrogative sentence:
Have/has + subject + past participle
form of verb + object + ?
Example:
- Has he done the homework?
- Have they gone to school?
- Have you learned to speak English?
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
কোন
কাজ পূর্বে শুরু হয়ে
এখনও চলছে বোঝালে Present perfect continuous tense ব্যবহৃত হয়।
The
work started in the past and it is still running is called Present perfect continuous tense.
বাংলায় চেনার উপায়: বাংলায় ক্রিয়ার শেষে তেছ, তেছি,তেছে, তেছেন, চ্ছ, চ্ছি, চ্ছে, চ্ছেন, ছ্, ছি্, ছে্, ছে্ন, ইত্যাদি
উল্লেখ থাকে এবং
সাথে সময়ের উল্লেখ থাকে।
Example:
- I have been walking for two
hours - আমি
দুই
ঘন্টা
যাবৎ
হাটছি।
- He has been working in this
office for five years - সে
এই
অফিসে
পাঁচ
বছর
যাবৎ
কাজ
করছে।
- They have been suffering from
fever since Tuesday - তারা
মঙ্গলবার
হইতে
জ্বরে
ভুগছে।
Note: Subject third person singular number
or he/she/ it হলে has been বসে। I/we/you/they এবং অন্যসব
subject এর
ক্ষেত্রে have been বসে।
Note:
For সাধারণত একটি কাজের
নির্দিষ্ট একটা সময়ের
পরিমাণ বুঝাতে ব্যবহার করা হয়।
For is used to talk about a period of time: three hours,
three months, twelve years, etc. For can be used with all tenses.
Since সাধারণত একটা নির্দিষ্ট
সময় থেকে শুরু
হয়ে আসা কাজের
ক্ষেত্রে ব্যবহার করা হয়।
Since is used to talk about a point in past time: Sunday, 6th January,
Morning, etc. Since can
be used only in perfect tenses.
Structure of the sentence:
Positive sentence:
Subject + have been/has been + main
verb + ing + since/from/for + object.
Example:
- He has been reading this
newspaper for two hours.
- They have been walking since 7
am.
- You have been talking about the
Internet for three hours.
Negative sentence:
Subject + have not/has not + been +
main verb + ing + since/from/for + object.
Example:
- I have not been walking for two
hours.
- It has not been raining.
Interrogative sentence:
Have/has + subject + been + main
verb + ing + since/for (if needed) + object + ?
Example:
- Has he been watching the movie?
- Have they been waiting for two hours?
- Has it been raining since
morning?