Tenses and Articles Questions and Answers

Rules For Tenses and Articles Questions –

TENSES

• Firstly, make sure the formation of the sentence and the choice of verb is correct. For this, it is necessary to know the formula or rule for the three basic tenses:
  • Simple Present & Continuous = Verb / Verb + s/es, is/am/are + verb + ing (continuous)
  • Simple Past & Continuous = Verb second form, was/were + verb + ing (continuous)
  • Simple Future & Continuous = Shall/will + verb, shall/will + be + verb + ing (continuous)

• Sometimes it is tough to judge the conditional perfect tenses as there are mixed time of actions. For instance, “I asked her if she would tell me the truth.” These types of sentences require thorough knowledge of the use of tenses.

ARTICLES

• It is important to categorize the nouns before placing the articles. Common nouns usually goes with the article ‘a,’ whereas, ‘the’ is used with proper nouns.
• Any word starting with a vowel sound will take the article “an” with it.

The Definite Article

• The Definite Article from among the three articles is ‘THE’.
• It specifies the objectivity of a noun.
• The definite article walks you through the particularity of a noun.
• For example, your friend might ask, “Are you willing to participate in the competition this year?” The definite article ‘the competition’ tells you that your friend is talking about a particular competition that the two of you know of.
• The definite article can be used with singular, plural, or uncountable nouns.
• With definite article it becomes easy to identify a noun in a sentence that might be otherwise vague or not clear in concept.

The Indefinite Article

• The indefinite article comes in the form of two articles – ‘a’ and ‘an’. ‘A’ is used before any consonant while ‘an’ takes its place before a vowel. 
• The indefinite articles walks you through the general idea of a noun as a contrast to definite article.
• For example, you might ask your mom, “Should I wear a jeans to the party?” Your mom will know that you’re talking about wearing a jeans to the party. Not a particular one but jeans of any color or design.
• “Why don’t you wear an ankle length jeans?” your mom replies back. Here the indefinite article ‘an’ talks about a jeans of ankle length but not specifying which one. 

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