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Tense mixing

Lesson 77 of 84

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Time-word aur tense (kaal) match: yesterday / last / ago = past (went), not am going. 12-tense map = 36. was doing vs did = 38. Future = I7. since / for / ago = I5. the school = I1. know pe -ing nahi.

1. Kya hai

Hindi time word alag, verb aksar present reh jata hai. English: pehle time word, phir uske hisaab se verb. Dono ek saath mat uljhao.

Time word Sahi Yahan nahi
yesterday / last week / ago / in 2019 past form am going / go / have seen
every day / usually present simple (07) went (as daily habit)
now / look! present continuous (08) went

2. Time word

Galat jodi Sahi Note
Yesterday I am going to school. Yesterday I went to school. finished trip
Yesterday I am cooking. (background) Yesterday I was cooking when Amma called. 38 pehle padha; I2 ka main kaam nahi
Last week we are playing cricket. Last week we played cricket. pehle ki aadat bhi past, not am / -ing
Two days ago I go home. Two days ago I went home. ago + past. since/for system = I5
When I was five I am living in Pune. When I was five I lived in Pune. used to = 48 extra

School bina the = I1 pehle padha; yahan tense. Tomorrow / next Monday = I7, past mat lagao.

3. Aur galatiyan

Galti Galat Sahi
have + yesterday I have seen him yesterday. I saw him yesterday. (37 pehle padha)
do past forms ek saath I did went. / I had went. I went. / I did go (zor, 58 light).
know type: -ing nahi I am knowing the answer. I know the answer. (08 / 29)
kahani me tense badal gaya He came. Then he is saying wait. He came. Then he said wait.
kal ke saath past Tomorrow I went to school. Tomorrow I'm going / I will go. (I7)

4. Examples

Bold = sahi tense (kaal).

  1. Yesterday I went to school.
  2. Yesterday Ravi took the metro after chai.
  3. Last week we played cricket.
  4. Last night Amma cooked rice.
  5. Two days ago I went home at 6.
  6. In 2019 we lived in Pune.
  7. When I was five I lived near the station.
  8. Yesterday I was cooking when Amma called. (38 pehle padha)
  9. I saw Mr Khan yesterday. (not have seen)
  10. I know the answer. (not am knowing)
  11. He came to the queue. Then he said wait.
  12. I go to school every day. (07 habit, not went)
  13. Look! The metro is coming. (08 now)
  14. Tomorrow I am going to fill the form. (I7, not went)
  15. I did go home — I wasn't at the stall. (zor, not did went)

5. Common mistakes

Yesterday I am going to school. / Yesterday I go.
Yesterday I went to school.
Last week we are playing cricket.
Last week we played cricket.
When I was five I am living in Pune.
When I was five I lived in Pune. / I used to live... (48)
I have seen him yesterday. / I have went yesterday.
I saw him yesterday. have + yesterday = 37, yahan nahi.
I did went home. / I had went.
I went home. / I did go home. V3 of get = got.
I am knowing the answer. / Then he is saying wait.
I know the answer. Then he said wait.
Tomorrow I went. / Next Monday I am went.
will / going to / present continuous future = I7.
I am here since 2019. / I go to the school yesterday.
since/for = I5. the school = I1. Here: time word + tense.
Hindi note. Yesterday / last / ago dikha to verb past: went / played / saw / lived. am going = abhi (08), kal ki kahani nahi. have + yesterday mat jodo. Tomorrow ka map = I7.

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. Yesterday I ______ to school.
2. Fix: Yesterday I am going to school.
3. Last week we ______ cricket.
4. When I was five I ______ in Pune.
5. I ______ him yesterday.
6. I ______ the answer. (not -ing)
7. Tomorrow I went to school. Future (I7 pointer):
8. I did ______ home.
9. He came. Then he ______ wait.
10. This page is not:

B. 5 fill-in

1. Yesterday I ______ to school.

2. Last week we ______ cricket.

3. I ______ the answer. (not knowing)

4. I ______ him yesterday. (see)

5. Sahi karo: Yesterday I am going to school.

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche. Ek yesterday went, ek last week played, ek know.

  1. yesterday: Yesterday I went to school.
  2. last week: Last week we played cricket.
  3. know: I know the answer.

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. b) went — yesterday = past. am going = 08 now. go = 07 habit.
  2. a) Yesterday I went to school. — the school = I1. Tomorrow went = I7, yahan nahi.
  3. b) played — last week = past. are playing / play galat jodi.
  4. b) lived — child time = past. am living / live galat jodi. used to = 48.
  5. b) saw — yesterday, not have seen (37). am seeing = know type nahi.
  6. b) know — no -ing. 08 / 29 pehle padha; yahan Indian galat -ing.
  7. a) I'm going / I will go — I7 pointer. Yesterday am going galat. did went galat.
  8. b) go — did + base. went / gone = do past forms.
  9. b) said — story past. is saying galat. say present.
  10. c) will vs going to vs present continuous — I7, not I2.
Fill-in
  1. went
  2. played
  3. know
  4. saw
  5. Yesterday I went to school.
Model sentences
  1. Yesterday I went to school.
  2. Last week we played cricket.
  3. I know the answer.

Check: yesterday/last/ago = past; not am going; have + yesterday = saw; did go not did went; know not knowing; story said; every day = 07; now = 08; was cooking when = 38; used to = 48; present perfect vs past extra = 37; 12 map = 36; future = I7; since/for = I5; the school = I1; he have = I3.