The foundation of successful dialogue is English grammar, which demands a recognition of tenses. Tenses help us to demonstrate time and activity clearly and straightforwardly, despite of whether something went on in the past, is going on right now, or will happen in the future. A lot of Urdu-speaking students might find it tricky to learn English tenses. For this reason, we provide concise examples and formulae for each of the 12 English tenses in basic Urdu on this page. This tutorial will assist you in mastering English Tenses in Urdu – With Examples step-by-step, regardless of whether you’re a student in school, a college student, or getting ready for a competitive exam.
🔹 1. Present Indefinite Tense (Simple Present)
: پہچان
فعل کے آخر میں “تا ہے، تی ہے، تے ہیں” آتا ہے۔
مثال: وہ سکول جاتا ہے۔
Formula:
🔹 Positive: Subject + base verb (+s/es) + Object
🔹 Negative: Subject + do/does not + base verb+ Object
🔹 Interrogative: Do/Does + subject + base verb+ Object?
Examples:
✅ He goes to school. (وہ سکول جاتا ہے)
❌ He does not go to school. (وہ سکول نہیں جاتا)
❓ Does he go to school? (کیا وہ سکول جاتا ہے؟)
🔹 2. Present Continuous Tense
:پہچان
فعل کے آخر میں “رہا ہے، رہی ہے، رہے ہیں” آتا ہے۔
مثال: وہ کتاب پڑھ رہا ہے۔
Formula:
🔹 Positive: Subject + is/am/are + verb+ing+ Object
🔹 Negative: Subject + is/am/are + not + verb+ing + Object
🔹 Interrogative: Is/Am/Are + subject + verb+ing+ Object?
Examples:
✅ He is reading a book. (وہ کتاب پڑھ رہا ہے)
❌ He is not reading a book. (وہ کتاب نہیں پڑھ رہا)
❓ Is he reading a book? (کیا وہ کتاب پڑھ رہا ہے؟)
🔹 3. Present Perfect Tense
:پہچان
فعل کے ساتھ “چکا ہے، چکی ہے، چکے ہیں” آتا ہے۔
مثال: وہ کام مکمل کر چکا ہے۔
Formula:
🔹 Positive: Subject + has/have + 3rd form of verb+ Object
🔹 Negative: Subject + has/have + not + 3rd form+ Object
🔹 Interrogative: Has/Have + subject + 3rd form+ Object?
Examples:
✅ He has finished the work. (اس نے کام مکمل کر لیا ہے)
❌ He has not finished the work. (اس نے کام مکمل نہیں کیا)
❓ Has he finished the work? (کیا اس نے کام مکمل کر لیا ہے؟)
🔹 4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
:پہچان
“رہا ہے، رہی ہے، رہے ہیں” کے ساتھ مدت کا ذکر ہو (مثلاً دو گھنٹے سے)
مثال: وہ دو گھنٹوں سے پڑھ رہا ہے۔
Formula:
🔹 Positive: Subject + has/have been + verb+ing + since/for+ Object
🔹 Negative: Subject + has/have not been + verb+ing + since/for+ Object
🔹 Interrogative: Has/Have + subject + been + verb+ing+ Object?
Examples:
✅ He has been studying for two hours. (وہ دو گھنٹوں سے پڑھ رہا ہے)
❌ He has not been studying for two hours.
❓ Has he been studying for two hours?
🔹 5. Past Indefinite Tense (Simple Past)
:پہچان
“تا تھا، تی تھی، تے تھے” آتا ہے
مثال: وہ سکول گیا۔
Formula:
🔹 Positive: Subject + 2nd form of verb+ Object
🔹 Negative: Subject + did not + base verb+ Object
🔹 Interrogative: Did + subject + base verb+ Object?
Examples:
✅ He went to school. (وہ سکول گیا)
❌ He did not go to school. (وہ سکول نہیں گیا)
❓ Did he go to school? (کیا وہ سکول گیا؟)
🔹 6. Past Continuous Tense
:پہچان
“رہا تھا، رہی تھی، رہے تھے” آتا ہے
مثال: وہ کام کر رہا تھا۔
Formula:
🔹 Positive: Subject + was/were + verb+ing+ Object
🔹 Negative: Subject + was/were not + verb+ing+ Object
🔹 Interrogative: Was/Were + subject + verb+ing+ Object?
Examples:
✅ He was working. (وہ کام کر رہا تھا)
❌ He was not working. (وہ کام نہیں کر رہا تھا)
❓ Was he working? (کیا وہ کام کر رہا تھا؟)
🔹 7. Past Perfect Tense
:پہچان
“چکا تھا، چکی تھی، چکے تھے”
مثال: وہ جا چکا تھا۔
Formula:
🔹 Positive: Subject + had + 3rd form+ Object
🔹 Negative: Subject + had not + 3rd form+ Object
🔹 Interrogative: Had + subject + 3rd form+ Object?
Examples:
✅ He had gone. (وہ جا چکا تھا)
❌ He had not gone. (وہ نہیں گیا تھا)
❓ Had he gone? (کیا وہ جا چکا تھا؟)
🔹 8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
:پہچان
“رہا تھا” کے ساتھ مدت ہو
مثال: وہ دو گھنٹوں سے پڑھ رہا تھا۔
Formula:
🔹 Positive: Subject + had been + verb+ing + since/for+ Object
🔹 Negative: Subject + had not been + verb+ing+ Object
🔹 Interrogative: Had + subject + been + verb+ing+ Object?
Examples:
✅ He had been reading for two hours. (وہ دو گھنٹوں سے پڑھ رہا تھا)
❌ He had not been reading.
❓ Had he been reading?
🔹 9. Future Indefinite Tense (Simple Future)
:پہچان
“گا، گی، گے” آتا ہے
مثال: وہ جائے گا۔
Formula:
🔹 Positive: Subject + will/shall + base verb+ Object
🔹 Negative: Subject + will/shall not + base verb+ Object
🔹 Interrogative: Will/Shall + subject + base verb+ Object?
Examples:
✅ He will go. (وہ جائے گا)
❌ He will not go. (وہ نہیں جائے گا)
❓ Will he go? (کیا وہ جائے گا؟)
🔹 10. Future Continuous Tense
:پہچان
“رہا ہوگا، رہی ہوگی”
مثال: وہ کام کر رہا ہوگا۔
Formula:
🔹 Positive: Subject + will be + verb+ing+ Object
🔹 Negative: Subject + will not be + verb+ing+ Object
🔹 Interrogative: Will + subject + be + verb+ing+ Object?
Examples:
✅ He will be working. (وہ کام کر رہا ہوگا)
❌ He will not be working.
❓ Will he be working?
🔹 11. Future Perfect Tense
:پہچان
“چکا ہوگا، چکی ہوگی”
مثال: وہ پہنچ چکا ہوگا۔
Formula:
🔹 Positive: Subject + will have + 3rd form+ Object
🔹 Negative: Subject + will not have + 3rd form+ Object
🔹 Interrogative: Will + subject + have + 3rd form+ Object?
Examples:
✅ He will have reached. (وہ پہنچ چکا ہوگا)
❌ He will not have reached.
❓ Will he have reached?
🔹 12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
:پہچان
“رہا ہوگا” کے ساتھ مدت کا ذکر ہو
مثال: وہ دو گھنٹوں سے پڑھ رہا ہوگا۔
Formula:
🔹 Positive: Subject + will have been + verb+ing + since/for+ Object
🔹 Negative: Subject + will not have been + verb+ing+ Object
🔹 Interrogative: Will + subject + have been + verb+ing+ Object?
Examples:
✅ He will have been studying for two hours. (وہ دو گھنٹوں سے پڑھ رہا ہوگا)
❌ He will not have been studying.
❓ Will he have been studying?
