Tense Markers: যে সব শব্দ বা শব্দগুচ্ছ বাক্যের Verb-টি কোন Tense এ হবে তা নির্ধারণ করতে সাহায্য করে তাদেরকে Tense Marker বলে। যেমন- It is time, by this time, generally, often, now, at this moment, just, just now, tomorrow, ago, yesterday, by 2021 ইত্যাদি।
Tense Markers |
Tense |
Example |
| বাক্যে always, often, sometimes, everyday, daily, occasionally, regularly, usually, normally, generally ইত্যাদি থাকলে |
Present Indefinite Tense হয়
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He always works hard.
She often comes here. I normally get up 5 o’clock. |
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বাক্যে now, at this moment, at this time, at present, still, এবং তাৎক্ষণিক দৃষ্টি আকর্ষণমূলক শব্দ যেমন- look, listen, hush ইত্যাদি থাকলে |
Present Continuous Tense হয়
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How are you feeling now?
Look! He is coming.
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| বাক্যে Just, just now, already, yet, ever, never, lately, recently ইত্যাদি থাকলে |
Present Perfect Tense হয় |
He has just come now.
I have already done my home work. |
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বাক্যে since, for, how long দ্বারা Duration বুঝালে |
Present Perfect Continuous Tense হয় |
I have been reading for three hours.
It has been raining since morning. |
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বাক্যে yesterday, ago, long ago, long since, once,last, last night, last week, last month, last year, the day before yesterday, it is high time, it is time, fancy ইত্যাদি থাকলে |
Past Indefinite Tense হয় |
He came here yesterday.
Last week we visited Sundarban. It is high time we started our business. |
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বাক্যে at that time, at that moment, then ইত্যাদি থাকলে |
Past Continuous Tense হয় |
At that time he was working.
Then he was reading a novel. |
| অতীতে সংঘটিত দুটি ক্রমিক ঘটনার ক্ষেত্রে before এর পূর্বে এবং after এর পরে | Past Perfect Tense হয়
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I had done the work before he came.
He reached the station after the train had left. |
| বাক্যে tomorrow, next, next day, next week, next month, next year, in the days to come, in the years to come ইত্যাদি থাকলে |
Future Indefinite Tense হয় |
He will come tomorrow.
Next month we will start our business. |
| বাক্যে by this time, by 2018, by Sunday, by June, next Friday, next January, next year, by next Monday, by next month, by next year ইত্যাদি থাকলে |
Future Perfect Tense হয়
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He will have come by this time.
We shall have done our duty |
এখন, পূর্বেই আলোচিত কিছু নিয়মের সূক্ষ্ম পার্থক্য লক্ষ্য করি।
Tense Markers |
Tense |
Example |
| বাক্যে at this time, at this moment থাকলে | Present Continuous Tense হয়। | They are playing cricket at this moment. |
| বাক্যে at that time, at that moment থাকলে | Past Continuous Tense হয়। | They were playing cricket at that moment. |
| বাক্যে by this time থাকলে | Future Perfect Tense হয়। | They will have reached the station by this time. |
| বাক্যে It is time, it is high time থাকলে | Past Indefinite Tense হয়। | It is high time we changed our decision. |