Time and place
Time
Past, present and future
Is it in the past, present, or future?
tense
past simple
present perfect
adverbial
past tense
present tense
future tense
ਅਰਥ
The event's direction relative to the speaker's 'now': before, at, after, or relative to another reference time.
ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਛਾਣਣਾ ਹੈ
Ask whether the event is earlier, now, later, or relative to another event.
Visual guide
Speaker's NOW
│
PAST ◄── now ──► FUTURE
went is will go
Time direction = event's side
of now or another reference.
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮੂਲ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ)
Time direction is shown by verb forms and auxiliaries, but aspect is often just as important as tense.
ਉਹ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ।