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TENSES.

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— that is, the action was in an incomplete state,
still going on, or continuing. This Tense may
therefore be called the Past Incomplete, or Past
Continuous.
3. You may say"He had caught a salmon just as I left him."
- that is, the action was in a conplete state. This
Tense may therefore be called the Past Complete.
The same three divisions may be found in the
Future and Present:I. Future Indefinite:
" I shall catch fish."
2. Future Incomplete:
"I shall be catching fish."
3. Future Complete:
" I shall have caught fish."
I. Present Indefinite:
" I catch fish."
2. Present Incomplete:
"I am catching a salmon, but have not yet landed
it."
3. Present Complete:
"I have caught a salmon, and here it is in my
basket."