“Hurry’’ offers us the execution of something very quickly. Here now we will come to know how “hurry’’ can exhibit its roles in the three tenses.
We have to add the “s” while using the word “hurry” in the present tense to any third-person singular number. The continuous form of the verb”hurry” is “hurrying”. The verb in its past participle form is “hurried”. We use the verb “hurry” in the present, past, and future tense to indicate an act done in haste.
Let us discuss more interesting facts regarding the roles of “hurry” in the present tense, past tense, and future tense.
“Hurry’’ in the present tense.
Present tense shows us the actions of being, having, or doing in a general sense. Let us check how the word “hurry” is used in the present tense.
The verb “hurry’’ can be used to refer to something or to move somewhere very quickly.
When can we use “hurry’’ in the present tense?
We undoubtedly use the term “hurry’’ in the present tense when we need to make something happen more quickly than it would have done.
Sentence structure of “hurry’’ in the present tense-
| Type of present tense | Rule to form a sentence with “hurry’’ in the present tense |
| 1. Present indefinite tense/ Simple present tense | a. (i) Subject of the first person singular number/plural number, second person singular number/plural number, third person plural number + hurry + object + remaining part (assertive sentence) (ii) Do + Subject of the first person singular number/plural number, second person singular number/plural number, third person plural number + hurry + object +? ( interrogative sentence) b. (i)Subject of the third person singular number + hurries + object + rest (assertive sentence) (ii) Does + Subject of the third-person singular number + hurry + object +? +rest (interrogative sentence) |
| 2. Present continuous tense/ Present progressive tense | a. The subject of the first person singular number + am hurrying + object + rest of the sentence (assertive sentence) b. Subject of the first person plural number, second person singular/plural number, third person plural number + are hurrying + object + rest of the sentence (assertive sentence) c. The subject of the third person singular number + is hurrying + object + rest (assertive sentence) |
| 3. Present perfect tense | a. The subject of the first person singular number/plural number, second person singular/plural number, third person plural number + have hurried (past participle form) + object + rest (assertive sentence) b. Subject of the third person singular number + has hurried + object + rest (assertive sentence) |
| 4. Present perfect continuous tense/ Present perfect progressive tense | a. The subject of the first person singular number/plural number, second person singular number/plural number, third person plural number + have been hurrying + object + rest b. Subject of the third person singular number + has been hurrying + object + rest |
Examples and explanations with the usage of “hurry’’ in the present tense-
| Type of present tense | Example | Explanation |
| 1. Present indefinite tense/ Simple present tense | My mother listens to the news of my arrival and she hurries home. | The verb “hurries’’ is in the usage to give us an idea of happening the action in haste in a general sense. We find that my mother comes home quickly when she hears my arrival at home. |
| 2. Present continuous tense/ Present progressive tense | Sourabh is hurrying to solve the sums because he wants to complete the task in time. | Here the verb “is hurrying’’ has constructed a sentence in the progressive form at present. We get to know that the boy is doing his sums very quickly as he wants to complete his work on time. |
| 3. Present perfect tense | The boys have hurried their walk to reach the school in time. | The verb “hurried’’ along with the verb “to have’’ is used to indicate an action that has been done in haste by the boys in order to reach their school in time. |
| 4. Present perfect continuous tense/ Present perfect progressive tense | The players have been hurrying to complete their training session for some time. | Here “have been’’ is in the usage to refer to an ongoing action of the present time for a period of time. |
“Hurry’’ in the past tense.
A past tense is used to show the executed functions of the verbs in the past. Now, we will see the function of “hurry’’ in the past tense.
The verb “hurry’’ can be applied in the past tense when to represent the action of doing something very quickly for some purpose.
When can we use “hurry’’ in the past tense?
We apply “hurry’’ in the past when we wish to show our desire to go somewhere very quickly because we did not have much time.
Sentence structure of “hurry’’ in the past tense-
| Type of past tense | Rules to be followed to form a sentence with “hurry’’ in the past tense |
| 1. Past indefinite tense/ Simple past tense | a. Subject of all persons and numbers + hurried (past form) + object + rest of the sentence(assertive sentence) |
| 2. Past continuous tense/ Past progressive tense | a. The subject of the first person singular number/ third person singular number + was hurrying + object + remaining part of the sentence (assertive sentence) b. The subject of the first person plural number, second person singular number/plural number, third person plural number + were hurrying + object + remaining part of the sentence (assertive sentence) |
| 3. Past perfect tense | a. The subject of all persons and numbers + had hurried (past form) + object + rest of the sentence(assertive sentence) |
| 4. Past perfect continuous tense/ past progressive tense | a. The subject of all persons and numbers + had been hurrying (past form) + object + rest of the sentence(assertive sentence) |
Examples and explanations of “hurry’’ in the past tense-
| Type of past tense | Example | Explanation |
| 1. Past indefinite tense/ Simple past tense | Suddenly the telephone rang and my mother hurried to answer the call. | The verb “hurried’’ is used to show the completed action in the past in which we get to know that as soon as the telephone rang my mother went quickly to receive it and answer the call. |
| 2. Past continuous tense/ Past progressive tense | They were hurrying to get ready to attend the function arranged by the local club. | The form of the verb “were hurrying’’ show the continuous action of the past which is found in their quick action of getting ready to attend the function. |
| 3. Past perfect tense | The members of the club had hurried to decorate the stage before the guests arrived. | The sentence gives us the action that was done in haste before another action with the use of the verb “had hurried’’. |
| 4. Past perfect continuous tense/ Past perfect progressive tense | Sumana had been hurrying to complete the assignments for an hour. | Here “had been hurrying’’ is in the usage to mention the ongoing action of the past where it is evident that the girl was doing the assignments very quickly as she had very little time to do them. |
“Hurry’’ in the future tense.
A future tense is the form of the verb that shows its form in the future tense. Let us go through the aspects of how “get’’ does function in the future tense.
The usage of “hurry’’ in the future tense mentions the indication of the action of doing at high speed or speeding up the rate of doing something in the future.
When do we use “hurry’’ in the future tense?
We use the verb “hurry’’ along with shall/will, shall/will have when we have the intention to increase the speed of performing any action.
Sentence structure of “hurry’’ in the future tense-
| Type of future tense | How to form a sentence with “hurry’’ in the future tense |
| 1. Future indefinite tense/ Simple future tense | a. The subject of the first person singular number or plural number + shall hurry + object + remaining part(assertive sentence) b. Subject of the second person singular number or plural number/ third person singular or plural number + will hurry + object + remaining part(assertive sentence) |
| 2. Future continuous tense/ Future progressive tense | a. The subject of the first person singular number or plural number + shall be hurrying + object + remaining part b. The subject of the second person singular number or plural number/ third person singular or plural number + will be hurrying + object + remaining part(assertive sentence) |
| 3. Future perfect tense | a. The subject of the first person singular number or plural number + shall have hurried + object + remaining part (assertive sentence) b. Subject of the second person singular number or plural number/ third person singular or plural number + will have hurried + object + remaining part(assertive sentence) |
| 4. Future perfect continuous tense/ Future perfect progressive tense | a. The subject of the first person singular number or plural number + shall have been hurrying + object + remaining part(assertive sentence) b. The subject of the second person singular number or plural number/ third singular or plural number + will have been hurrying + object + remaining part(assertive sentence) |
Examples and explanations of “hurry’’ in the future tense-
| Type of future tense | Example | Explanation |
| 1. Future indefinite tense/ Simple future tense | The children will hurry to send the kite in the air before the windfalls. | The verb “will hurry’’ are used to form a sentence to present us the action of the children to fix the kite very hurriedly to send it before the windfalls in the future. |
| 2. Future continuous tense/ Future progressive tense | The singer will be hurrying to end the song. | The verb “hurrying’’ is applied to show the ongoing action of completing the song in haste. We see that the singer will be trying to finish the song. |
| 3. Future perfect tense | Gorachand will have hurried to finish to picture for the exhibition. | The verb “will have hurried’’ has formed an example in which we see the action that will be finished in haste. |
| 4. Future perfect continuous tense/ Future perfect progressive tense | My daughter will have been hurrying for some time to finish her task. | The verb “will have been hurrying’’ is used to indicate the ongoing action of the future for a certain period. Here we see that my daughter will have been hurriedly completing her task. |
Conclusion
We have achieved sound knowledge of the usage of “hurry’’ in all categories of tenses. We can use the term as a noun in the same form and use it as an adverb in the form “hurriedly’’. We also frame phrasal verbs like “hurry up’’ which helps us to frame any sentence.
Hi…. I am Goutam Datta. I have completed a double M. A. in English and B. Ed. I am a creative writer. Currently, I am a part of the LambdaGeeks.
