Here I am going to list out few examples of past, present, and future tense denoting 3rd person as subject i.e. 'he' or 'she'. 'Avan' means He, and 'Aval' means she.
| past tense | present tense | future tense |
| She gave - aval koduththaal | she gives - aval Kodukiraal | she gave - aval koduththaal |
| he did- avan seithaan | he does - avan seikiraan | he will do - avan seivaan |
| He came with me - Avan yennodu vanthaan | He comes with me - Avan yennodu varukiraan | He will come with me -Avan yennodu varuvaan. |
| He called-Avan Kooppittaan | he calls - Avan kooppittiraan | He will call- avan Kooppiduvaan |
| He said- Avan sonnaan | He tells- Avan solkiraan | He will say- Avan solvaan |
| She smiled - Aval punnagai seithaal | She smiles -Aval punnagai seikiraal | She will smile -Aval punnagai seivaal |
| she went- Aval poinaal | She goes- Aval poikiraal | She will go- Aval povaal |
| He kicked - Avan uthaiththaan | He kicks-Avan uthaikkiraan | He will kick- Avan uthaippaan |
| He jumped-Avan kuthiththaan | He jumps- Avan kuthikkiraan | He will jump-Avan kuthippaan |
| He folded - Avan madiththaan | He folds-Avan madikkiraan | He will fold - Avan madippaan |
| He drank - Avan kudiththaan | He drinks- Avan kudikkiraan | He will drink- Avan kudippaan |
| He climbed -Avan yaerinaan | He climbs- Avan yaerukiraan | He will climb -Avan yaeruvaan |
| She laughed- Aval siriththaal | She laughs -Aval sirikkiraal | She will laugh - Aval sirippaal |
| He pushed - Avan thallinaan | He pushes - Avan thallukiraan | He will push - Avan thalluvaan |
Next Lesson 17. Tamil tense - 4 ('We' as subject)
