A Comparative Study in the Use of Present continuous Tense and past Continuous Tense in English and Nepali by the Students of Grade-8

Abstract

The research entitled “A Comparative Study in the Use ofPresent Continuous Tense and Past Continuous Tense in English andNepali by the Students of Grade-8” is an attempt to compare thegovernment-aided and non-governmental schools performance in theuse ofpresent continuous Tense and past continuous tense. In order todo so the researcher collected data form 8 th graders of KathmanduDistrict. The sample population consisted of 120 students who wereselected by simple random sampling method. Five types of test itemswere designed to test and compare their performance in presentcontinuous tense and past continuous tense. For the analysis and interpretation of data the papers werechecked and scores were given. The scores obtained by the studentswere counted, tabulated and interpreted employing quantitative anddescriptive method. Quantitative method includes simple statisticaltools of percentage and descriptive method includes simpleinterpretation and explanation of the data computed. The research findings in total show that the students were moreproficient in present continuous tense than the past continuous tense.On the other hand, the students of non-governmental schoolsperformance were found far better than the performance of thestudents of the government-aided schools. The study consists of four chapters, which are given below.Chapter one deals with the introduction. It consists of the general background of the study, introduction and importance ofEnglish language, introduction and importance of Nepali language,tense and aspect system in English and Nepali language, literaturereview, objectives of the study, and significance of the study. Chapter two describes the methodology applied in order to carryout this research. It encompasses sources of data, population of thestudy, sampling procedure, research tools for data collection and thelimitation of the study. Chapter three consists of analysis and interpretation of the data.The data are analyzed and interpreted using the statistical tools liketables and percentage. Chapter four incorporates findings and recommendations of thestudy. Based on the analysis and interpretation, some significantfindings are enlisted. Based on these findings and the experience ofthe researcher while conducting the research, some recommendationsfor pedagogical implications and some recommendations for furtherresearches are made. References and appendices follow this chapter.