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This document provides a summary of English verb tenses including their affirmative, negative, and question forms. It outlines the 12 simple and progressive tenses in English including how they indicate timing (present, past, future) and mood (indicative, conditional). For each tense, examples of common time words and phrases used with that tense are given to further specify when the action occurs.
This document provides a summary of English verb tenses including their affirmative, negative, and question forms. It outlines the 12 simple and progressive tenses in English including how they indicate timing (present, past, future) and mood (indicative, conditional). For each tense, examples of common time words and phrases used with that tense are given to further specify when the action occurs.
This document provides a summary of English verb tenses including their affirmative, negative, and question forms. It outlines the 12 simple and progressive tenses in English including how they indicate timing (present, past, future) and mood (indicative, conditional). For each tense, examples of common time words and phrases used with that tense are given to further specify when the action occurs.
Question - action in the present taking place once, never or several times always, every …, never, A: He speaks. - facts normally, often, seldom, Simple Present N: He does not speak. - actions taking place one after sometimes, usually Q: Does he speak? another if sentences type I (If - action set by a timetable or Italk, …) schedule - action taking place in the Present A: He is speaking. moment of speaking at the moment, just, just N: He is not speaking. - action taking place only for a now, Listen!, Look!, now, Progressive Q: Is he speaking? limited period of time right now - action arranged for the future - action in the past taking yesterday, 2 minutes ago, place once, never or several times A: He spoke. in 1990, the other day, Simple Past - actions taking place one after N: He did not speak. last Friday another Q: Did he speak? if sentence type II (If - action taking place in the middle of Italked, …) another action - action going on at a certain time A: He was speaking. in the past Past N: He was not - actions taking place at the same when, while, as long as Progressive speaking. time Q: Was he speaking? - action in the past that is interrupted by another action - putting emphasis on the result - action that is still going on - action that stopped recently Present Perfect A: He has spoken. already, ever, just, never, - finished action that has an N: He has not spoken. not yet, so far, till now, up Simple influence on the present Q: Has he spoken? to now - action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking A: He has been - putting emphasis on the course or speaking. duration (not the result) Present Perfect all day, for 4 years, since N: He has not been - action that recently stopped or is 1993, how long?, the Progressive speaking. still going on whole week Q: Has he been - finished action that influenced the speaking? present - action taking place before a certain time in the past already, just, never, not Past Perfect A: He had spoken. - sometimes interchangeable with yet, once, until that day N: He had not spoken. Simple past perfect progressive if sentence type III (If Q: Had he spoken? - putting emphasis only on I had talked, …) the fact (not the duration) A: He had been - action taking place before a speaking. certain time in the past Past Perfect N: He had not been - sometimes interchangeable with for, since, the whole day, Progressive speaking. past perfect simple all day Q: Had he been - putting emphasis on the duration speaking? or course of an action in a year, next …, - action in the future that cannot be tomorrow A: He will speak. influenced Future I Simple N: He will not speak. If-Satz Typ I (If you ask - spontaneous decision her, she will help you.) Q: Will he speak? - assumption with regard to the assumption: I think, future probably, perhaps A: He is going to speak. Future I Simple N: He is not going to - decision made for the future in one year, next week, (going to) speak. - conclusion with regard to the future tomorrow Q: Is he going to speak? A: He will be speaking. - action that is going on at a certain Future I N: He will not be time in the future in one year, next week, speaking. Progressive - action that is sure to happen in the tomorrow Q: Will he be near future speaking? A: He will have spoken. N: He will not have Future II Simple spoken. - action that will be finished at a by Monday, in a week certain time in the future Q: Will he have spoken? A: He will have been speaking. - action taking place before a certain Future II N: He will not have time in the future for …, the last couple of Progressive been speaking. - putting emphasis on the course of hours, all day long Q: Will he have been an action speaking? Conditional I A: He would speak. if sentences type II N: He would not speak. - action that might take place (If I were you, I would Simple Q: Would he speak? gohome.) A: He would be speaking. Conditional I - action that might take place N: He would not be - putting emphasis on Progressive speaking. the course /duration of the action Q: Would he be speaking? A: He would have spoken. Conditional II if sentences type III N: He would not have - action that might have taken place (If I had seen that, Simple spoken. in the past I would have helped.) Q: Would he have spoken? A: He would have been speaking. - action that might have taken place Conditional II N: He would not have in the past Progressive been speaking. - puts emphasis on Q: Would he have the course / durationof the action been speaking?