Table of English Tenses
tense
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Affirmative/Negative/Question
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Use
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Signal Words
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A: He speaks.
N: He does not speak. Q: Does he speak? |
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always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom,
sometimes, usually
if sentences type I (If I talk, …) |
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A: He is speaking.
N: He is not speaking. Q: Is he speaking? |
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at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right
now
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A: He spoke.
N: He did not speak. Q: Did he speak? |
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yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last
Friday
if sentence type II (If I talked, …) |
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A: He was speaking.
N: He was not speaking. Q: Was he speaking? |
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when, while, as long as
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A: He has spoken.
N: He has not spoken. Q: Has he spoken? |
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already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up
to now
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A: He has been speaking.
N: He has not been speaking. Q: Has he been speaking? |
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all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole
week
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A: He had spoken.
N: He had not spoken. Q: Had he spoken? |
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already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day
if sentence type III (If I had talked, …) |
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A: He had been speaking.
N: He had not been speaking. Q: Had he been speaking? |
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for, since, the whole day, all day
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A: He will speak.
N: He will not speak. Q: Will he speak? |
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in a year, next …, tomorrow
If-Satz Typ I (If you ask her, she will help you.) assumption: I think, probably, perhaps |
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(going to) |
A: He is going to speak.
N: He is not going to speak. Q: Is he going to speak? |
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in one year, next week, tomorrow
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A: He will be speaking.
N: He will not be speaking. Q: Will he be speaking? |
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in one year, next week, tomorrow
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A: He will have spoken.
N: He will not have spoken. Q: Will he have spoken? |
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by Monday, in a week
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A: He will have been speaking.
N: He will not have been speaking. Q: Will he have been speaking? |
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for …, the last couple of hours, all day long
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A: He would speak.
N: He would not speak. Q: Would he speak? |
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if sentences type II
(If I were you, I would go home.) |
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A: He would be speaking.
N: He would not be speaking. Q: Would he be speaking? |
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A: He would have spoken.
N: He would not have spoken. Q: Would he have spoken? |
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if sentences type III
(If I had seen that, I would have helped.) |
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A: He would have been speaking.
N: He would not have been speaking. Q: Would he have been speaking? |
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