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Tense

Tense

Affirmative/Negative/Question

Use

Signal Words

Present Simple

A: He speaks.

N: He does not speak.

Q: Does he speak?

- action in the present taking place once, never or several times

- facts

- actions taking place one after another

- action set by a timetable or schedule

always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually

Present Continuous

A: He is speaking.

N: He is not speaking.

Q: Is he speaking?

- action taking place in the moment of speaking

- action taking place only for a limited period of time

- action arranged for the future

at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now

Present Perfect

A: He has spoken.

N: He has not spoken.

Q: Has he spoken?

- putting emphasis on the result

- action that is still going on

- action that stopped recently

- finished action that has an influence on the present

- action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking

already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now

Present Perfect Continuous

A: He has been speaking.

N: He has not been speaking.

Q: Has he been speaking?

- putting emphasis on the course or duration (not the result)

- action that recently stopped or is still going on

- finished action that influenced the present

all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week

Past Simple

A: He spoke.

N: He did not speak.

Q: Did he speak?

- action in the past taking place once, never or several times

- actions taking place one after another

- action taking place in the middle of another action

yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday

Past Continuous

A: He was speaking.

N: He was not speaking.

Q: Was he speaking?

- action going on at a certain time in the past

- actions taking place at the same time

- action in the past that is interrupted by another action

when, while, as long as

Past Perfect

A: He had spoken.

N: He had not spoken.

Q: Had he spoken?

- action taking place before a certain time in the past

- sometimes interchangeable with past perfect progressive

- putting emphasis only on the fact (not the duration)

already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day

Past Perfect Continuous

A: He had been speaking.

N: He had not been speaking.

Q: Had he been speaking?

- action taking place before a certain time in the past

-sometimes interchangeable with past perfect simple

- putting emphasis on the duration or course of an action

for, since, the whole day, all day

Future Simple

A: He will speak.

N: He will not speak.

Q: Will he speak?

- action in the future that cannot be influenced

- spontaneous decision

- assumption with regard to the future

in a year, next …, tomorrow

assumption: I think, probably, perhaps

Future Continuous

A: He will be speaking.

N: He will not be speaking.

Q: Will he be speaking?

- action that is going on at a certain time in the future

- action that is sure to happen in the near future

in one year, next week, tomorrow

Future Perfect

 

A: He will have spoken.

N: He will not have spoken.

Q: Will he have spoken?

 

- action that will be finished at a certain time in the future

by Monday, in a week

Future Perfect Continuous

A: He will have been speaking.

N: He will not have been speaking.

Q: Will he have been speaking?

- action taking place before a certain time in the future

- putting emphasis on the course of an action

for …, the last couple of hours, all day long

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