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tense
Affirmative/Negative/Question
Use
Signal Words
action in the present

taking place once,
never or several
times
always,
facts
normally,
Business
actions taking place

one after another
often, seldom,
Communication
action set by a
timetable or
schedule
Countries
Animals/Sports
Simple
A:He speaks.
Present
N:He does not speak.

Q:Does he speak?
Literature
Grammar
Business-Info
Present
E-Cards
Progressive N:He is not speaking.
A: He is speaking.
Q:Is he speaking?
action taking place

in the moment of
speaking
Take On
action taking place

only for a limited
period of time
Newsletter
action arranged for

the future
Teach In
Cultural Studies
sometimes,
usually
if sentences
talk,)
Games & Riddles
Calendar 2016
never,
type I (If I
Chill Out
Chat with Egon
every,
Simple Past A: He spoke.

N: He did not speak.
Q: Did he speak?
Lessons
just, just now,

Listen!, Look!,
now, right now
action in the past

taking place once,
never or several
times
yesterday, 2

one after another
day, last Friday
action taking place in

the middle of
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at the moment,
minutes ago, in
1990, the other
if sentence
type II (If I
English Tenses
Past
A: He was speaking.
Progressive N: He was not speaking.

Q: Was he speaking?
another action
talked,)
action going on at a
certain time in the
past
when, while,
as long as

at the same time
action in the past
that is interrupted by
another action
Present
A: He has spoken.
Perfect
N: He has not spoken.
Simple
Q: Has he spoken?
putting emphasis on
the result
action that is still
going on
action that stopped
recently
already, ever,
just, never, not
yet, so far, till
now, up to now
finished action that

has an influence on
the present
action that has taken
place once, never or
several times before
the moment of
speaking
Present
A: He has been speaking.
Perfect
N: He has not been speaking.
Progressive Q: Has he been speaking?
putting emphasis on
the course or
duration (not the
result)
all day, for 4
action that recently

stopped or is still
going on
long?, the
years, since
1993, how
whole week
finished action that

influenced the
present
Past Perfect A: He had spoken.
Simple
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)
Past Perfect A: He had been speaking.
action taking place

already, just,
never, not yet,
once, until that
day
if sentence
type III (If I had
talked,)
for, since, the
English Tenses
Progressive N: He had not been
whole day, all

in the past
speaking.
Q: Had he been speaking?
sometimes
interchangeable
with past perfect
simple
day
putting emphasis on
the duration or
course of an action
Future I
A: He will speak.
Simple
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
If-Satz Typ I (If

you ask her,
she will help
you.)
assumption: I
think, probably,
perhaps
Future I
A: He is going to speak.
Simple
N: He is not going to speak.
(going to)
Q: Is he going to speak?
Future I
A: He will be speaking.
Progressive N: He will not be speaking.

Q: Will he be speaking?
Future II
A: He will have spoken.
Simple
N: He will not have spoken.
decision made for

the future
conclusion with
regard to the future
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
in one year,
next week,
tomorrow
action that will be

finished at a certain
time in the future
by Monday, in
action taking place

in the future
for, the last
a week
Q: Will he have spoken?

Future II
A: He will have been
Progressive speaking.
N: He will not have been
speaking.
Q: Will he have been
putting emphasis on
the course of an
action
couple of
hours, all day
long
speaking?
Conditional
A: He would speak.
I Simple
N: He would not speak.
action that might

take place
if sentences
type II
English Tenses
Q: Would he speak?
(If I were you, I

would go
home.)
Conditional
A: He would be speaking.
N: He would not be speaking.
Progressive Q: Would he be speaking?
Conditional
A: He would have spoken.
II Simple
N: He would not have
action that might

take place
putting emphasis on
the course /
duration of the
action
action that might
have taken place in
the past
if sentences
type III
spoken.
(If I had seen
Q: Would he have spoken?
that, I would
have helped.)
Conditional
A: He would have been
II
speaking.
Progressive N: He would not have been

speaking.
Q: Would he have been
speaking?
Contact
About us
action that might

have taken place in
the past
puts emphasis on
the course /
duration of the
action
Table of English Tenses

Simple tenses
THE PAST
Signal words
last ... / ... ago. / .. in 1990 /
THE PRESENT
yesterday
THE FUTURE
Signal words
every day - sometimes always - often usually seldom- never first ... then
Use
action took place in the past, mostly
connected with an expression of time
(no connection to the present)
-Complete actions in the past
-Past habits
Use
-something happens repeatedly
-how often something happens
-one action follows another
-things in general after the following verbs
(to love, to hate, to think, etc.)
future meaning: timetables, programmes
Form
Base form + -ed (regular)
Irregular: 2nd column
I worked / did / went
I didn't work / do / go
Did I work/ do / go?
Form
Base form / he/she/it + -s
I do/go / I don't do/go / Do I do/go?
He does/ goes / He doesn't do/go
Does he do/go?
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
I did my homework last night

Signal words
While, when, as,
all morning/evening
Use
-an action happened in the middle of
another action
-someone was doing sth. at a certain time
(in the past) - you do not know whether it
was finished or not
-Simultaneous past actions
Form
S+ was/were +base form + -ing
He was doing / They were doing
He wasn't doing / They weren't doing
Was he doing? / Were they doing?
EXAMPLES
I was doing my homework when my
friend Isabel arrived.
Signal words
Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow,
tonight, soon, next week/year,
in a week/month, in two/three
days/weeks
Use
-predictions about the future
(you think that sth. will happen)
-you decide to do sth. spontaneously at
the time of speaking, you haven't made
a decision before
-main clause in type I of the if clauses
Form
will + base form
I will work / do / go
I wont work / do / go
will I work/ do / go?
EXAMPLES
I do my homework every night
I will do the homework after school.
Signal words
Now, at the moment, at present, these days,
still, nowadays, today, tonight (except for
future use)
Look! Listen!
Use
-something is happening at the same time of
speaking or around it
-future meaning: when you have already
decided and arranged to do it (a fixed plan,
date)
Form
S+ (am/are/is) + base form + -ing
I am doing
He is doing / They are doing
He isn't doing / They aren't doing
Is he doing? / Are they doing?
EXAMPLES
Sorry, I am doing my homework at the
moment. Ill call you back!
Signal words
This time next week/year/month and
other time expressions with future
reference
Use
-An action will be in progress at a certain
time in the future.
-This action has begun before the certain
time.
- An action which will definitely happen in
the future as the result of a routine or
arrangement.
Form
will + be + base form + ing
I'll be doing / He'll be doing
I wont be doing / He wont be doing
Will I be doing?
Will he be doing?
EXAMPLES
At 5 PM I will be doing my homework.
Perfect tenses
THE PAST
THE PRESENT
THE FUTURE
Signal words
Before, after, already, just, for, since, till,
until, when, by, by the time, never
Signal words
For, since, already, yet, always, just, ever,
never, so far, today, this week/month,
how long, lately, recently
Signal words
Use
-mostly when two actions in a story are
related to each other: the action which
had already happened is put into Past
Perfect, the other action into Simple Past
-the past of the Present Perfect
Use
-You say that sth. has happened or is finished
in the past and it has a connection to the
present
-Action started in the past and continues up to
the present
-An action that has recently finished
Form
have/has + past participle*
*(base form + -ed) or (irregular verbs)
I have worked/done I havent done
Have I done? She has done
EXAMPLES
Look! I have done my homework. Here it is!
Use
-sth. will already have happened before a
certain time in the future
-For an action which will be finished before
a stated future time.
Signal words
Already, just, never,For, since, how long,
before, until
Signal words
all day,for, since, how long, lately, recently, all
morning/year, the whole day
Signal words
*This tense is not used very much
by, by then, by the time, for
Use
how long something had been happening
before something else happened
Use
-action began in the past and has just stopped
-how long the action has been happening
-emphasis: length of time of an action
Form
have/has + been + base form + -ing
I have been doing I havent been doing
Have I been doing? She has been doing
EXAMPLES
Ive been doing homework all day and it is
still not finished.
Use
-sth. will already have happened before a
certain time in the future
-emphasis: length of time of an action
Form
will + have + been+ base form + ing
Form
had + past participle*
I had worked/done I hadnt done
Had Iworked?
EXAMPLES
When my friend came, I had already
done my homework.
Form
had + been + base form + ing
I had been doing I hadnt been
doing - Had I been doing?
EXAMPLES
I had been waiting for half an hour
when he arrived.
Before, by, by then, by the time, until, till
Form
will + have + past participle*
I'll have worked/done I wont have
done Will I have done?
EXAMPLES
I will have done my homework by 8
oclock
EXAMPLES
I will have been doing homework for
over an hour by the time my friends
arrive.
Yolanda Gimnez Ballesteros/September 2013
Order of Adjectives - Rules & Examples | Ginger
Grammar Rules
Adjectives
Forming
adjectives
Denominal
adjectives
Comparing
adjectives
Compound
adjectives
Order of
adjectives
Lists of adjectives
Order of adjectives
How to order adjectives in English
In many languages, adjectives denoting attributes
usually occur in a specific order. Generally, the
adjective order in English is:
1. Quantity or number
2. Quality or opinion
3. Size
4. Age
5. Shape
6. Color
Examples of
adjectives
7. Proper adjective (often nationality, other place of origin,

or material)
Adjective
exercises
Verbs
Nouns
Conjunctions
Pronouns
8. Purpose or qualifier
For example:
1. I love that really big old green antique car that
always parked at the end of the street.
2. My sister adopted a beautiful big white bulldog.
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Adverb
Preposition
When there are two or more adjectives that are from the
same group, the word and is placed between the two
adjectives:
1. The house is green and red.
2. The library has old and new books.
When there are three or more adjectives from the same

adjective group, place a comma between each of the
coordinate adjectives:
1. We live in the big green, white and red house at
the end of the street.
2. My friend lost a red, black and white watch.
A comma is not placed between an adjective and the

noun.
Order of adjectives examples

Determiner
Quantity
Quality
or
or
number
opinion
A
The
Size
beautiful
three
beautiful
Age
Shape
old
adjective
Italian
little
gold
heart-
Color
Proper
red
Purpose
or
Noun
qualifier
sports
car
plates
An
amazing
More examples:
1. I love that really old big green antique car that
always parked at the end of the street. [quality
age size color proper adjective]
2. My sister has a big, beautiful, tan and white,
bulldog. [size quality color color]
3. A wonderful old Italian clock. [opinion age
origin]
4. A big square blue box. [dimension shape
color]
5. A disgusting pink plastic ornament. [opinion
color material]
6. Some slim new French trousers. [dimension
age origin]
7. A wonderful old Italian clock. [opinion age
origin]
8. I bought a pair of black leather shoes. [color
material]
Order of adjectives exercises
1. Choose the best answer for each sentence.

A.
The house is __________________.

large and white
white and large
large white
B.
They live in a __________________ house.

large and white
white and large
large white
Answers: A large and white B large white
2. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

A. We took a ride on a blue, old Chinese bus.
B. We took a ride on a Chinese, old, blue bus.
C. We took a ride on an old, blue Chinese bus.
Answer: C

A. Id like three good reasons why you dont like spinach.
B. Id like a good three reasons why you dont like
spinach.
C. Id like good reasons three why you dont like spinach.
shaped
and
white
sofa
Answer: A

A. I like that really big red old antique tractor in the
museum.
B. I like that really big old red antique tractor in the
museum.
C. I like that old, red, really big antique tractor in the
museum.
Answer: B

A. My brother rode a beautiful big black Friesian horse in
the parade.
B. My brother rode a beautiful Friesian big black horse in
the parade.
C. My brother rode a big, black, beautiful Friesian horse in
the parade.
Answer: A
6. For each of the following sentences, choose the correct

order of adjectives to fill in the blank.
A.
My grandmother lives in the

________________________ house on the corner
little blue, green and white
little blue and green and white
little, blue, green, and white
B.
The store carries an assortment of

_____________________ objects.
interesting new, old and antique
new, old, interesting and antique
interesting, old and new and antique
C.
We went for a two-week cruise on a

__________________________ ocean liner.
incredible brand-new, huge Italian
incredible, huge, brand-new Italian
Italian incredible, brand-new, huge
Answers: A little blue, green and white B

interesting new, old and antique C incredible,
huge, brand-new Italian

order of adjectives to fill in the blank.
A.
I bought a pair of _________________ boots.
new, nice, red rain

nice new red rain
red nice new rain
B.
My dad was thrilled with his gift of

______________________ bowties for his clown
act.
three squirting new nice big polka-dotted
three polka-dotted nice new squirting
three nice big new polka-dotted squirting
C.
Please put the marbles into that

______________________ box.
round little old red
little old round red
little old red round
Answers: A nice new red rain B three nice big

new polka-dotted squirting C little old round red

order of adjectives to fill in the blank:
A.
I was surprised to receive a __________________

puppy for my birthday.
little, cute, eight-week-old golden retriever
cute eight-week-old little golden retriever
cute little eight-week-old golden retriever
B.
Our work uniform consists of black pants, black

shoes, and a ________________ shirt.
yellow baggy big polo
big baggy yellow polo
baggy yellow big polo
C.
Ive been spending a lot of time in antique shops

looking for the perfect _______________ clock.
little silver Italian cuckoo
little Italian silver cuckoo
silver little Italian cuckoo
Answers: A cute little eight-week-old golden

retriever B big baggy yellow polo C little silver
Italian cuckoo

A. Our grandparents drive a motorhome with black and
white stripes.
B. Our grandparents drive a motorhome with black with
white stripes.
C. Our grandparents drive a motorhome with black, white
stripes.
Answer: A
A. During my college years, I wore a red, white and black

big hat to sporting events.
B. During my college years, I wore a big red, white and
black hat to sporting events.
C. During my college years, I wore a big red white and
black, hat to sporting events.
Answer: B

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action in the present

actions taking place

N:He does not speak.

Progressive N:He is not speaking.

action taking place

action taking place

action arranged for

Games & Riddles

Chat with Egon

Simple Past A: He spoke.

just, just now,

action in the past

actions taking place

day, last Friday

action taking place in

Progressive N: He was not speaking.

actions taking place

N: He has not spoken.

finished action that

A: He has been speaking.

N: He has not been speaking.

Progressive Q: Has he been speaking?

all day, for 4

action that recently

finished action that

N: He had not spoken.

action taking place

Past Perfect A: He had been speaking.

action taking place

for, since, the

Progressive N: He had not been

whole day, all

N: He will not speak.

action in the future

If-Satz Typ I (If

N: He is not going to speak.

Progressive N: He will not be speaking.

A: He will have spoken.

N: He will not have spoken.

decision made for

action that will be

action taking place

for, the last

Q: Will he have spoken?

A: He will have been

N: He would not speak.

action that might

(If I were you, I

N: He would not be speaking.

Progressive Q: Would he be speaking?

A: He would have spoken.

N: He would not have

action that might

(If I had seen

Q: Would he have spoken?

A: He would have been

Progressive N: He would not have been

action that might