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Table of English Tenses

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Daily English

Affirmative/Negative/Question

Simple Present

A: He speaks.

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N: He does not speak.

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Q: Does he speak?

present)

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always,

facts

often,

action set by a
timetable or
schedule

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Present Progressive

A: He is speaking.

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N: He is not speaking.

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Q: Is he speaking?

progressive)

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past)

A: He spoke.
N: He did not speak.
Q: Did he speak?

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never,
normally,
seldom,
sometimes,
usually
if
sentences
talk, )

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every ,

type I (If I

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Animals/Sports

Words

action in the
present taking
place regularly,
never or
several times
actions taking
place one after
another

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Signal

Use

Past Progressive

A: He was speaking.

action taking
place in the
moment of
speaking

at the

action taking
place only for a
limited period
of time

now,

moment,
just, just
Listen!,
Look!, now,

action arranged
for the future

right now

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

yesterday,

actions taking
place one after
another

other day,

2 minutes
ago, in
1990, the
last Friday

action taking
place in the
middle of
another action

if sentence

action going on

while, as

type II (If I
talked, )

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N: He was not speaking.

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Q: Was he speaking?

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progressive)

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long as

actions taking
place at the
same time
action in the
past that is
interrupted by
another action

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at a certain time
in the past

Present Perfect Simple

A: He has spoken.

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N: He has not spoken.

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Q: Has he spoken?

perfect-simple)

putting
emphasis on
the result
action that is
still going on
action that
stopped
recently

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

finished action
that has an
influence on the
present

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action that has

taken place
once, never or
several times
before the
moment of
speaking

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Present Perfect

A: He has been speaking.

Progressive (/en/cram-

N: He has not been speaking.

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Q: Has he been speaking?

perfect-progressive)

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

all day, for

action that
recently
stopped or is
still going on

the whole

4 years,
since 1993,
how long?,
week

finished action
that influenced
the present
Past Perfect Simple

A: He had spoken.

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N: He had not spoken.

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Q: Had he spoken?

perfect-simple)

Past Perfect Progressive

A: He had been speaking.

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N: He had not been speaking.

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Q: Had he been speaking?

perfect-progressive)

action taking
place before a
certain time in
the past

already,

sometimes
interchangeable
with past
perfect
progressive

once, until

putting
emphasis only
on the fact (not
the duration)

had

action taking
place before a
certain time in
the past

for, since,

sometimes
interchangeable
with past
perfect simple
putting
emphasis on
the duration or

just, never,
not yet,
that day
if sentence
type III (If I
talked, )

the whole
day, all day

course of an
action
Future I Simple

A: He will speak.

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N: He will not speak.

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Q: Will he speak?

will)

action in the
future that
cannot be
influenced

in a year,

spontaneous
decision

If-Satz Typ

assumption
with regard to
the future

her, she will

next ,
tomorrow
I (If you ask
help you.)
assumption:
I think,
probably,
perhaps

Future I Simple

A: He is going to speak.

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N: He is not going to speak.

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Q: Is he going to speak?

going-to)

decision made
for the future
conclusion with
regard to the
future

in one year,
next week,
tomorrow

(going to)
Future I Progressive

A: He will be speaking.

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N: He will not be speaking.

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Q: Will he be speaking?

progressive)

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

in one year,
next week,
tomorrow

action that is
sure to happen
in the near
future

Future II Simple

A: He will have spoken.

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N: He will not have spoken.

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Q: Will he have spoken?

action that will

be finished at a
certain time in
the future

by Monday,

action taking
place before a
certain time in
the future

for , the

putting
emphasis on
the course of
an action

all day long

action that
might take
place

if

in a week

simple)
Future II Progressive

A: He will have been speaking.

(/en/cram-

N: He will not have been

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speaking.

progressive)

Q: Will he have been

speaking?

Conditional I Simple

A: He would speak.

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N: He would not speak.

up/grammar/conditional- Q: Would he speak?

1-simple)

last couple
of hours,

sentences
type II
(If I were
you, I
would go
home.)

Conditional I Progressive

A: He would be speaking.

(/en/cram-

N: He would not be speaking.

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1-progressive)

Conditional II Simple

A: He would have spoken.

action that
might take
place
putting
emphasis on
the course /
duration of the
action
action that

if

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N: He would not have spoken.

up/grammar/conditional- Q: Would he have spoken?

2-simple)

might have
taken place in
the past

sentences
type III
(If I had
seen that, I
would have
helped.)

Conditional II Progressive A: He would have been

(/en/cram-

speaking.

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2-progressive)

speaking.
Q: Would he have been
speaking?

action that
might have
taken place in
the past
puts emphasis
on the course /
duration of the
action

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