tense | positive/negative/question | usage | signal words |
Simple PresentPresent |
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| always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually if-clause type I (If I talk, …) |
Present ProgressivePresent Continuous |
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| at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now |
Simple PastPreterite | P: He spoke. N: He did not speak. Q: Did he speak? |
| yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday if-clause type II (If I talked, …) |
Past ProgressivePreterite Continuous Past Continuous | P: He was speaking. N: He was not speaking. Q: Was he speaking? |
| when, while, as long as |
Present Perfect SimplePerfect | P: He has spoken. N: He has not spoken. Q: Has he spoken? |
| already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now |
Present Perfect ProgressivePerfect Continuous | P: He has been speaking. N: He has not been speaking. Q: Has he been speaking? |
| all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week |
Past Perfect SimplePluperfect Past Anterior | P: He had spoken. N: He had not spoken. Q: Had he spoken? |
| already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day if-clause type III (If I had talked, …) |
Past Perfect ProgressivePluperfect Continuous Past Anterior Continuous | P: He had been speaking. N: He had not been speaking. Q: Had he been speaking? |
| for, since, the whole day, all day |
Future I Simple(will) Future I | P: He will speak. N: He will not speak. Q: Will he speak? |
| in a year, next …, tomorrow if-clause type I (If you ask her, she will help you.) supposition: I think, probably, perhaps |
Future I Simple(going to) | P: He is going to speak. N: He is not going to speak. Q: Is he going to speak? |
| in one year, next week, tomorrow |
Future I ProgressiveFuture Continuous | P: He will be speaking. N: He will not be speaking. Q: Will he be speaking? |
| in one year, next week, tomorrow |
Future II SimpleFuture II Future Perfect | P: He will have spoken. N: He will not have spoken. Q: Will he have spoken? |
| by Monday, in a week |
Future II ProgressiveFuture II Continuous Future Perfect Progressive | P: He will have been speaking. N: He will not have been speaking. Q: Will he have been speaking? |
| for …, the last couple of hours, all day long |
Conditional I SimpleSubjunctive II (Present) Form of Possibility | P: He would speak. N: He would not speak. Q: Would he speak? |
| if-clause type II (If I were you, I would go home.) |
Conditional I ProgressiveSubjunctive II Continuous (Present) Continuous Form of Possibility | P: He would be speaking. N: He would not be speaking. Q: Would he be speaking? |
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Conditional II SimpleSubjunctive II (Past) Perfect Form of Possibility | P: He would have spoken. N: He would not have spoken. Q: Would he have spoken? |
| if-clause type III (If I had seen that, I would have helped.) |
Conditional II ProgressiveSubjunctive II Continuous (Past) Continuous Perfect Form of Possibility | P: He would have been speaking. N: He would not have been speaking. Q: Would he have been speaking? |
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