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Grammar Tenses English Tenses Summary

Grammar English Tenses Summary

Tenses
Overview of Tenses
Time Line
Simple Present
Present Progressive
Simple Past tense positive/negative/question usage signal words
Past Progressive
always,
Present Perfect Simple repeated/regular
action in the every ,
Present Perfect Progressive
present never,
Past Perfect Simple
normally,
Past Perfect Progressive Simple general validity
P: He speaks. often,
Future I Simple (will) Present actions
N: He does not speak. seldom,
Future I Simple (going to) Present happening one
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 Future I Simple (going to) Present happening one
Q: Does he speak? sometimes,
Future I Progressive after the other
usually if-
Future II Simple confirmed future
clause type
Future II Progressive actions (time
I (If I
Conditional I table, schedule)
talk, )
Conditional II
action currently
Irregular Verbs at the
taking place
Present moment,
Tenses Comparison P: He is speaking. action limited to
Progressive just, just
a particular
Verbs Present N: He is not speaking. now,
timeframe
Verb Conjugator Continuous Q: Is he speaking? Listen!,
already planned
Look!, now,
Nouns and Articles or agreed-upon
right now
Pronouns/Determiners future action

Adjectives/Adverbs a single or
Prepositions repeated action
yesterday, 2
Sentence Structure in the past
minutes
actions
ago, in
Vocabulary P: He spoke.
happening one
1990, the
Simple Past after the other in
Numbers, Dates, Time Preterite N: He did not speak. other day,
the past
Countries/Nationalities Q: Did he speak? last Friday
a new action that
if-clause
Seasons interrupts an
type II (If I
Celebrations action that was
talked, )
already taking
In the City
place
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 place
Parts of the Body
Sports emphasis on the
process of an
Travel
action taking
Past
Idioms place in the past
Progressive
Confusing Words Preterite P: He was speaking. multiple actions
while, as
Continuous N: He was not speaking. taking place at
Writing School Past Q: Was he speaking? the same time
long as

Punctuation Continuous an action that

was taking place
Culture when interrupted
by a new action
English Speaking Countries
the result is
Books and Apps emphasised
Apps for Apple iPad action that lasts
to the present
moment
action that has
already,
Present just been
ever, just,
Perfect P: He has spoken. completed
never, not
Simple N: He has not spoken. completed action
yet, so far,
Perfect Q: Has he spoken? with influence on
till now, up
the present
to now
an action that
has
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never/once/more
than once taken
place up to the
time of speaking

the action is
emphasised (not
Present P: He has been
the result) all day, for 4
Perfect speaking.
action that has years, since
Progressive N: He has not been
lasted until the 1993, how
Perfect speaking.
present time long?, the
Continuous Q: Has he been
completed action whole week
speaking?
with influence on
the present

action taking
place before a
certain time in
already,
the past
just, never,
Past Perfect sometimes
not yet,
Simple interchangeable
P: He had spoken. once, until
Pluperfect with past perfect
N: He had not spoken. that day
Past progressive
Q: Had he spoken? if-clause
Anterior emphasises only
type III (If I
the fact that
had
something took
talked, )
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 something took
talked, )
place before a
certain point in
the past

action before a
certain point in
Past Perfect
P: He had been the past
Progressive
Pluperfect
speaking. sometimes
for, since,
Continuous N: He had not been interchangeable
the whole
Past speaking. with past perfect
day, all day
Anterior Q: Had he been simple
Continuous speaking? emphasises the
action or length
of the action

in a year,
next ,
events in the tomorrow
future that if-clause
Future I cannot be type I (If
Simple P: He will speak. influenced you ask her,
(will) N: He will not speak.
spontaneous she will
Future I Q: Will he speak?
decision help you.)
suppositions supposition:
about the future I think,
probably,

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pre-existing
intention
Future I P: He is going to speak. regarding the
in one year,
N: He is not going to future
Simple next week,
(going to) speak. logical
tomorrow
Q: Is he going to speak? conclusion
regarding the
future

action that will

Future I P: He will be speaking. be taking place at
Progressive in one year,
N: He will not be a certain point in
Future next week,
speaking. the future
Continuous tomorrow
Q: Will he be speaking? certain or
obvious events

Future II
Simple P: He will have spoken. action that will
Future II N: He will not have have been by Monday,
Future spoken. completed by a in a week
Perfect Q: Will he have spoken? future time

Future II action that will

P: He will have been
Progressive have been
speaking. for , the
Future II completed by a
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 Future II completed by a
Continuous N: He will not have been last couple
future time
Future speaking. of hours, all
emphasises the
Perfect Q: Will he have been day long
length of the
Progressive speaking?
action

Conditional
I Simple if-clause
Subjunctive P: He would speak. action that could type II
II (Present) N: He would not speak. possibly take (If I were
Form of Q: Would he speak? place you, I would
Possibility go home.)

Conditional
I
action that could
Progressive P: He would be
possibly take
Subjunctive speaking.
place
II N: He would not be
Continuous emphasises the
speaking.
(Present) action or the
Q: Would he be
Continuous length of the
speaking?
Form of action
Possibility

Conditional
P: He would have if-clause
II Simple
Subjunctive spoken. action that type III
N: He would not have otherwise might (If I had
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 II (Past) N: He would not have otherwise might (If I had
Perfect spoken. have taken place seen that, I
Form of Q: Would he have in the past would have
Possibility spoken? helped.)

Conditional
II
Progressive action that
P: He would have been
Subjunctive otherwise might
speaking.
II have taken place
Continuous N: He would not have
in the past
(Past) been speaking.
emphasises the
Continuous Q: Would he have been
action or length
Perfect speaking?
of the action
Form of
Possibility

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