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Tense Signal words Use Form
Examples
affirmative
Examples
negative
Examples
interrogative
Simple
Present
every day
sometimes
always
often
usually
seldom
never
first ... then
Something that happens
repeatedly how often
something happens one action
follows another
things in general with the
following verbs (to love, to
hate, to think, etc.)
future meaning: timetables,
programmes
Infinitive
he/she/it + -s
I work.
He works.
I go.
He goes.
I don't work.
He doesn't work.
I don't go.
He doesn't go.
Do I work?
Does he work?
Do I go?
Does he go?
Present
Progressive
now
at the moment
Look!
Listen!
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)
to be (am/are/is) +
Infinitive + ing
I'm working.
He's working.
I'm going.
He's going.
I'm not working.
He isn't working.
I'm not going.
He isn't going.
Am I working?
Is he working?
Am I going?
Is he going?
Simple
Past
last ...
... ago in
1990
yesterday
action took place in the past,
mostly connected with an
expression of time (no connection
to the present)
regular:
Infinitive + -ed
irregular:
2. Spalte
I worked.
He worked.
I went.
He went.
I didn't work.
He didn't work.
I didn't go.
He didn't go.
Did I work?
Did he work?
Did I go?
Did he go?
Past
Progressive
while
an action happened in the middle
of another action.
Someone was doing something at
a certain time (in the past) - you
don't know whether it was finished
or not
was/were +
Infinitive + -ing
I was working.
He was working.
I was going.
He was going.
I wasn't working.
He wasn't working.
I wasn'tgoing.
He wasn't going.
Was I working?
Was he working?
Was I going?
Was he going?
Simple
Present
Perfect
just yet
never
ever
already
so far,
up to now,
since
for
recently
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
have/has + past
participle*
*(infinitive + -ed) or
(3rd column of table
of irregular verbs)
I have worked.
He has worked.
I have gone.
He has gone.
I haven't worked.
He hasn’t worked.
I haven't gone.
He hasn’t gone.
Have I worked?
Has he worked?
Have I gone?
Has he gone?
Present Perfect
Progressive
all day
the whole day
how long
since
for
action began in the past and has
just stopped
how long the action has been
happening
emphasis: length of time of an
action
have/has + been +
Infinitive + -ing
I have been
working.
He has been
working.
I have been going.
He has been
going.
I haven't been
working.
He hasn't been
working.
I haven't been going.
He hasn't been
going.
Have I been
working?
Has he been
working?
Have I been going?
Has he been
going?
Simple Past
Perfect
already
just
never
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
had + past
participle*
*(infinitive + -ed) or
(3rd column of table
of irregular verbs)
I had
worked.
He had
worked.
I had gone.
He had gone.
I hadn't
worked.
He hadn't
worked.
I hadn't gone.
He hadn't gone.
Had I
worked?
Had he
worked?
Had I gone?
Had he gone?
Past Perfect
Progressive
how long
since
for
how long something had been
happening before something else
happened
had + been +
Infinitive + ing
I had been
working.
He had been
working.
I had been going.
He had been
going.
I hadn't been
working.
He hadn't been
working.
I hadn't been going.
He hadn't been
going.
Had I been
working?
Had he been
working?
Had I been going?
Had he been
going?
will - future
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 main clause in type
I of the if clauses
will + Infinitive
I'll work.
He'll work.
I'll go.
He'll go.
I won't work.
He won't work.
I won't go.
He won't go.
Will I work?
Will he work?
Will I go?
Will he go?
going to - future
when you have already decided to
do sth. in the future
what you think what will happen
be (am/are/is) +
going to + Infinitive
I'm going to
work.
He's going to
work.
I'm going to go.
He's going to go.
I'm not going to
work.
He's not going to
work.
I'm not going to go.
He's not going to go.
Am I going to
work?
Is he going to
work?
Am I going to go?
Is he going to go?
Future
Progressive
An action will be in progress at a
certain time in the future. This
action has begun before the certain
time.
Something happens because it
normally happens.
will + be + Infinitive
+ ing
I'll be working.
He'll be working.
I'll be going.
He'll be going.
I won't be working.
He won't be working.
I won't be going.
He won't be going.
Will I be working?
Will he be working?
Will I be going?
Will he be going?
Future Perfect
Simple
sth. will already have happened
before a certain time in the future
will + have + past
participle*
*(infinitive + -ed) or
(3rd column of table
of irregular verbs)
I'll have worked.
He'll have
worked.
I'll have gone.
He'll have gone.
I won't have worked.
He won't have
worked.
I won't have gone.
He won't have gone.
Will I have worked?
Will he have
worked?
Will I have gone?
Will he have gone?
Future
Perfect
Progressive
sth. will already have happened
before a certain time in the future
emphasis: length of time of an
action
will + have + been +
Infinitive + ing
I'll have been
working.
He'll have been
working.
I'll have been
going.
He'll have been
going.
I won't have been
working.
He won't have been
working.
I won't have been
going.
He won't have been
going.
Will I have been
working?
Will he have been
working?
Will I have been
working?
Will he have been
working?
Conditional
Simple
sth. that might happen
main clause in type II of the if
clauses
would + Infinitive
I would work.
He would work.
I would go.
He would go.
I wouldn't work.
He wouldn't work.
I wouldn't go.
He wouldn't go.
Would I work?
Would he work?
Would I work?
Would he work?
Conditional
Progressive
sth. that might happen
emphasis: length of time of an
action
would + be +
Infinitive + ing
I would be
working.
He would be
working.
I would be going.
He would be
going.
I wouldn't be
working.
He wouldn't be
working.
I wouldn't be going.
He wouldn't be
going.
Would I be
working?
Would he be
working?
Would I be going?
Would he be
going?
Conditional
Perfect
sth. that might have happened in
the past
(It's too late now.)
main clause in type III of the if
clauses
would + have + past
participle*
*(infinitive + -ed) or
(3rd column of table
of irregular verbs)
I would have
worked.
He would have
worked.
I would have
gone.
He would have
gone.
I wouldn't have
worked.
He wouldn't have
worked.
I wouldn't have
gone.
He wouldn't have
gone.
Would I have
worked?
Would he have
worked?
Would I have
gone?
Would he have
gone?
Conditional
Perfect
Progressive
sth. that might have happened in
the past
(It's too late now.)
emphasis: length of time of an
action
would + have + been
+ Infinitive + ing
I would have been
working.
He would have
been going.
I would have been
going.
He would have
been going.
I wouldn't have been
working.
He wouldn't have
been going.
I wouldn't have been
going.
He wouldn't have
been going.
Would I have been
working?
Would he
have been working?
Would I have been
going?
Would he
have been going?
We sometimes use Continuous instead of Progressive. Some signal words can be found in more tenses. We did not list signal words in the future. Always remember what
action is described.

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  • 1. Tense Signal words Use Form Examples affirmative Examples negative Examples interrogative Simple Present every day sometimes always often usually seldom never first ... then Something that happens repeatedly how often something happens one action follows another things in general with the following verbs (to love, to hate, to think, etc.) future meaning: timetables, programmes Infinitive he/she/it + -s I work. He works. I go. He goes. I don't work. He doesn't work. I don't go. He doesn't go. Do I work? Does he work? Do I go? Does he go? Present Progressive now at the moment Look! Listen! 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) to be (am/are/is) + Infinitive + ing I'm working. He's working. I'm going. He's going. I'm not working. He isn't working. I'm not going. He isn't going. Am I working? Is he working? Am I going? Is he going? Simple Past last ... ... ago in 1990 yesterday action took place in the past, mostly connected with an expression of time (no connection to the present) regular: Infinitive + -ed irregular: 2. Spalte I worked. He worked. I went. He went. I didn't work. He didn't work. I didn't go. He didn't go. Did I work? Did he work? Did I go? Did he go?
  • 2. Past Progressive while an action happened in the middle of another action. Someone was doing something at a certain time (in the past) - you don't know whether it was finished or not was/were + Infinitive + -ing I was working. He was working. I was going. He was going. I wasn't working. He wasn't working. I wasn'tgoing. He wasn't going. Was I working? Was he working? Was I going? Was he going? Simple Present Perfect just yet never ever already so far, up to now, since for recently 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 have/has + past participle* *(infinitive + -ed) or (3rd column of table of irregular verbs) I have worked. He has worked. I have gone. He has gone. I haven't worked. He hasn’t worked. I haven't gone. He hasn’t gone. Have I worked? Has he worked? Have I gone? Has he gone? Present Perfect Progressive all day the whole day how long since for action began in the past and has just stopped how long the action has been happening emphasis: length of time of an action have/has + been + Infinitive + -ing I have been working. He has been working. I have been going. He has been going. I haven't been working. He hasn't been working. I haven't been going. He hasn't been going. Have I been working? Has he been working? Have I been going? Has he been going?
  • 3. Simple Past Perfect already just never 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 had + past participle* *(infinitive + -ed) or (3rd column of table of irregular verbs) I had worked. He had worked. I had gone. He had gone. I hadn't worked. He hadn't worked. I hadn't gone. He hadn't gone. Had I worked? Had he worked? Had I gone? Had he gone? Past Perfect Progressive how long since for how long something had been happening before something else happened had + been + Infinitive + ing I had been working. He had been working. I had been going. He had been going. I hadn't been working. He hadn't been working. I hadn't been going. He hadn't been going. Had I been working? Had he been working? Had I been going? Had he been going? will - future 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 main clause in type I of the if clauses will + Infinitive I'll work. He'll work. I'll go. He'll go. I won't work. He won't work. I won't go. He won't go. Will I work? Will he work? Will I go? Will he go? going to - future when you have already decided to do sth. in the future what you think what will happen be (am/are/is) + going to + Infinitive I'm going to work. He's going to work. I'm going to go. He's going to go. I'm not going to work. He's not going to work. I'm not going to go. He's not going to go. Am I going to work? Is he going to work? Am I going to go? Is he going to go?
  • 4. Future Progressive An action will be in progress at a certain time in the future. This action has begun before the certain time. Something happens because it normally happens. will + be + Infinitive + ing I'll be working. He'll be working. I'll be going. He'll be going. I won't be working. He won't be working. I won't be going. He won't be going. Will I be working? Will he be working? Will I be going? Will he be going? Future Perfect Simple sth. will already have happened before a certain time in the future will + have + past participle* *(infinitive + -ed) or (3rd column of table of irregular verbs) I'll have worked. He'll have worked. I'll have gone. He'll have gone. I won't have worked. He won't have worked. I won't have gone. He won't have gone. Will I have worked? Will he have worked? Will I have gone? Will he have gone? Future Perfect Progressive sth. will already have happened before a certain time in the future emphasis: length of time of an action will + have + been + Infinitive + ing I'll have been working. He'll have been working. I'll have been going. He'll have been going. I won't have been working. He won't have been working. I won't have been going. He won't have been going. Will I have been working? Will he have been working? Will I have been working? Will he have been working? Conditional Simple sth. that might happen main clause in type II of the if clauses would + Infinitive I would work. He would work. I would go. He would go. I wouldn't work. He wouldn't work. I wouldn't go. He wouldn't go. Would I work? Would he work? Would I work? Would he work?
  • 5. Conditional Progressive sth. that might happen emphasis: length of time of an action would + be + Infinitive + ing I would be working. He would be working. I would be going. He would be going. I wouldn't be working. He wouldn't be working. I wouldn't be going. He wouldn't be going. Would I be working? Would he be working? Would I be going? Would he be going? Conditional Perfect sth. that might have happened in the past (It's too late now.) main clause in type III of the if clauses would + have + past participle* *(infinitive + -ed) or (3rd column of table of irregular verbs) I would have worked. He would have worked. I would have gone. He would have gone. I wouldn't have worked. He wouldn't have worked. I wouldn't have gone. He wouldn't have gone. Would I have worked? Would he have worked? Would I have gone? Would he have gone? Conditional Perfect Progressive sth. that might have happened in the past (It's too late now.) emphasis: length of time of an action would + have + been + Infinitive + ing I would have been working. He would have been going. I would have been going. He would have been going. I wouldn't have been working. He wouldn't have been going. I wouldn't have been going. He wouldn't have been going. Would I have been working? Would he have been working? Would I have been going? Would he have been going? We sometimes use Continuous instead of Progressive. Some signal words can be found in more tenses. We did not list signal words in the future. Always remember what action is described.