Tenses in English
What are English Tenses
Grammar tenses refer to the state of the verb. The state, or tense, of the verb explains the time of the action.
There are three major tenses in English. These include past, present, and future. Each of these tenses can explain an event that occurred in the past, an event that occurs in the present, or an event that will occur in the future.
Take a look at the full explanations and examples in the table below.
Tenses In English
| Tense | Afirmative / Negative / Question | Use | Single words |
|---|---|---|---|
Simple Present | A: He speaks. N: He does not speak. Q: Does he speak. |
| always, every, never, normally, often,seldom, sometimes, usually, if sentences type I (If I talk.....) |
Present Progressive | A: He is speaking. N: He is not speaking. Q: Is he speaking? |
| at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now |
Past Simple | A: He spoke N: He did not speak. Q: Did he speak? |
| yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday if sentence type II (If I talked, …) |
Past Progressive | A: He was spoeaking. N: He was not speaking. Q: Was he speaking? |
| while, as long as |
Present Perfect Simple | A: He has spoken. N: He has not spoken. Q: Has has he spoken |
| already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now |
Present Perfect Proggressive | A: 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 Simple. | A:He had spoken. N:He had not spoken Q:Had he spoken. |
| already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day if sentence type III (If I had talked, …) |
Past Perfect Progressive. | A: He had been spoken. N: He had not been speaking. Q: Had he been speaking. |
| for, since, the whole day, all day |
Future 1 Simple. | A: He will speak. N: He will not speak. Q: Will he speak? |
| in a year, next …, tomorrow If-Satz Typ I (If you ask her, she will help you.) assumption: I think, probably, perhaps |
Future 1 Simple (going to) | A: 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 1 Progressive. | A: He will be speaking. N: He will not be speaking. Q: Will he be speaking? |
| in one year, next week, tomorrow |
Future 2 Simple. | A: He will have spoken. N: He will not have spoken. Q: Will he have spoken. |
| by Monday, in a week |
Future 2 Progressive. | A: 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 1 simple. | A: He would speak. N: He would not speak. Q: Would he speak? |
| if sentences type II (If I were you, I would go home.) |
Conditional 1 Progressive. | A: He would be speaking. N: He would not be speaking. Q: Would he be speaking? |
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Conditional 2 Simple. | A: He would have spoken. N: He would not have spoken. Q: Would he have spoken? |
| if sentences type III (If I had seen that, I would have helped.) |
Conditional 2 Progressive. | A: He would have been speaking. N: He would not have been speaking. Q: Would he have been speaking? |
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