ALL TENSE
tense
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Affirmative/Negative/Question
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Use
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Signal Words
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A: He speaks.
N: He does not speak. Q: Does he speak? |
§ action in the present
taking place once, never or several times
§ facts
§ actions taking place
one after another
§ action set by a
timetable or schedule
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always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually
if sentences type I (If I talk, …) |
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A: He is speaking.
N: He is not speaking. Q: Is he speaking? |
§ action taking place in
the moment of speaking
§ action taking place
only for a limited period of time
§ action arranged for
the future
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at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now
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A: He spoke.
N: He did not speak. Q: Did he speak? |
§ action in the past
taking place once, never or several times
§ actions taking place
one after another
§ action taking place in
the middle of another action
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yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday
if sentence type II (If I talked, …) |
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A: He was speaking.
N: He was not speaking. Q: Was he speaking? |
§ action going on
at a certain time in the past
§ actions taking place
at the same time
§ action in the past that
is interrupted by another action
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when, while, as long as
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A: He has spoken.
N: He has not spoken. Q: Has he spoken? |
§ putting emphasis on
the result
§ action that is still
going on
§ action that stopped
recently
§ finished action that
has an influence on the present
§ action that has taken
place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking
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already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now
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A: He has been speaking.
N: He has not been speaking. Q: Has he been speaking? |
§ putting emphasis on
the course or duration (not the result)
§ action that recently
stopped or is still going on
§ finished action that
influenced the present
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all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week
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A: He had spoken.
N: He had not spoken. Q: Had he spoken? |
§ action taking place
before a certain time in the past
§ sometimes
interchangeable with past perfect progressive
§ putting emphasis only
on the fact (not the duration)
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already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day
if sentence type III (If I had talked, …) |
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A: He had been speaking.
N: He had not been speaking. Q: Had he been speaking? |
§ action taking place
before a certain time in the past
§ sometimes
interchangeable with past perfect simple
§ putting emphasis on
the duration or course of an action
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for, since, the whole day, all day
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A: He will speak.
N: He will not speak. Q: Will he speak? |
§ action in the future
that cannot be influenced
§ spontaneous decision
§ assumption with regard
to the future
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in a year, next …, tomorrow
If-Satz Typ I (If you ask her, she will help you.) assumption: I think, probably, perhaps |
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(going to)
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A: He is going to speak.
N: He is not going to speak. Q: Is he going to speak? |
§ decision made for the future
§ conclusion with regard
to the future
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in one year, next week, tomorrow
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A: He will be speaking.
N: He will not be speaking. Q: Will he be speaking? |
§ action that is going
on at a certain time in the future
§ action that is sure to
happen in the near future
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in one year, next week, tomorrow
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A: He will have spoken.
N: He will not have spoken. Q: Will he have spoken? |
§ action that will be finished
at a certain time in the future
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by Monday, in a week
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A: He will have been speaking.
N: He will not have been speaking. Q: Will he have been speaking? |
§ action taking place
before a certain time in the future
§ putting emphasis on
the course of an action
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for …, the last couple of hours, all day long
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A: He would speak.
N: He would not speak. Q: Would he speak? |
§ action that might
take place
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if sentences type II
(If I were you, I would go home.) |
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A: He would be speaking.
N: He would not be speaking. Q: Would he be speaking? |
§ action that might take
place
§ putting emphasis on
the course / duration of the action
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A: He would have spoken.
N: He would not have spoken. Q: Would he have spoken? |
§ action that might
have taken place in the past
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if sentences type III
(If I had seen that, I would have helped.) |
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A: He would have been speaking.
N: He would not have been 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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