English Tenses

|tense |Affirmative/Negative/Question |Use |Signal Words |
|Simple Present|A: He speaks. |action in the present taking place once, |always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, |
| |N: He does not speak.|never or several times |sometimes, usually |
| |Q: Does he speak? |facts|if sentences type I (If I talk, …) |
| | |actions taking place one after another ||
| | |action set by a timetable or schedule | ||Present Progressive |A: He is speaking. |action taking place in the moment of |at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, |
||N: He is not speaking. |speaking |right now |
| |Q: Is he speaking?|action taking place only for a limited | |
| | |period of time| |
| | |action arranged for the future ||
|Simple Past |A: He spoke. |action in the past taking place once, never|yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, |
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