Tense

|tense |Affirmative/Negative/Question |Use |Signal Words ||Simple Present |A: He speaks. |action in the present taking place once, never or |always, every …, never, normally,|
| |N: He does not speak. |several times |often, seldom, 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 speaking |at the moment, just, just now,|
| |N: He is not speaking. |action taking place only for a limited period of time |Listen!, Look!, now, right now|
| |Q: Is he speaking? |action arranged for the future ||
|Simple Past |A: He spoke. |action in the past taking place once, never or several |yesterday, 2 minutes ago,...