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Table of English Tenses

Tense

Signal w ords

Use

every day

something happens repeatedly

sometimes always

Simple Present or Present Simple

how often something happens

often

one action follows another

usually

things in general

seldom

after the following verbs (to love, to hate, to think, etc.)

Examples affirmative

Examples negative

Examples interrogative

I w o r k.

I don't w o r k.

Do I w o r k ?

He w o r k s .

He d o e s n ' t w o r k .

D o e s he work?

I g o.

I d o n ' t g o.

Do I g o ?

i n f in in i t iv i v e h e / s h e/ e/ i t + -s

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first ... then

n ow

Present Progressive or Present Continuous

at the moment Look!

Listen!

Simple Past or Past Simple

Form

last ... ... ago

in 1990

yesterday

Past Progressive or Past Continuous

He d o e s n ' t g o .

D o e s he g o ?

I'm w o r k in g .

I'm n o t w o r k i n g .

Am I w o r ki n g ?

He i s n ' t w o r k in g .

I s he w o r k in g ?

I'm n o t g o i n g .

Am I g o i n g ?

He i s n ' t g o i n g .

I s he g o i n g ?

I didn't work.

Di d I w o r k ?

He d i d n ' t w o r k .

Di d he w o r k ?

I d i d n ' t g o.

Di d I g o ?

He d i d n ' t g o .

Di d he g o ?

I w as w o r k in g .

I w a s n ' t w o r k in g .

W as I w o r k in g ?

He w as w o r k i n g .

He w a s n ' t w o r k in g .

W as he w o r k in g ?

I w as g o i n g .

I w a s n ' t g oin g.

W as I g o i n g ?

He w as g o i n g .

He w a s n ' t g o i n g .

W as he g o in g ?

I h a v e w o r k ed .

I h a v e n ' t w o r k ed .

Have I w o r k ed ?

He h a s w o r k ed .

He h a s n ' t w o r k ed .

Ha s he w o r k ed ?

I h a v e g o n e.

I h a v e n ' t g o n e.

H a v e I g o n e?

He h a s g o n e .

He h a s n ' t g o n e .

Ha s he g o n e ?

I have been w o r king.

I haven't been w o r k in g .

Have I been w o r k in g ?

He h a s b e e n w o r king.

He h a s n ' t b e e n w o r k in g .

Ha s he b e e n w o r k in g ?

I have been g oin g.

I haven't been g o in g .

Have I been g o in g ?

He h a s b e e n g o in g .

He h a s n ' t b e e n g o in g .

Ha s he b e e n g o in g ?

I h a d w o r k ed .

I h a d n ' t w o r k ed .

Ha d I w o r k ed ?

He h ad w o r k ed .

He h a d n ' t w o r k ed .

Ha d he w o r k ed ?

I h a d n ' t g o n e.

Ha d I g o n e ?

He h a d n ' t g o n e .

Ha d he g o n e ?

future meaning: timetables, programmes

something is happening at the same time of speaking or around it

He's w o r k i n g . t o b e ( a m / a r e/ e / i s) s) + future meaning: when i n f i n i t i v e + - i n g I'm g o in g . you have already decided and He's g o i n g . a r r a n g e d to do it (a fixed plan, date) action took place in the past, mostly connected with an expression of time (no connection to the present)

I w o r k ed . regular: He w o r k ed . i n f i n i t i v e + - ed irregular: I went. 2nd column of t able of irregular verbs He w e n t .

an action happened in the middle of another action

while

He g o es .

someone was doing sth. at a certain time (in the past) - you do not know whether it was finished or not

w a s/ s/ w e r e + infinitive + -ing

 j u st y et

never

Simple Present Perfect or Present Perfect

ever

already so far,

up to now, since

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

h a v e/ e/ h a s + p a s t p a r t i c i p l e*

*(i n f i n i t i v e + - ed ) or (3rd column of table of irregular verbs)

for

recently all day

Present Perfect Progressive or Present Perfect Continuous

the wh ole day how long

how long the action has been happening

h a v e/ e/ h a s + b e e n + infinitive + -ing

since for

Simple Past Perfect or Past Perfect (Simple)

action began in the past and has just stopped

already  j u st never

emphasis: length of t i m e o f a n a ct ct i o n

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

h ad + p a s t p a r t i c i p l e*

*(i n f i n i t i v e + - ed ) or I h a d g o n e. (3rd column of table of irregular verbs) He h ad g o n e .

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Past Perfect Progressive or Past Perfect Continuous

how long since for

how long something had been happening before something else happened

h ad + b e e n + i n f i n i t i v e + in g

predictions about the future (you think that sth. will happen)

will - future

you decide to do sth. spontaneously at the time of speaking, you haven't made a decision before

I had been w o r king.

I hadn't been w o r k in g .

Ha d I b e e n w o r k in g ?

He h a d b e e n w o r king.

He h a d n ' t b e e n w o r k in g .

Ha d he b e e n w o r k in g ?

I had been g oin g.

I h a d n ' t b e e n g o in g .

Ha d I b e e n g o in g ?

He h a d b e e n g o in g .

He h a d n ' t b e e n g o in g .

Ha d he b e e n g o in g ?

I' l l w o r k .

I won't w o r k.

Will I w o r k?

He' ll w o r k .

He w o n ' t w o r k .

W i l l he w o r k ?

I' l l g o .

I wo n' t go.

Will I go?

w i l l + infinitive

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He w o n ' t g o .

W i l l he g o ?

I' m g o i n g t o w o r k .

I' m n o t g o i n g t o w o r k.

Am I g o i n g t o work?

He' s g o i n g t o w o r k .

He' s n o t g o i n g t o w o r k.

I s he g o i n g t o w o r k?

I' m g o i n g t o g o .

I' m n o t g o i n g t o g o .

Am I g o i n g t o go?

He' s g o i n g t o g o .

He' s n o t g o i n g t o go.

I s he g o i n g t o g o?

I' l l b e w o r k i n g .

I w o n ' t b e w o r k in g .

Will I be w o r k in g ?

He' l l b e w o r k i n g .

He w o n ' t b e w o r k in g .

W i l l he b e w o r k in g ?

I' l l b e g o in g .

I w o n ' t b e g o in g .

Will I be g o in g ?

He' l l b e g o i n g .

He w o n ' t b e g o in g .

W i l l he b e g o in g ?

I' l l h a v e w o r k ed .

I won't have w o r k ed .

Will I have w o r k ed ?

He' l l h a v e w o r k ed .

He w o n ' t h a v e w o r k ed .

W i l l he h a v e w o r k ed ?

I w o n ' t h a v e g o n e.

Will I have g o n e?

He w o n ' t h a v e g o n e .

W i l l he h a v e g o n e?

I' l l h a v e b e e n w o r king.

en I w o n ' t h a v e b e en w o r k in g .

Will I have been wo r k in g ?

He' l l h a v e b e e n w o r king.

He w o n ' t h a v e b e e n w o r k in g .

W i l l he h a v e been w o r k in g ?

I' l l h a v e b e e n g o in g .

I won't have been g o in g .

Will I have been w o r k in g ?

He' l l h a v e b e e n g oin g.

He w o n ' t h a v e b e e n g o in g .

W i l l he h a v e been w o r k in g ?

I would work.

I wouldn't w o r k.

Would I work?

He w o u l d w o r k .

He w o u l d n ' t w o r k .

W o u l d he work?

I w o u l d go.

I wouldn't go.

W o u l d I g o?

He w o u l d g o .

He w o u l d n ' t go.

W o u l d he go?

I w o u l d be w o r kin g.

I wouldn't be w o r k in g .

Would I be w o r k in g ?

He w o u l d b e w o r king.

He w o u l d n ' t b e w o r k in g .

W o u l d he b e w o r k in g ?

I w o u l d b e g o in g .

I w o u l d n ' t b e g oin g.

Would I be g o in g ?

main clause in type I of the if clauses

going to - future

when you have already decided to do sth. in the future

b e ( a m / a r e/ e / i s) s) + going to + infinitive

what you think what will happen

Future Progressive or Future Continuous

An action will be in progress at a certain time in the future. This action has begun before the certain time.

w i l l + be + infinitive + ing

Something happens because it normally happens.

Simple Future Perfect or Future Perfect Simple

Future Perfect Progressive or Future Perfect Continuous

sth. will already have happened before a certain time in the future

sth. will already have happened before a certain time in the future

w i l l + h a v e + past p a r t i c i p l e*

*(i n f i n i t i v e + - ed ) or (3rd column of I' l l h a v e g o n e . table of irregular verbs) He' l l h a v e g o n e .

w i l l + have + been + i n f i n i t i v e + in g

emphasis: length of t i m e o f a n a ct ct i o n

sth. that might happen

Conditional Simple

w o u l d + infinitive

main clause in type II of the if-clauses

Conditional Progressive or Conditional Continuous

sth. that might happen emphasis: length of time of an action

would + be + i n f i n i t i v e + in g

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Conditional Perfect Progressive or Conditional Perfect Continuous

sth. that might have happened in the past (It's too late now.) emphasis: length of time of an action

w o u l d + have + been + infinitive + ing

g o n e.

g o n e?

He w o u l d h a v e g o n e.

He w o u l d n ' t h a v e g o n e.

Would I have g o n e?

I would have been w o r king.

I wouldn't have been w o r king.

Would I have been w o r k in g ?

He w o u l d h a v e b e e n g o in g .

He w o u l d n ' t h a v e b e e n g o in g .

W o u l d he have been w o r k in g ?

I would have been g oin g.

I wouldn't have b e e n g o in g .

Would I have b e e n g o in g ?

en He w o u l d h a v e b e en g oin g.

He w o u l d n ' t h a v e b e e n g o in g .

W o u l d he have been g o in g ?

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