english tenses
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Juan Diego Cuellar MazabelCód. 20141125843
SIMPLE PRESENT Affirmative: He speaks. Negative: He does not speak. Question: Does he speak?
Use: 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
Form
infinitive (he/she/it) +
-s
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Affirmative: He is speaking. Negative: He is not speaking. Question: Is he speaking?
Use: Action taking place in the moment of speaking Action taking place only for a limited period of time Action arranged for the future
Form
to be (am/are/is) + infinitive + -
ing
SIMPLE PAST Affirmative: He spoke. He worked. Negative: He did not speak. Question: Did he speak?
Use: 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
Form
regular: infinitive + -ed
irregular: 2nd column of table of
irregular verbs
PAST PROGRESSIVE Affirmative: He was speaking. Negative: He was not speaking. Question: Was he speaking?
Use: 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
Form
to be (was/were) + infinitive + -
ing
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE Affirmative: He has spoken. Negative: He has not spoken. Question: Has he spoke?
Use: Finished action that has an influence on the present Actions that is still going on Action that stopped recently Action that has taken place once, never or several times before
the moment of speaking
Form
have/has + past
participle*
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Affirmative: He has been speaking. Negative: He has not been speaking. Question: Has he been speaking?
Use: 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
Form
have/has + been +
infinitive + -ing
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE Affirmative: He had spoken. Negative: He had not spoken. Question: Had he spoke?
Use: 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)
Form
had + past participle*
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE Affirmative: He had been speaking. Negative: He had not been speaking. Question: Had he been speaking?
Use: 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
Form
had + been + infinitive + -
ing
FUTURE SIMPLE Affirmative: He will speak. Negative: He will not speak. Question: Will he speak?
Use: Action in the future that cannot be influenced Spontaneous decision Assumption with regard to the future
Form
will + infinitive
FUTURE SIMPLE II Affirmative: He is going to speak. Negative: He is not going to speak. Question: Is he going to he speak?
Use: Decision made for the future Conclusion with regard to the future
Form
to be (am/are/is) +
going to + infinitive
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE Affirmative: He will be speaking. Negative: He will not be speaking. Question: Will he be speaking?
Use: Action taking place before a certain time in the future Putting emphasis on the course of an action
Form
will + be + infinitive +
ing
CONDITIONAL SIMPLE Affirmative: He would speak. Negative: He would not speak. Question: Would he speak?
Use: Action that might take place
Form
would + infinitive
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