tenses in english language., Assignments of English

Download tenses in english language. and more Assignments English in PDF only on Docsity! Table of English Tenses Tenses Affirmative/negative/question use Single words Simple present 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 Always, every…, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually. If sentences type I [ If I talk, …] Present progressive 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. at the moment, just, just now, listen!, look, now, right now. Simple past 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. Yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday If sentences type II [ id I talked…] Past progressive 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. When, while, as long as. Present perfect simple a. He has spoken. n. He has not spoken. q. Has he spoken? - putting emphasis on the result. - Actions 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. Already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now. Present perfect progressive 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. All day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week. Past perfect a. He had spoken. n. He had not spoken. - Action taking place before a certain time in the past. Already, just, never, not yet, once, until