Tense
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Example
Affirmative/Negative/Question
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Simple Present
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A: He speaks.
N: He does not speak. Q: Does he speak? |
Present Progressive
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A: He is speaking.
N: He is not speaking. Q: Is he speaking? |
Simple Past
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A: He spoke.
N: He did not speak. Q: Did he speak? |
Past Progressive
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A: He was speaking.
N: He was not speaking. Q: Was he speaking? |
Present Perfect Simple
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A: He has spoken.
N: He has not spoken. Q: Has he spoken? |
Present Perfect Progressive
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A: He has been speaking.
N: He has not been speaking. Q: Has he been speaking? |
Past Perfect Simple
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A: He had spoken.
N: He had not spoken. Q: Had he spoken? |
Past Perfect Progressive
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A: He had been speaking.
N: He had not been speaking. Q: Had he been speaking? |
Future I Simple
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A: He will speak.
N: He will not speak. Q: Will he speak? |
Future I Simple
(going to)
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A: He is going to speak.
N: He is not going to speak. Q: Is he going to speak? |
Future I Progressive
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A: He will be speaking.
N: He will not be speaking. Q: Will he be speaking? |
Future II simple
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A: He will have spoken.
N: He will not have spoken. Q: Will he have spoken? |
Future II Progressive
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A: He will have been speaking.
N: He will not have been speaking. Q: Will he have been speaking? |
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Tenses at a glance
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Tense Review
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