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Affirmative/Negative/Question
Use
Simple
A: He speaks.
Present
facts
Signal Words
always, every , never, normally, often,
seldom, sometimes, usually
if sentences type I (If Italk, )
Present
A: He is speaking.
Progressiv
N: He is not speaking.
Q: Is he speaking?
Simple
A: He spoke.
action in the past taking placeonce, never or several yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other
Past
times
Past
A: He was speaking.
Progressiv
Q: Was he speaking?
Present
A: He has spoken.
Perfect
now, up to now
Simple
Q: Has he spoken?
Perfect
Progressiv
Past
A: He had spoken.
Perfect
day
Simple
Q: Had he spoken?
progressive
Past
Perfect
Progressiv
action
e
Future I
A: He will speak.
Simple
spontaneous decision
Q: Will he speak?
help you.)
assumption: I think, probably, perhaps
Future I
A: He is going to speak.
Simple
(going to)
Q: Is he going to speak?
Future I
A: He will be speaking.
Progressiv
Q: Will he be speaking?
Future II
Simple
by Monday, in a week
future
Progressiv
if sentences type II
(If I were you, I would go home.)
Q: Would he speak?
Conditional A: He would be speaking.
Progressiv
Q: Would he be speaking?
action
e
Conditional A: He would have spoken.
II Simple
II
Progressiv
speaking.