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Tenses Chart Tense Affirmative/Negative/Question Use Signal Words
Tenses Chart Tense Affirmative/Negative/Question Use Signal Words
Tenses Chart Tense Affirmative/Negative/Question Use Signal Words
yesterday, 2 minutes
Simple A: He spoke. action in the past taking ago, in 1990, the
Past N: He did not speak. place once, never or several other day, last Friday
Q: Did he speak? if sentence type II (If
times Italked, …)
actions taking place one
after another
action taking place in the
middle of another action
Present A: He has spoken. already, ever, just,
Perfect N: He has not spoken. putting emphasis on never, not yet, so far,
Simple Q: Has he spoken? the result till now, up to now
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