Diagram of Tenses!

English Tenses!

Tense	Affirmative/Negative/Question	Use	Signal 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 sentence type II (If 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 §  action 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 Simple	A: He had spoken. N: He had not spoken. Q: Had he spoken?	§  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)	already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day if sentence type III (If I had talked, …)
Past Perfect Progressive	A: He had been speaking. N: He had not been speaking. Q: Had he been speaking?	§  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	for, since, the whole day, all day
Future I Simple	A: He will speak. N: He will not speak. Q: Will he speak?	§  action in the future that cannot be influenced §  spontaneous decision §  assumption with regard to the future	In a year, next …, tomorrow If- (If you ask her, she will help you.) assumption: I think, probably, we might …, perhaps
Future I Simple (going to)	A: He is going to speak. N: He is not going to speak. Q: Is he going to speak?	§  decision made for the future §  conclusion with regard to the future	in one year, next week, tomorrow
Future I Progressive	A: He will be speaking. N: He will not be speaking. Q: Will he be speaking?	§  action that is going on at a certain time in the §  future §  action that is sure to happen in the near future	in one year, next week, tomorrow
Future II Simple	A: He will have spoken. N: He will not have spoken. Q: Will he have spoken?	§  action that will be finished at a certain time in §  the  future	by Monday, in a week
Future II Progressive	A: He will have been speaking. N: He will not have been speaking. Q: Will he have been speaking?	§  action taking place before a certain time in the §  future §  putting emphasis on the course of an action	for …, the last couple of hours, all day long
Conditional I Simple	A: He would speak. N: He would not speak. Q: Would he speak?	§  action that might take place	If sentences type II (If I were you, I would go home.)
Conditional I Progressive	A: He would be speaking. N: He would not be speaking. Q: Would he be speaking?	§  action that might take place §  putting emphasis on the course / duration of §  the  action
Conditional II Simple	A: He would have spoken. N: He would not have spoken. Q: Would he have spoken?	§  action that might have taken place in the past	If sentences type III (If I had seen that, I would have helped.)
Conditional II Progressive	A: He would have been speaking. N: He would not have been speaking. Q: Would he have been speaking?	§  action that might have taken place in the past §  puts emphasis on the course / duration of the §  action

English Tenses and Examples!

Regular Verbs!

Infinitive	Past	Participle
Accept	Accepted	Accepted
Act	Acted	Acted
Achieve	Achieved	Achieved
Admire	Admired	Admired
Advise	Advised	Advised
Affect	Affected	Affected
Agree	Agreed	Agreed
Amaze	Amazed	Amazed
Amuse	Amused	Amused
Answer	Answered	Answered
Appear	Appeared	Appeared
Arrange	Arranged	Arranged
Arrive	Arrived	Arrived
Ask	Asked	Asked
Attack	Attacked	Attacked
Bake	Baked	Baked
Behave	Behaved	Behaved
Believe	Believed	Believed
Belong	Belonged	Belonged
Blame	Blamed	Blamed
Borrow	Borrowed	Borrowed
Bother	Bothered	Bothered
Call	Called	Called
Cancel	Canceled	Canceled
Carry	Carried	Carried
Cause	Caused	Caused
Celebrate	Celebrated	Celebrated
Clean	Cleaned	Cleaned
Clear	Cleared	Cleared
Climb	Climbed	Climbed
Close	Closed	Closed
Compare	Compared	Compared
Compete	Competed	Competed
Complete	Completed	Completed
Contain	Contained	Contained
Continue	Continued	Continued
Cook	Cooked	Cooked
Correct	Corrected	Corrected
Cough	Coughed	Coughed
Count	Counted	Counted
Crash	Crashed	Crashed
Create	Created	Created
Cross	Crossed	Crossed
Curse	Cursed	Cursed
Change	Changed	Changed
Chase	Chased	Chased
Chat	Chatted	Chatted
Check	Checked	Checked
Damage	Damaged	Damaged
Dance	Danced	Danced
Date	Dated	Dated
Decide	Decided	Decided
Deliver	Delivered	Delivered
Depend	Depended	Depended
Describe	Described	Described
Design	Designed	Designed
Destroy	Destroyed	Destroyed
Decrease	Decreased	Decreased
Die	Died	Died
Disagree	Disagreed	Disagreed
Discover	Discovered	Discovered
Discuss	Discussed	Discussed
Disturb	Disturbed	Disturbed
Dress	Dressed	Dressed
Dry	Dried	Dried
Eliminate	Eliminated	Eliminated
End	Ended	Ended
Enjoy	Enjoyed	Enjoyed
Entertain	Entertained	Entertained
Excuse	Excused	Excused
Exercise	Exercised	Exercised
Exhibit	Exhibited	Exhibited
Expect	Expected	Expected
Express	Expressed	Expressed
Film	Filmed	Filmed
Fill	Filled	Filled
Fish	Fished	Fished
Fix	Fixed	Fixed
Follow	Followed	Followed
Freeze	Freezed	Freezed
Fry	Fried	Fried
Greet	Greeted	Greeted
Guess	Guessed	Guessed
Hail	Hailed	Hailed
Handle	Handled	Handled
Happen	Happened	Happened
Hate	Hated	Hated
Help	Helped	Helped
Hope	Hoped	Hoped
Hunt	Hunted	Hunted
Identify	Identified	Identified
Ignore	Ignored	Ignored
Imagine	Imagined	Imagined
Impress	Impressed	Impressed
Improve	Improved	Improved
Include	Included	Included
Increase	Increased	Increased
Interview	Interviewed	Interviewed
Introduce	Introduced	Introduced
Invite	Invited	Invited
Jog	Jogged	Jogged
Join	Joined	Joined
Jump	Jumped	Jumped
Knock	Knocked	Knocked
Label	Labeled	Labeled
Land	Landed	Landed
Last	Lasted	Lasted
Learn	Learned	Learned
Like	Liked	Liked
Link	Linked	Linked
List	Listed	Listed
Listen	Listened	Listened
Live	Lived	Lived
Locate	Located	Located
Look	Looked	Looked
Love	Loved	Loved
Manage	Managed	Managed
Mark	Marked	Marked
Match	Matched	Matched
Measure	Measured	Measured
Mention	Mentioned	Mentioned
Miss	Missed	Missed
Move	Moved	Moved
Name	Named	Named
Need	Needed	Needed
Note	Noted	Noted
Notice	Noticed	Noticed
Number	Numbered	Numbered
Offer	Offered	Offered
Open	Opened	Opened
Order	Ordered	Ordered
Organize	Organized	Organized
Pack	Packed	Packed
Paint	Painted	Painted
Pamper	Pampered	Pampered
Pardon	Pardoned	Pardoned
Park	Parked	Parked
Participate	Participated	Participated
Pass	Passed	Passed
Perform	Performed	Performed
Pick	Picked	Picked
Plan	Planned	Planned
Play	Played	Played
Please	Pleased	Pleased
Practice	Practiced	Practiced
Predict	Predicted	Predicted
Prefer	Preferred	Preferred
Present	Presented	Presented
Program	Programmed	Programmed
Protect	Protected	Protected
Provide	Provided	Provided
Purchase	Purchased	Purchased
Push	Pushed	Pushed
Rain	Rain	Rain
Receive	Received	Received
Recommend	Recommended	Recommended
Relate	Related	Related
Relax	Relaxed	Relaxed
Release	Released	Released
Remember	Remembered	Remembered
Repair	Repaired	Repaired
Repeat	Repeated	Repeated
Resist	Resisted	Resisted
Rest	Rested	Rested
Return	Returned	Returned
Review	Reviewed	Reviewed
Sail	Sailed	Sailed
Save	Saved	Saved
Scan	Scanned	Scanned
Scare	Scared	Scared
Share	Shared	Shared
Shop	Shopped	Shopped
Shout	Shouted	Shouted
Skate	Skated	Skated
Slow	Slowed	Slowed
Sneeze	Sneezed	Sneezed
Snow	Snowed	Snowed
Solve	Solved	Solved
Spell	Spelled	Spelled
Start	Started	Started
Step	Stepped	Stepped
Stop	Stopped	Stopped
Stress	Stressed	Stressed
Study	Studied	Studied
Substitute	Substituted	Substituted
Suggest	Suggested	Suggested
Surprise	Surprised	Surprised
Talk	Talked	Talked
Taste	Tasted	Tasted
Terrorize	Terrorized	Terrorized
Thank	Thanked	Thanked
Touch	Touched	Touched
Travel	Traveled	Traveled
Try	Tried	Tried
Tune	Tuned	Tuned
Turn	Turned	Turned
Underline	Underlined	Underlined
Use	Used	Used
Vary	Varied	Varied
Wait	Waited	Waited
Walk	Walked	Walked
Want	Wanted	Wanted
Warn	Warned	Warned
Wash	Washed	Washed
Watch	Watched	Watched
Water	Watered	Watered
Welcome	Welcomed	Welcomed
Wish	Wished	Wished
Witness	Witnessed	Witnessed
Work	Worked	Worked
Worry	Worried	Worried
Wrestle	Wrestled	Wrestled