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English tenses - Coggle Diagram
English tenses
Present Simple
Structure
subject + verb (+e/es)
Use
habits and routines
permanent situations around the present time
states
Signal words
always
every
often
normally
usually
sometimes
never
seldom
Present Continuous
Structure
Subject + verb to be + verb -ing
Use
action happening now
action happening in the future
Signal words
now
today
at the moment
right now
look!
listen!
Present Perfect Continuous
Structure
subject + have /has + been + verb -ing
Use
past action recently stopped
past action still continuing
Signal words
just
since
for
for whole day/week...
all day
How long?
Past Perfect
Structure
Subject + had + past participle
Use
action in the past before another action in the past
Signal words
never, not yet
once, until that day
already, just
Past Continuous
Structure
Subject + was /were + verb -ing
Use
Action at that particular moment in the past
Signal words
When
While
Present Perfect Simple
Structure
subject + to have(not) + past participle
Use
experience
continuing situation
change
Signal words
so far, until now, up to now …
for, since
already, just, not…yet
Ever, never
Past Simple
Structure
Subject + had + past participle form
Use
actions completed at a specific time in the past
Signal words
yesterday
last week
in 2010
a month ago
this morning