TENSES

PRESENT SIMPLE

 

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

     
1st form / he, she, it + s // they go , he goes   am / is / are + verb + ing // I am going
     
with habits and general statements   to express when something is happening at the moment
(wird bei Gewohnheiten und allgemeinen Aussagen verwendet.)   (wird verwendet, wenn etwas momentan geschieht.)
     
key words: always, often, usually, every, never, generally, seldom, rarely, hardly ever, sometimes, normally   key words: look, listen, now, at the moment
     
     

PAST SIMPLE

 

PAST PROGRESSIVE

     
2nd form // he went, they played   was / were + ing form // he was going
     
used to tell or talk about a past action   used to tell or talk about a long action in the past
(wird verwendet, wenn über Vergangenes berichtet wird. (Erzählzeit).)   (wird bei langen Handlungen in der Vergangenheit verwendet.)
     
key words: yesterday, last, ago, in 1970   key words: while, when
     
     

WILL FUTURE

 

FUTURE TENSES

     
will + 1st form ( N.: won't) // he will be, she will go  

Going to - FUTURE

    am / is / are + going to + verb
     
used to talk about the future   Present progressive - FUTURE
(wird verwendet, wenn man über die Zukunft spricht.)   Present tense - FUTURE
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key words: tomorrow, next   FUTURE TENSES
     
     

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

 

PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

     
have / has + 3rd form // she has gone   have / has + been + ing form // he has been
    going
     
used when a past action started in the past and has just finished or is still happening.   is used like the simle form but only with long actions
(wird verwendet, wenn ein Ereignis in der Vergangenheit begonnen hat und gerade geendet hat oder noch andauert; = Bezug zur Gegenwart.)   (wird wie die simple form verwendet; Unterschied: wird bei langen Handlungen verwendet, vor allem bei Verben, die eine Tätigkeit ausdrücken.)
     
key words:already, just, ever, never, yet, for, since   key words: how long, all day, for, since
     
     

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

 

PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

     
had + 3rd form // she had gone   had been + ing form // he had been going
     
used when a action happened befor another action   used like the simple form but only with long actions
(wird verwendet, wenn eine Handlung vor einem vergangenem Ereignis stattgefunden hat.)   (wird wie die past pefect simple verwendet - aber nur für lange Handlungen.)
     
key words: after, before   key words: how long, before, after

 

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