TENSES

1. NORMAL
   1. SIMPLE

      Anmerkungen:

      • I spoke / I did spoke / Did I spoke?The action begin and finished in the past yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday
   2. CONTINUOUS

      Anmerkungen:

      • I were speaking/ I weren´t speaking/ Were I speaking The action is important, when, while, as long as
2. PERFECT

   Anmerkungen:

   • Had
   1. SIMPLE

      Anmerkungen:

      • I had spoken/ I had not spoken/ Had I spoken? Action finished before a momento in the past Already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day
   2. CONTINUOUS

      Anmerkungen:

      • I had been speaking/I had not been speaking/ Had I been speaking Action finishid before a momento in the past. The action is important for, since, the whole day, all day

1. NORMAL
   1. SIMPLE

      Anmerkungen:

      • I speak/ I don´t speak/ Do I speakAction happen in general always, every, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes
   2. CONTINUOUS

      Anmerkungen:

      • I are speaking/ I aren´t speaking/ Are I speaking The action happen while I speak at the moment, just, just now, , Listen!, Look!, now, right now
2. PERFECT

   Anmerkungen:

   • Have/ Has
   1. SIMPLE

      Anmerkungen:

      • I have spoken/ I haven´t spoken/ Have I spoken The result is important already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now
   2. CONTINUOUS

      Anmerkungen:

      • I have been speaking/ I haven´t been speaking The action is important all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week

1. NORMAL
   1. SIMPLE
      1. going to

         Anmerkungen:

         • I´m going to speak/ I´m not going to speak/ Am I going to speak?Existing intention for the future in a year, next …, tomorrow
      2. Will

         Anmerkungen:

         • He will speak/ He will not speak /Will he speak? Action in the future that no depend on my intention in a year, next …, tomorrow
   2. CONTINUOUS

      Anmerkungen:

      • He will be speaking/ He will not be speaking/ Will he be speaking?action taking place in a given time in the future in one year, next week, tomorrow
2. PERFECT

   Anmerkungen:

   • Have
   1. SIMPLE

      Anmerkungen:

      • He will have spoken/He will not have spoken/ Will he have spoken?action will be completed in the future by Monday, in a week
   2. CONTINUOUS

      Anmerkungen:

      • He will have been speaking/ He will not have been speaking/ Will he have been speaking?acción there will already concluded in the future for …, the last couple of hours, all day long

Anmerkungen:

• Would

1. NORMAL
   1. SIMPLE

      Anmerkungen:

      • He would speak/  He would not speak/ Would he speak?action that could occur with certain probability If I were you, I would go home
   2. CONTINUOUS

      Anmerkungen:

      • He would be speaking/ He would not be speaking/ Would he be speaking?action that could occur with certain probability
2. PERFECT

   Anmerkungen:

   • Would have
   1. SIMPLE

      Anmerkungen:

      • He would have spoken/ He would not have spoken/Would he have spoken?action that had occurred in the past If I had seen that, I would have helped
   2. CONTINUOUS

      Anmerkungen:

      • He would have been speaking/ He would not have been speaking/ Would he have been speaking? action that otherwise would have occurred in the past