English Tenses

Positive (+) / Negative (-) /

Question (?)

Tense

Simple

Present

Present
Continuous

Simple Past

Past Continuous

Present Perfect

Ejemplos

He speaks.

l habla

He does not speak.

l no habla

Does he speak?

l habla? / Habla l?

He is speaking.

l est hablando

He is not speaking.

l no est hablando

Is he speaking?

Est l hablando?

He spoke.

l habl

He did not speak.

l no habl

Did he speak?

Habl l? / l habl?

He was speaking.

l estaba hablando

He was not speaking.

l no estaba hablando

Was he speaking?

Estaba hablando l?

He has spoken.

l ha hablado

He has not spoken.

l no ha hablado

Sub + verb present + Obj

Sub + (do, does) not + verb presen + Obj

(Do or Does) + Sub + verb present + Obj?

Sub + (am,are, is) + verb gerund + Obj

Sub + (am,are, is) + not + verb gerund +

Obj

(Am, Are, Is) + Sub + verb gerund + Obj?

Sub + verb past + Obj

Sub + did not + verb present + Obj

(Did) + Sub + verb present + Obj?

Sub + (was, were) + verb gerund + Obj

Sub + (was, were) + not + verb gerund +

Obj

(Was, Were) + Sub + verb gerund + Obj?

Sub + (have, has) + verb past participle +

Obj

Sub + (have, has) + not + verb past

participle + Obj

(Have, Has) + Sub + verb past participle + Has he spoken?

Obj?

Ha hablado l?

Sub + (have, has) been + verb gerund +

Obj
Sub + (have, has) not been + verb gerund
+ Obj

He has been speaking.

l ha estado hablando

He has not been speaking.

l no ha estado hablando

Present Perfect
Continuous

Examples

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English Tenses
Positive (+) / Negative (-) /
Question (?)

Present
Perfect
Tense
Continuous
?

Examples

(Have, Has) + Sub + been + verb gerund + Has he been speaking?

Obj?

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Ejemplos
Ha estado hablando l?

English Tenses
Positive (+) / Negative (-) /
Question (?)

Tense

Past Perfect

Past Perfect
Continuous

Future Simple

Future I Simple
(going to)

Future
Continuous

Examples

Ejemplos

He had spoken.

l hubo hablado

He had not spoken.

l no hubo hablado

Had he spoken?

Hubo hablado l?

He had been speaking.

l hubo estado hablando

Sub + had not been + verb gerund + Obj

He had not been speaking.

l no hubo estado hablando

Had + Sub + been + verb gerund + Obj?

Had he been speaking?

Hubo estado hablando l?

Sub + will + verb present + Obj

He will speak.

l hablar

Sub + will not + verb present + Obj

He will not speak.

l no hablar

Will + Sub + verb present + Obj?

Will he speak?

Hablar l?

Sub + (am,are, is) + going to + verb

present + Obj

He is going to speak.

l va a hablar

Sub + (am,are, is) + not + going to + verb He is not going to speak.

present + Obj

(Am, Are, Is) + Sub + going to + verb

present + Obj?

Sub + will be + verb gerund + Obj

Sub + will not be + verb gerund + Obj

Will + Sub + be + verb gerund + Obj?

Sub + had + verb past participle + Obj

Sub + had + not + verb past participle +

Obj

Had + Sub + verb past participle + Obj?

Sub + had been + verb gerund + Obj

l no va a hablar

Is he going to speak?

Va a hablar l?

He will be speaking.

l estar hablando

He will not be speaking.

l no estar hablando

Will he be speaking?

Estar hablando l?

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English Tenses
Positive (+) / Negative (-) /
Question (?)

Tense

He will have spoken.

l habr hablado

He will not have spoken.

l no habr hablado

Will he have spoken?

Habr hablado l?

Sub + will have been + verb gerund + Obj

He will have been speaking.

l habr estado hablando

Sub + will not have been + verb gerund +

Obj
Will + Sub + have been + verb gerund +
Obj?

He will not have been speaking.

l no habr estado hablando

Will he have been speaking?

Habr estado hablando l?

Sub + would + verb present

He would speak.

l hablara

Sub + would not + verb present

He would not speak.

l no hablara

Would + Sub + verb present?

Would he speak?

Hablara l?

Sub + would be + verb gerund

He would be speaking.

l estara hablando

Sub + would be not + verb gerund

He would not be speaking.

l no estara hablando

Would + Sub + be + verb gerund?

Would he be speaking?

Estara hablando l?

Sub + would have + verb past participle

He would have spoken.

l habra hablado

Sub + would not have + verb past

participle

He would not have spoken.

l no habra hablado

Would + Sub + have + verb past

participle?

Would he have spoken?

Habra hablado l?

Sub + would have been + verb gerund

He would have been speaking.

l habra estado hablando

Sub + would not have been + verb gerund

He would not have been speaking.

l no habra estado hablando

Would + Sub + have been + verb gerund?

Would he have been speaking?

Habra estado hablando l?

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Future Perfect
Continuous

Conditional I
Simple

Conditional I
Progressive

Conditional II
Simple

Conditional II
Progressive

Ejemplos

Sub + will have + verb past participle +

Obj
Sub + will not have + verb past participle
+ Obj
Will + Sub + have + verb past participle +
Obj?

Future Perfect

Examples

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English Tenses

Uso (espaol)

Signal Words

Accin en el presente tomando lugar

always, every, never, normally,
una vez, nunca o varias veces.
often, seldom, sometimes, usually.
Hechos. Acciones tomando lugar una
If sentences type I (If I talk,)
despus de otra. Accin definida por un
tiempo, horario o programa.
Accin toma lugar en el momento at the moment, just, just now,
de hablar. La accin sucede slo por Listen!, Look!, now, right now
un periodo de tiempo limitado. Accin
arreglada para el futuro

Accin en le presente tomando lugar

una vez, nunca o varias veces.
Acciones tomando lugar una despus
de otra. Accin sucede en el medio de
otra accin

yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990,

the other day, last Friday. If
sentence type II (If I talked,)

Accin que va a cierto tiempo en el

pasado, acciones toman lugar en el
mismo tiempo, la accin en le pasado
en interrumpida por otra accin

when, while, as long as

Hacer nfasis en el resultado, accin already, ever, just, never, not yet,
que todava est sucediendo, accin so far, till now, up to now
que se ha detenido recientemente,
accin terminada que tiene influencia
en el presente, accin que ha tomado
lugar una vez, nunca o varias veces,
antes del momento de hablar

Hacer nfasis en el curso o duracin all day, for 4 years, since 1993,
(no el resultado), accin que
how long?, the whole week
recientemente termin o est
sucediendo todava, accin terminada
que influye en el presente

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Hacer nfasis en el curso o duracin all day, for 4 years, since 1993,
(no el resultado), accin que
how long?, the whole week
recientemente termin o est
Uso (espaol)
Signal Words
sucediendo todava, accin terminada
que influye en el presente

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English Tenses

Uso (espaol)

Signal Words

Accin toma lugar antes de cierto

tiempo en el pasado, algunas veces
intercambiable con el pasado perfecto
progresivo, hace nfasis slo en el
hecho (no en la duracin)

already, just, never, not yet, once,

until that day. If sentence type III
(If I had talked,)

for, since, the whole day, all day

Accin toma lugar antes de cierto
tiempo en el pasado, algunas veces
intercambiable con el pasado perfecto
progresivo, hace nfasis en la
duracin o curso de la accin.
Accin en el futuro que no puede ser in a year, next, tomorrow. If-Satz
influenciada, decisin espontnea,
Typ I (If you ask her, she will help
asumir algo con consideracin hacia el
you.) Assumption: I think,
futuro
probably, we might, perhaps

Decisin hecha para el futuro,

in one year, next week, tomorrow
conclusin consideracin hacia el futuro

Accin que va a cierto tiempo en el

futuro, accin que con seguridad
paasar en un futuro cercano

in one year, next week, tomorrow

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English Tenses

Uso (espaol)

Signal Words

Accin que ser terminada en algn by Monday, in a week

momento en el futuro

Accin que toma lugar antes de cierto for, the last couple of hours, all
tiempo en el futuro, hace nfasis en el day long
curso de la accin

Accin que pudiera suceder

Accin que pudiera suceder, hace

nfasis en el curso o duracin de la
accin

Accin que pudiera haber sucedido

en el pasado

Accin que pudiera haber sucedido en

el pasado, hace nfasis en el curso o
duracin de la accin.

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I would go home.)

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