PJ Grammar

Table of 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 placeonce, 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 Italk, …) 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 placeonce, 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 (...