Tense timeline

To identify which tenses questions being asked, you must know the Tenses
Timeline. By understanding Tenses Timeline, it will enable you to identify the
tenses for the questions.

ALREADY HAPPENED HAPPENING NOW WILL HAPPEN

PAST PRESENT FUTURE

Yesterday Always In a year

Last week Every day/ week/ month/ Next year/ day/ week/
year month
Last month
Never Tomorrow
Last friday
Normally Soon
This morning (when
meaning is past) Often After this

Ago Seldom Will

2 minutes ago Sometimes Shall

Once upon a time Usually

In 1992 Rarely

The other day On Sunday