Tense Signal Words Form Examples

-Every day S + V(infinitive)(s/es) + O He Works.

-Some times
Simple
-Always - Often S+ don't / doesn't + V(infinitive)(s/es) + O I don't work
Present
-Usually - Seldom
-Never - First… then Do/ Does + S+ V(infinitive) + o ? Does he work?

S + be(am/is/are) + V(ing) + O He's Working all day

Present -Now - At the Moment
S + be(am/is/are)+ not + V(ing) + O I'm not going to cinema
Progressive -Look! - Listen!
Be(Am, Is, Are) + S + V(ing) + O ? Is he going?

S + V(in past) + O
I worked here
Simple - Last… - ago S+ didn't + V(infinitive) + O
He didn't work here
Past -In 1999 - Yesterday
Did + S+ V(infinitive) + O ?
Did she go?

S + was/were + V(ing) + O I was working a lot

While
Past
S + was/ were+ not + V(ing) + O He wasn't working here
Progressive Was = I, he, she, it /
Were= we, you, they
Was/ Were + S + V(ing) + O ? Was he going?

S + has/ have + V(Past participle) + O

I have worked
- Just - Yet - Never
Simple
- ever - already S + has/ have + not + V(Past participle) + O
Present I haven't gone
- so far - up to now
Perfect
- since- for - recently Have/ Has + S+ V(Past participle) + O ?
Has he gone?

He has been Working all day

S + have/ has+ been + V(ing) + O
- all day - since
Present
- the Wholw day - for I have not been going to
Perfect S + have/has+ not + been + V(ing) + O
- how long cinema
Progressive
Have/ has + S + Been + V(ing) + O ?
Has he been going to park?
S + had + V(Past participle) + O
I had worked
- already
Simple Past S + had + not + V(Past participle) + O
- Just I hadn't gone
Perfect
- Never
Had + S+ V(Past participle) + O ?
Had he gone?

S + had+ been + V(ing) + O He had been Working all day

- since
Past Perfect - for
S + had+ not + been + V(ing) + O I had not been going to cinema
Progressive - how long
Had + S + Been + V(ing) + O ? Had he been going to park?
 S + will+ V(infinitive)+ O
He will Work.
S+ won't + V(infinitive) + O
Will- future I won't work
Will + S+ V(infinitive) + O ?
Will he work?

S + be(am/is/are) +going to+ V(infinitive) + O He's going to work

Future - going
S + be(am/is/are)+ not +going to + V(infinitive) + O I'm not going to go
to
Be(Am, Is, Are) + S + going to + V(infinitive) + O ? Is he going to go?

S + will+ be+ V(ing)+ O

He will be Working.
Will- future S+ won't + be + V(ing) + O
I won't be working
Progressive
Will + S+ be+ V(ing) + O ?
Will he be working?

S + will+ have+ V(past particible)+ O

He will have Worked.
Will- future S+ won't + have + V(past participle) + O
I won't have worked
Perfect Simple
Will + S+ have+ V(participle) + O ?
Will he have gone?

S + will+ have+ been+ V(ing)+ O

He will have been Working.
Will- future
S+ won't + have + been+ V(ing) + O
Perfect I won't have been working
Progressive
Will + S+ have+ been + V(ing) + O ?
Will he have been going?

S + would + V(infinitive) + O He Would Work.

Condicional
S + wouldn't + V(infinitive) + O I wouldn't work
Simple
Would + S + V(infinitive) + O ? Would he go?

S + would + be + V(ing) + O He Would be Working.

Condicional
S + wouldn't + be + V(ing) + O I wouldn't be working
Progressive
Would + S + be + V(ing) + O ? Would he be going?

S + would + have + V(past participle) + O I would have worked

Condicional
S + wouldn't + have+ V(past participle) + O She Wouldn't worked
Perfect
Would + S + have + V(past participle) + O ? Would he have gone?

S + would+ have+ been+ V(ing)+ O

He would have been Working.
Condicional
S+ wouldn't + have + been+ V(ing) + O
Perfect I wouldn't have been working
Progressive
Would + S+ have+ been + V(ing) + O ?
Would he have been going?