simple inf. (3rd p. sing.

) We collect stamps We don´t collect stamps

present do/does+not+ inf.
-repeated present action, She writes a letter She don´t write a letter
-sequence of present, timetable actions
-habitual facts, summaries, analysis of text
simple past regular verb inf.+ed (didn´t+inf.) We collected We didn´t collected
Irregular verb 2nd form
-finished past actions (time is known) She written She didn´t written
-sequence of past action
present are, is, am+verb+ing We are collecting We arn´t collecting
progressiv aren´t, isn´t, am not+ verb+ing
e -actions that are taking at the moment of She is writing She isn´t writing
speaking( also over a longer period of time)
-fixed arrangement in future
past was/were+inf+ing We were collecting We weren´t collecting
progressiv wasn´t/weren´t+inf+ing
e 8‘a clock now She was writing She wasn´t writing

now

-zwei Sachen gleichzeitig

when my friend called me now

was reading
present have/has+past participle We have collected We haven´t collected
perfect reg. verb+ed irreg. verb+ 3rd form
(simple) -finished past action She has written She hasn´t written
-time is unknown
-action self is in focus
-result for present actions
present have/has(not)+been+verb+ing We have been collecting We haven´t been
perfect now collecting
progressiv She has been writing
e -haben in Vergangenheit angefangen gehen hatte She hasn´t been writing
mindestens bis jetzt o. noch in Zukunft
Signalworte: how long
since / for =seit
wann begonnen wie lange in gang/ Zeitraum
past had (not)+past participle We had collected We hadn´t collected
perfect past perfect past now
(simple) She had written She hadn´t written
-an action took place before another past action
past had (not)+been+verb+ing We had been collecting We hadn´t been collecting
perfect Past now
progressiv She had been writing She hadn´t been writing
e past perfect progressive
=an action that was in progress before another
past action
going-to- am/is/are (not)+ going to+inf We are going to collect We are not going to
future -actions that are planed ore intended collect
-future actions whose signals can bee seen/hear She is going to write She is not going to write
will future will (not)+inf We will collecting We will not collect
-fixed future actions that can not be changed
-after certain verbs:promise,hope,I´m sure,think She will write She will not write
-spontaneous reactions
future will (not)+be+inf+ing We will be collecting We will not be collecting
progressiv -a future action that is in progress at a certain
e point in time in the future She will be writing She will not be writing
future will have(not)+past participle We will have collected We will not have collected
perfect -action that will be completed at a certain point
in time in the future (by+time) She will have written She will not have written