tense
(Zeit) |
use
(Verwendung) |
how
to form
(Bildung) |
key
words
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example
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present tense | Wenn eine Handlung regelmäßig in der Gegenwart geschieht. | - 1.
Form des Verbs - he, she, it, das "s" muss mit - Verneinung: don´t, doesn´t - Frage: do, does |
always, often, usually, sometimes, regularly, never, ... | The teacher
always comes
late on Mondays. The pupils don´t come late. Does the principal know that? |
present progressive | Wenn eine Handlung jetzt gerade geschieht. | Eine Form von to be + -ing Form des Verbs | now, at the moment, Look! ... | I am learning about English tenses right now. |
present perfect | 1. Wenn
man ausdrücken will, dass eine Handlung in der Vergangenheit begann, jetzt
aber noch fortgeführt wird. 2. Wenn ein Ergebnis einer Handlung aus der Vergangenheit jetzt noch sichtbar ist. |
have / has + 3. Form des Verbs | already, yet, just, ever, never, for, since, ... | 1. I
have already played the cello for 30 minutes. (I am still
playing.) 2. He has just cleaned his room. (Look, it´s clean now!) |
past tense | Wenn eine Handlung in der Vergangenheit abgeschlossen wurde. | - 2.
Form des Verbs - Verneinung: didn´t - Frage: did |
yesterday, last week, ago, in 1985, ... | Sam flew
to NY 5 weeks ago. He didn´t sit at the window. Did he see the scyscrapers? |
past progressive | Wenn eine Handlung in der Vergangenheit längere Zeit andauert. | was / were + -ing Form des Verbs |
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While Paul was helping his mother, the mail man arrived. |
past perfect | Wenn man eine Vorzeitigkeit in der Vergangenheit ausdrücken möchte. | had + 3. Form des Verbs |
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I walked home from school yesterday because the school bus had already left. |
going to- future |
will-future I | ||||
will-future II |
conditional I | ||||
conditional II |