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Key Words for the English Tenses

PAST PERFECT

SIMPLE PAST

PRESENT PERFECT

SIMPLE PRESENT

WILL FUTURE

FUTURE PERFECT

had + pp

regular verb –ed , irregular verb

have/has + pp

-S for „he, she, it“

will + infinitive

will have + pp

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before (simple past action) after (simple past action)

yesterday, ago, in (year), on (day) at (time), when last (month, week) Progressive Form

just, already, since, for up to now, so far, never, ever, not…yet

often, seldom, always, never, sometimes, normally, usually generally

tomorrow next in (x months, years..)

by the time.. by the end of...

Progressive Form (has been in progress)

Progressive Form (now in progress)

Progressive Form

have/has been + ING-form Key words: up to now for a long time all day

is, are, am + ING-form Key words: at the moment, look!, listen! right now

Progressive Form (will have been in progress) will have been + ING-form Key words:

Progressive Form (had been in progress) had been + ING-form Key words: before (simple past action) after (simple past action)

(was in progress)

was /were + ING-form Key words: suddenly, while, when

(will be in progress)

will be + ING-form Key words: this time tomorrow

for …..before

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