Zeit |
Signalwörter |
Beispiele |
Simple Present |
always, sometimes, never,
often, usually, normally, every,
occasionally |
I/you/we/they drink a cup of tea. He/she/it drinks a cup of tea.
I/you/we/they don't drink a cup of tea. He/she/it doesn't drink a cup of tea.
Do I/you/we/they drink a cup of tea? Does he/she/it drink a cup of tea? |
Present Progressive |
look, listen, now,
at the moment, just |
I am drinking a cup of tea. He/she/it is drinking a cup of tea. You/we/they aredrinking a cup of tea.
I am not drinking a cup of tea. He/she/it isn't drinking a cup of tea. You/we/they aren'tdrinking a cup of tea.
Am I drinking a cup of tea. Is he/she/it drinking a cup of tea? Are you/we/they drinking a cup of tea? |
Present Perfect |
just, since, for,
not....yet, ever,
never, already. |
I/we/you/they have drunk a cup of tea. He/she/it has drunk a cup of tea.
I/we/you/they haven't drunk a cup of tea. He/she/it hasn't drunk a cup of tea.
Have I/we/you/they drunk a cup of tea? Has he/she/it drunk a cup of tea? |
Present Perfect Progressive |
all day/week/month..
since, for, how long |
I/we/you/they have been drinking a cup of tea. He/she/it has been drinking a cup of tea.
I/we/you/they haven't been drinking a cup of tea. He/she/it hasn't been drinking a cup of tea.
Have I/we/you/they been drinking a cup of tea? Has he/she/it been drinking a cup of tea? |
Simple Past |
yesterday, last...,
....ago, in 1963 |
I/you/he/she/it/we/they drank a cup of tea.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn't drink a cup of tea.
Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they drink a cup of tea? |
Past Progressive |
while |
I/he/she/it was drinking a cup of tea. You/we/they weredrinking a cup of tea.
I/he/she/it wasn't (was not) drinking a cup of tea. You/we/they weren't (were not) drinking a cup of tea.
Was I/he/she/it drinking a cup of tea.
Were you/we/they drinking a cup of tea? |
Past Perfect |
after, before |
I/you/he/she/it/we/they had drunk a cup of tea.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they hadn't drunk a cup of tea.
Had I/you/he/she/it/we/they drunk a cup of tea? |
Past Perfect Progressive |
= after, before |
I/you/he/she/it/we/they had been drinking a cup of tea.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they hadn't been drinking a cup of tea.
Had I/you/he/she/it/we/they had been drinking a cup of tea? |
Will-future |
in.....days/weeks/months/years,
next....,tomorrow, in 2008,
in the future, hope, sure,
think, perhaps, expect,
probably, suppose. |
I/you/he/she/it/we/they will drink a cup of tea.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they won't drink a cup of tea.
Will I/you/he/she/it/we/they drink a cup of tea? |
Going-to-future |
in....days/months/weeks/years,
next..., tomorrow, in 2008,
in the future. |
I am going to drink a cup of tea. He/she/it is going to drink a cup of tea. You/we/they are going to drink a cup of tea.
I am not going to drink a cup of tea. He/she/it isn't going to drink a cup of tea. You/we/they aren't going to drink a cup of tea.
Am I going to drink a cup of tea. Is he/she/it going to drink a cup of tea? Are you/we/they going to drink a cup of tea? |