Zeitenüberblick (Aktiv) mit Beispielen - Examples of English Verb Tenses

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?