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B21.01.

15 Tenses, Chart 2 RAINBOW OF EDUCATION

SIGNAL EXAMPLES EXAMPLES EXAMPLES


TENSE USE FORM INTERRO
WORDS AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
GATIVE

 An action happened in the middle


of another action.
 Someone was doing something at a I wasn’t working. Was I working?
while I was working. Was he working?
Past certain time (in the past). You He wasn’t
was/were + He was working. Was I going?
Continuous don’t know whether it was finished working.
infinitive + ing I was going. Was he going?
or not. I wasn’t going.
He was going.
He wasn’t going.

just I haven’t
 You say that something has have/has + past
yet, recently worked.
Present happened or is finished in the past participle* Have I worked?
never, ever I have worked. He hasn’t
Simple and it has a connection to the Has he worked?
already He has worked. worked.
Perfect present. *(infinitive +ed) Have I gone?
so far I have gone. I haven’t gone.
 Action started in the past and or irregular Has he gone?
up to now He has gone. He hasn’t gone.
continues up to the present. verbs
since, for

I haven’t been Have I been


all day Action began in the past and has just have/has + I have been
working. He working?
Present the whole day stopped. been + infinitive working. He has
hasn’t been Has he been
How long the action has been + ing been working. I
Perfect how long working. I working?
happening. I have been
Continuous since haven’t been Have I been going?
Emphasis: length of time of an going. He has
for going. He hasn’t Has he been
action. been going.
been going. going?

B21.01.15 Tenses Chart 2 RAINBOW OF EDUCATION

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