Tenses

Table of English Tenses
Simple Present	A: He speaks. N: He does not speak. Q: Does he speak?	always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually
Present Continuous	A: He is speaking. N: He is not speaking. Q: Is he speaking?	at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now
Simple Past	A: He spoke. N: He did not speak. Q: Did he speak?	yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday
Past Continuous	A: He was speaking. N: He was not speaking. Q: Was he speaking?	when, while, as long as
Present Perfect Simple	A: He has spoken. N: He has not spoken. Q: Has he spoken?	already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now
Present Perfect Continuous	A: He has been speaking. N: He has not been speaking. Q: Has he been speaking?	all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week
Past Perfect Simple	A: He had spoken. N: He had not spoken. Q: Had he spoken?	already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day