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Simple Present

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Signalwörter:
every day, sometimes, always, often, usually, seldom, never, first … then
Bildungsweise:
Infinitivhe/she/it +-s
Nutzen:
allgemeingültige Feststellungen
Beispiele Positiv:
I work, He works, I go He goes
Beispiele Negativ:
I don’t work, He doesn’t work, I don’t go, He doesn’t go
Beispiele Frage:
Do I work?, Does He work?, Do I go?, Does He go?

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Present Progressive

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*Signalwörter:**
now, at the moment, Look!, Listen!
Bildungsweise:
to
be (am/are/is)+Infinitiv+ing
Nutzen:
Handlung geschieht im Moment des Sprechens (jetzt)
Beispiele Positiv:
I’mworking, He’s working, I’m going, He’s going
Beispiele Negativ:
I’m not working, He isn’t working, I’m not going, He isn’t going
Beispiele Frage:
Am I working?, Is he working?, Am I going?, Is he going?

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Simple Past

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Signalwörter:
last…, …ago, in 1990, yesterday
Bildungsweise:
regelmäßig:Infinitiv+-ed
unregelmäßig
Nutzen:
Handlung hat in der Vergangenheit begonnen und ist abgeschlossen (einmalig, wiederholt, aufeinanderfolgend)
Beispiele Positiv:
I worked, He worked, I went, He went
Beispiele Negativ:
I didn’t work, He didn’t work, I didn’t go, He didn’t go
Beispiele Frage:
Did I work?, Did he work?, Did I go?, Did he go?

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Past Progressive

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Signalwörter:
while
Bildungsweise:
was/were+Infinitiv+-ing
Nutzen:
Handlung, die gerade stattfand, als ein neues Ereignis eintrat
Beispiele Positiv:
I was working, He was working, I was going, He was going
Beispiele Negativ:
I wasn’t working, He wasn’t working, I wasn’t going, He wasn’t going
Beispiele Frage:
Was I working?, Was he working?, Was I going?, was he going?

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Present Perfect

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Signalwörter:
just, yet, never, ever, already, so far, up to now, since, for, recently
Bildungsweise:
have/has+past participle(Infinitiv+-ed) oder unregelmäßigen Verben
Nutzen:
Handlung wurde gerade abgeschlossen
Beispiele Positiv:
I have worked, He has worked, I have gone, He has gone
Beispiele Negativ:
I haven’t worked, He hasn’t worked, I haven’t gone, He hasn’t gone
Beispiele Frage:
Have I worked?, Has he worked?, Have I gone?, Has he gone?

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Present Perfect Progressive

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Signalwörter:
all day, the whole day, how long, since, for
Bildungsweise:
have/has+been+Infinitiv+-ing
Nutzen:
Handlung, die in der Vergangenheit begonnen hat und bis in die Gegenwart andauert
Beispiele Positiv:
I have been working, He has been working, I have been going, He has been going
Beispiele Negativ:
I haven’t been working, He hasn’t been working, I haven’t been going, He hasn’t been going
Beispiele Frage:
Have I been working?, Has he been working?, Have I been going?, Has he been going?

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Simple Past Perfect

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Signalwörter:
already, just, never
Bildungsweise:
had+past participle(Infinitiv+-ed) oder unregelmäßigen Verben)
Nutzen:
Handlung geschah vor einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit (Plusquamperfekt)
Beispiele Positiv:
I had worked, He had worked, I had gone, He had gone
Beispiele Negativ:
I hadn’t worked, He hadn’t worked, I hadn’t gone, He hadn’t gone
Beispiele Frage:
Had I worked?, Had he worked?, Had I gone?, Had he gone?

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Past Perfect Progressive

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Signalwörter:
how long, since, for
Bildungsweise:
had+been+Infinitiv+ing
Nutzen:
Past Perfect - aber Betonung des Verlaufs der Handlung
Beispiele Positiv:
I had been working, He had been working, I had been going, He had been going
Beispiele Negativ:
I hadn’t been working, He hadn’t been working, I hadn’t been going, He hadn’t been going
Beispiele Frage:
Had I been working?, Had he been working?, Had I been going?, Had he been going?

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Will-Future

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Bildungsweise:
will + Infinitiv
Nutzen:
Vorhersage einer zukünftigen Handlung oder eines zukünftigen Vorganges
Beispiele Positiv:
I’ll work, He’ll work, I’ll go, He’ll go
Beispiele Negativ:
I won’t work, He won’t work, I won’t go, He won’t go
Beispiele Frage:
Will I work?, Will he work?, Will I go?, Will he go?

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Going to-Future

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Bildungsweise:
tobe (am/are/is)+ going to +Infinitiv
Nutzen:
Absicht oder Plan in der Zukunft
Beispiele Positiv:
I’m going to work, He’s going to work, I’m going to go, He’s going to go
Beispiele Negativ:
I’m not going to work, He’s not going to work, I’m not going to go, He’s not going to go
Beispiele Frage:
Am I going to work?, Is he going to work?, Am I going to go?, Is he going to go?

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