Schema dei tempi in inglese
Il tempo verbale | Forma affermativa/negativa/interrogativa | Uso | Indicatori |
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Simple Present
Presente |
A: He speaks. N: He does not speak. I: Does he speak? |
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always, every, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually, ecc... Frase con If di I tipo (If I talk, …) |
Present Progressive
Forma progressiva del presente |
A: He is speaking. N: He is not speaking. I: Is he speaking? |
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at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now |
Simple Past
Preterito |
A: He spoke. N: He did not speak. I: Did he speak? |
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yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday Frase con If di II tipo (If I talked, …) |
Past Progressive
Forma progressiva del preterito |
A: He was speaking. N: He was not speaking. D: Was he speaking? |
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while, as long as |
Present Perfect Simple
Perfetto |
A: He has spoken. N: He has not spoken. I: Has he spoken? |
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already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now |
Present Perfect Progressive
Forma progressiva del perfetto |
A: He has been speaking. N: He has not been speaking. I: Has he been speaking? |
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all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week |
Past Perfect Simple
Trapassato prossimo |
A: He had spoken. N: He had not spoken. I: Had he spoken? |
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already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day Frase con If di III tipo (If I had talked, …) |
Past Perfect Progressive
Forma progressiva del trapassato prossimo |
A: He had been speaking. N: He had not been speaking. I: Had he been speaking? |
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for, since, the whole day, all day |
Future I Simple
Futuro semplice (con "will") |
A: He will speak. N: He will not speak. I: Will he speak? |
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in a year, next …, tomorrow Frase con If di I tipo (If you ask her, she will help you.) Supposizioni: I think, probably, perhaps |
Future I Simple
Futuro semlice (con "going to") |
A: He is going to speak. N: He is not going to speak. I: Is he going to speak? |
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in one year, next week, tomorrow |
Future I Progressive
Forma progressiva del futuro semplice |
P: He will be speaking. N: He will not be speaking. I: Will he be speaking? |
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in one year, next week, tomorrow |
Future II Simple
Futuro anteriore |
A: He will have spoken. N: He will not have spoken. I: Will he have spoken? |
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by Monday, in a week |
Future II Progressive
Forma progressiva del futuro anteriore |
A: He will have been speaking. N: He will not have been speaking. I: Will he have been speaking? |
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for …, the last couple of hours, all day long |
Conditional I Simple
Condizionale presente |
A: He would speak. N: He would not speak. I: Would he speak? |
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Frase con If di II tipo (If I were you, I would go home.) |
Conditional I Progressive
Forma progressiva del condizionale presente |
A: He would be speaking. N: He would not be speaking. I: Would he be speaking? |
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Conditional II Simple
Condizionale passato |
A: He would have spoken. N: He would not have spoken. I: Would he have spoken? |
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Frase con If di III tipo (If I had seen that, I would have helped.) |
Conditional II Progressive
Forma progressiva del condizionale passato |
A: He would have been speaking. N: He would not have been speaking. I: Would he have been speaking? |
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