Tenses Signal Words

He reads books.

• The Present Simple

• The Present Continuous

• The Present Perfect

• The Past Simple

• The Past Continuous

I baked a cake.

• The Present Simple

• The Present Continuous

• The Present Perfect

• The Past Simple

• The Past Continuous

I am learning now.

• The Present Simple

• The Present Continuous

• The Present Perfect

• The Past Simple

• The Past Continuous

I have read this book.

• The Present Simple

• The Present Continuous

• The Present Perfect

• The Past Simple

• The Past Continuous

I like dogs.

• The Present Simple

• The Present Continuous

• The Present Perfect

• The Past Simple

• The Past Continuous

Yesterday at five o'clock I was sleeping.

• The Present Simple

• The Present Continuous

• The Present Perfect

• The Past Simple

• The Past Continuous

The Present Simple (signal words)

• every day

• now

• usually

• last year

• tomorrow

The Past Simple (signal words)

• every day

• now

• never

• last year

• tomorrow

The Present Continuous (signal words)

• every day

• now

• never

• last year

• tomorrow

The Present Perfect (signal words)

• every day

• now

• never

• last year

• tomorrow