USE
future events that cannot be influenced
a spontaneous decision
assumptions about the future
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
A: He will speak.
N: He will not speak.
I: Will he speak?
Temporary markers
in a year, next …, tomorrow
Oración condicional de tipo I (If you ask her, she will help you.)
suposición: I think, probably, perhaps
USE
intention regarding the future
logical conclusion about a future event
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
: He is going to speak.
N: He is not going to speak.
I: Is he going to speak?
Temporary markers
in one year, next week, tomorrow
USE
action that will occur at a certain time in the future
events that will happen safely or that are obvious
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
A: He will be speaking.
N: He will not be speaking.
I: Will he be speaking?
Temporary markers
in one year, next week, tomorrow
USE
acción pasada que se ha extendido en el tiempo
acción que ha durado hasta el momento presente
acción ya realizada pero con repercusiones en el presente
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
A: He has been speaking.
N: He has not been speaking.
I: Has he been speaking?
Temporary markers
all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week
USE
the result of an action
action that continues until the present
action that just took place
past action with repercussions in the present
action that never / once / more than once has taken place until the moment of the speech
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
A: He has spoken.
N: He has not spoken.
I: Has he spoken?
Temporary markers
already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now
USE
an action that is repeated in the present
facts of permanent validity
successive actions
planned future actions (schedules, calendars, programs)
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
A: He speaks.
N: He does not speak.
I: Does he speak?
Temporary markers
always, every…, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, conditional sentence type I (If I talk,…)
USE
action that is likely to occur
highlights the action or duration of the action
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
A: He would be speaking.
N: He would not be speaking.
I: Would he be speaking?
USE
action that will be completed in the future
emphasizes the duration of the action
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
A: He will have been speaking.
N: He will not have been speaking.
I: Will he have been speaking?
Temporary markers
for …, the last couple of hours, all day long
USE
action that takes place at the time of speech
action limited to a time frame
future actions already planned or agreed upon
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
A: He is speaking.
N: He is not speaking.
I: Is he speaking?
Temporary markers
at the moment, just, just now,, Listen, Look!, now, right now
USE
a past action
past successive actions
an action that interrupts another that was already in progress
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
A: He is speaking.
N: He is not speaking.
I: Is he speaking?
Temporary markers
yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday
oración condicional tipo II (If I talked, …)
USE
action prior to a particular time in the past
can be replaced by Past Perfect Progressive
emphasizes only the fact that something took place before a certain moment in the past
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
A: He had spoken.
N: He had not spoken.
I: Had he spoken?
Temporary markers
already , just, never, not yet, once, until that day
Oración condicional tipo III (If I had talked, …)
USE
action prior to a time in the past
can be exchanged with the Past Perfect Simple
highlights the action or duration of the action
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
A: He had been speaking.
N: He had not been speaking.
I: Had he been speaking?
Temporary markers
for, since, the whole day, all day
USE
action that is likely to occur
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
A: He would speak.
N: He would not speak.
I: Would he speak?
Temporary markers
Type II Conditional Prayer
(If I were you, I would go home.)
USE
action that would have happened in the past in other circumstances
Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative
A: He would have spoken.
N: He would not have spoken.
I: Would he have spoken?
Temporary markers
Type III conditional sentence
(If I had seen that, I would have helped.)