Time Tenses (Keywords)

Always

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

Usually

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

Generally

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

Often

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

Sometimes

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

Rarely

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

Seldom

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

Never

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

Whenever

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

Nowadays

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

Now

Present Continuous

These days

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

From time to time

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

Every now and then

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

Most

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

Much of the time

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple

It’s / That’s the last time

Present Simple / Emphatic Present Simple / Present continuous

Right now

Present continuous

For now

Present continuous

Currently

Present continuous

At the moment

Present continuous

For the time being

Present continuous

At present

Present continuous

Today

Present continuous

This week / etc

Present continuous

So far

Present Perfect Simple

Since

Present Perfect Simple / Present Perfect Continuous

For

Present Perfect Simple / Present Perfect Continuous

It’s the first / second / etc time

Present Perfect Simple

Before

Present Perfect Simple

Already

Present Perfect Simple

Yet

Present Perfect Simple

Ever

Present Perfect Simple

Just

Present Perfect Simple / Present Perfect Continuous

Still

Present Perfect Simple

Recently

Present Perfect Simple

up to now

Present Perfect Simple

All day / week / etc

Present Perfect Continuous