Tenses - contents.

Present simple.

• Complete explanation of present simple...
• Structure of present simple - affirmative sentences...
• Question forms...
• Negative forms...
• Present simple for habitual actions, facts and itineraries...
• Present simple with frequency adverbs...
• Exercises on present simple...

Present continuous.

• Complete explanation of present continuous...
• Structure of present continuous - affirmative sentences...
• Question forms...
• Negative forms...
• Present continuous for present actions (I'm watching TV now)...
• Verbs which do not take "ing"...
• Present continuous for future (I'm playing golf tomorrow)...
• Exercises on the present continuous...
• Exercise comparing present continuous with present simple...

Going to for future.

• Complete explanation of going to compared with present continuous for future (I'm going to watch; I'm watching)...
• Structure of going to...
• Going to for future plans...
• Predictions for future...
• Threats and promises...
• Exercises - going to for future...
• Exercises - present continuous for future...

Past simple.

• Complete explanation of past simple...
• Structure of past simple - affirmative sentences...
• Question forms...
• Negative forms...
• Changes to the infinitive to form past simple...
• Omission of the auxiliary in questions...
• Pronunciation of "ed" endings...
• Completed events in the past...
• Exercises on past simple...

Past continuous.

• Complete explanation of past continuous...
• Structure of past continuous - affirmative sentences...
• Question forms...
• Negative forms...
• Use of when, as, while (as I was waiting...)...
• Unfinished actions in the past...
• Comparing unfinished and finished actions (simple or continuous)...
• Exercises on past continuous...

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past continuous...

Present perfect simple.

• Complete explanation of present perfect simple...
• Structure of present perfect simple - affirmative sentences...
• Question forms...
• Negative forms...
• Completed actions with implications in the present...
• Actions that started in the past and continue in the present...
• For and since with present perfect simple...
• Yet, already and just...
• Exercises on present perfect simple...

Present perfect continuous.

• Complete explanation of present perfect continuous...
• Structure of present perfect continuous - affirmative sentences...
• Question forms...
• Negative forms...
• Completed actions compared with continuous actions...
• Temporary actions...
• The result of an action...
• Verbs not used in present perfect continuous...
• Exercises on present perfect continuous...

Past perfect simple.

• Complete explanation of past perfect...
• Structure of past perfect - affirmative sentences...
• Question form...
• Negative form...
• Use and examples...
• Why we use past perfect...
• Adverbs...
• Exercises on past perfect simple...

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past perfect...

• Complete explanation of imperatives (and softening the imperative)...
• The structure...
• Negative forms...
• Use of the imperative...
• Ways to soften the imperative...
• The imperative with subject pronoun you...
• ...with question tags...
• ...with reported speech...
• Exercises on imperatives...

Contrasting tenses.

• Exercises contrasting present simple and present continuous...

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future continuous and future perfect...

'Will' and 'going to' for predictions...

'Will', 'going to' and present continuous to talk about the future...

Open this page to see the modal auxiliaries: will, shall, can, could, may, might, should, ought to, must, (have to), would, (used to)...

 

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