A lot of students find the English tenses quite difficult, but I promise they’re not that bad! Have a look at all my explanations of the ‘form’ (how to make the tense) and the ‘use’ (when we need to choose that tense) below.
How to make the tense: | How to use the tense: |
Present Simple Form | Present Simple Use |
Present Continuous Form | Present Continuous Use |
Present Perfect Simple Form | Present Perfect Simple Use |
Present Perfect Continuous Form | Present Perfect Continuous Use |
Past Simple Form | Past Simple Use |
Past Continuous Form | Past Continuous Use |
Past Perfect Simple Form | Past Perfect Simple Use |
Past Perfect Continuous Form | Past Perfect Continuous Use |
Future Simple Form | Future Simple Use |
Future Continuous Form | Future Continuous Use |
Future Perfect Simple Form | Future Perfect Simple Use |
Future Perfect Continuous Form | Future Perfect Continuous Use |
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