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English Tenses – Grammar Explanations
1. Grammar Reference – English Tenses
1.1. Simple Present
Simple Present
(Summary)
be, do, have
and modal verbs in the Simple Present
Diagram of the Simple Present
Form of the Simple Present
Questions in the Simple Present
Short/contracted forms and long forms in the Simple Present
Signal words for the Simple Present
Spelling of verbs in the Simple Present
Use of the Simple Present
1.2. Simple Past
Simple Past
(Summary)
be, do, have
and irregular verbs in the Simple Past
Diagram of the Simple Past
Form of the Simple Past
Pronunciation of
-ed
Questions in the Simple Past
Short/contracted and long forms in the Simple Past
Signal words for the Simple Past
Spelling of verbs in the Simple Past
Use of the Simple Past
1.3. Present Perfect
Present Perfect
(Summary)
be, do, have
and irregular verbs in the Present Perfect
Diagram of the Present Perfect
Form of the Present Perfect
Questions in the Present Perfect
Short/contracted forms and long forms in the Present Perfect
Signal words for the Present Perfect
Spelling of verbs in the Present Perfect
Use of the Present Perfect
1.4. Past Perfect
Past Perfect
(Summary)
be, do, have
in the Past Perfect
Diagram of the Past Perfect
Form of the Past Perfect
Short/contracted forms and long forms in the Past Perfect
Signal words for the Past Perfect
Spelling of verbs in the Past Perfect
Use of the Past Perfect
1.5. will-future
will-future
(Summary)
Diagram of will and going to-future
Form of the will-future
going to-future and will-future in a diagram
Questions in the will-future
Short/contracted forms and long forms in the will-future
Signal words for the will-future
Use of the will-future
1.6. going to-future
going to-future
(Summary)
Diagram of will and going to-future
Form of the going to-future
going to-future and will-future in a diagram
Questions in the going to-future
Short/contracted forms and long forms in the going to-future
Signal words for the going to-future
Use of the going to-future
1.7. Present Progressive/Present Continuous
Present Progressive/Continuous
(Summary)
Diagram of the Present Progressive
do, have
and special verbs in the Present Progressive
Form of the Present Progressive
Questions in the Present Progressive
Short/contracted forms and long forms in the Present Progressive
Signal words for the Present Progressive
Spelling of verbs in the Present Progressive
Use of the Present Progressive
1.8. Past Progressive/Past Continuous
Past Progressive/Continuous
(Summary)
Diagram of the Past Progressive
do, have
and special verbs in the Past Progressive
Form of the Past Progressive
Questions in the Past Progressive
Short/contracted forms and long forms in the Past Progressive
Signal words for the Past Progressive
Spelling of verbs in the Past Progressive
Use of the Past Progressive
1.9. Present Perfect Progressive/Present Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect Progressive
(Summary)
Diagram of the Present Perfect Progressive
do
and dynamic verbs in the Present Perfect Progressive
Form of the Present Perfect Progressive
Short/contracted forms and long forms in the Present Perfect Progressive
Signal words for the Present Perfect Progressive
Spelling of verbs in the Present Perfect Progressive
Use of the Present Perfect Progressive
1.10. Other Tenses
Conditional Perfect
Conditional Perfect Progressive
Conditional Progressive
Conditional Simple
Future Perfect
Future Perfect Progressive
Future Progressive
Past Perfect Progressive
2. Tenses – contrasted
Future Tenses in English – contrasted
Past Tenses in English – contrasted
Present Tenses in English – contrasted
Past Perfect – Simple Past – contrasted
Present Perfect – Simple Past – contrasted
Present Perfect – Present Perfect Progressive – contrasted
Simple Present – Present Progressive – contrasted
Simple Past – Past Progressive – contrasted
Simple Present – Simple Past – contrasted
Simple Present – will-future – contrasted
3. Various
be
in English – auxiliary and main verb
Common irregular verbs in English in a table
do
in English – auxiliary and main verb
English Tenses
English Tenses in a diagram
Gerund or Progressive/Continuous
Grammatical terms – English Tenses
have
– auxiliary and main verb
Sentences change their meanings
Signal words and English Tenses
State verbs, dynamic verbs in English
Steps to put in verbs into gaps in sentences and questions
The most common Tenses in English in a table
The verb
be
as a main verb in the Simple Present and the Simple Past
The verb
be
in different tenses
When to use which tense?
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Grammar Exercises – Tenses
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