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Understanding All English Tenses
Jun 26, 2024
English with Lucy: Understanding All English Tenses
Introduction
Topic:
Overview of all 16 English tenses, including conditionals.
Objective:
By the end of the lesson, students will have a better understanding of English tenses.
Course Promotion
30-Day Tense Challenge:
Daily exercises (15 mins a day or grouped).
Detailed grammar explanation videos and mind maps.
25-30 exercises per tense, reviews, a final exam.
Lifetime access to the course content.
45-day access to the course community (interact with teachers and other students).
Digital certificate upon completion.
Enrollment Deadline:
Midnight, 31st July. Course starts on 1st August.
Overview of English Tenses
Present Tenses
: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous.
Past Tenses
: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous.
Future Tenses
: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous.
Conditional Tenses
: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous.
Present Tenses
Present Simple
Usage:
General statements, habits, facts, scheduled events.
Structure:
Subject + Base form (add ‘s’ for third person singular).
Examples:
I work on Tuesdays.
Mary meets her friends on Friday evenings.
The train leaves at 8 pm.
Present Continuous
Usage:
Actions happening at the moment, temporary actions, arrangements.
Structure:
Subject + am/is/are + Verb+ing.
Examples:
I am teaching English.
Kate is studying business.
Sarah is meeting her parents tomorrow.
Present Perfect
Usage:
Past actions with present consequences, experiences up to the present.
Structure:
Subject + has/have + Past participle.
Examples:
I have lived in the UK all my life.
She has been to Canada three times.
Mike has lost his keys.
Present Perfect Continuous
Usage:
Actions continuing to the present with emphasis on duration.
Structure:
Subject + has/have + been + Verb+ing.
Examples:
I have been working for three hours.
Ellen has been replying to emails.
Look, it's been snowing.
Past Tenses
Past Simple
Usage:
Finished actions/events in the past.
Structure:
Subject + Verb (regular +ed, irregular varies).
Examples:
I went to bed at 10 pm.
Dennis ate chocolates for breakfast.
Past Continuous
Usage:
Ongoing actions at a specific past moment, background information, interrupted actions.
Structure:
Subject + was/were + Verb+ing.
Examples:
Tom was cooking at 7 pm.
Will was speaking to me.
They were chatting when Ben called.
Past Perfect
Usage:
Actions before another past action/time.
Structure:
Subject + had + Past participle.
Examples:
When I arrived, the bus had left.
She had worked there for five years.
Past Perfect Continuous
Usage:
Actions continuing up to a past point, focus on duration.
Structure:
Subject + had been + Verb+ing.
Examples:
They had been walking for hours.
The orchestra had been practicing for months.
Future Tenses
Future Simple
Usage:
Assured future actions/events, offers/promises, future facts.
Structure:
Subject + will + Base form.
Examples:
It will rain tomorrow.
I will help you.
It will be our first anniversary.
Future Continuous
Usage:
Actions in progress at a specific future time/duration.
Structure:
Subject + will be + Verb+ing.
Examples:
I will be eating at 8 pm.
I’ll be playing tennis tomorrow.
Future Perfect
Usage:
Actions completed before a future point of time.
Structure:
Subject + will have + Past participle.
Examples:
I will have retired by 65.
You will have finished before the film.
Future Perfect Continuous
Usage:
Actions continuing up to a future point with emphasis on duration.
Structure:
Subject + will have been + Verb+ing.
Examples:
She will have been living in Cardiff.
I will have been working here.
Conditional Tenses
Conditional Simple
Usage:
Hypothetical present actions.
Structure:
Subject + would + Base form.
Examples:
I would travel in first class if I won.
Conditional Continuous
Usage:
Hypothetical continuous actions in the present.
Structure:
Subject + would be + Verb+ing.
Examples:
I would be working abroad.
He would be walking his dog.
Conditional Perfect
Usage:
Hypothetical past actions.
Structure:
Subject + would have + Past participle.
Examples:
I would have told John.
She would have cooked a bigger meal.
Conditional Perfect Continuous
Usage:
Hypothetical actions with past continuation, focus on duration.
Structure:
Subject + would have been + Verb+ing.
Examples:
I would have been wearing my red dress.
He would have been working in Dubai.
Additional Resources
Social Media and Website:
Connect on Instagram, Facebook, English with Lucy website.
Vlogging Channel:
Lucy Bella for listening practice and vocabulary.
PDF and Quiz:
Available for more examples and practice.
Conclusion
Encouragement:
Well done for covering all 16 tenses!
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