
Learn when to use the present simple for general truths and normal everyday activities. Use it now with stative or non-continuous verbs to describe current situations.
Master the present continuous tense by forming it with the present 'to be' plus a verb ending in -ing, practicing affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms, including contractions.
Learn when to use the present continuous tense, especially for now at the time of speaking, with now being relative and for near future arrangements.
Distinguish the present simple for fixed habits and routines from the present continuous for actions happening now.
Listen to the mini story, read the vocabulary PDF, then answer object and subject questions using present simple and present continuous, and write a short story with feedback.
Master wh-question words to boost fluency by forming affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in present, past, and future, including subject and object questions with proper word order.
Explore present simple and present continuous tenses through a humorous short story about Bill's fishing hobby. See him fish every Monday and Thursday at 6:00 a.m., and uncover his secret.
Watch as learners practice present simple and present continuous through a short story about Bill's hobby of fishing, answering questions aloud with complete sentences to build fluency.
Explore the 12 English verb tenses across present, past, and future, including simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous forms, with a timeline and practical examples.
Explore fundamentals of English verb tenses by learning jargon, rules, and concepts across two sections. Ask questions in the q&a and apply concepts to all tenses.
Redefines a verb as something with a subject, not just an action word, and shows how identifying subject-verb combinations clarifies English grammar and verb tenses.
Master the subject-verb-object word order for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. Explore how to be and auxiliaries shape tense in present, past, and future, including subject and object questions.
Explore dynamic verbs and stative verbs, distinguishing actions you can see from states you feel or possess; learn when stative verbs avoid non-continuous usage, with exceptions like have and be.
master the passive voice form with to be plus past participle. use it when the actor is unknown or unimportant, or to emphasize the action.
Explore the past simple and past continuous tenses, their common use in English, and how they differ, with examples like 'I lost weight' and 'I got a haircut'.
Learn how to identify and form the past simple, including regular verbs with -ed, irregular verbs like had, and the be verb was/were, with negative and question forms and contractions.
Learn how the past simple marks actions started and ended in the past, with regular and irregular forms and affirmative, negative, and interrogative structures, plus when clause sequencing.
Identify and form the past continuous by conjugating 'to be' in the past with the present participle, and practice affirmative, negative, interrogative forms and contractions.
Improve your fluency with past simple and past continuous through engaging short stories, practicing listening, reading for vocabulary, answering questions, and writing your own story.
Explore past simple and past continuous through a fluency short story about Bill's childhood on a Nebraska dairy farm, including washing dishes and shoveling cows.
Master present perfect and present perfect continuous by identifying, forming, and using them correctly in minutes, supported by clear, simple explanations and exercises.
Learn when to use the present perfect for unspecific times before now, experiences, and ongoing states with since or for, and avoid it with specific past times.
Identify and form the present perfect continuous by using have been followed by the present participle -ing, with examples for all persons, negatives, questions, and contractions.
Learn when to use the present perfect continuous to show the duration of an activity started in the past and continuing now, with for, since, and dynamic verbs.
Compare the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous to distinguish completion from duration, using for and since and noting stative versus dynamic verbs.
Practice fluency by using the present perfect and present perfect continuous through listening to a story, reading vocabulary, and answering questions out loud to improve speaking.
Explore the present perfect and present perfect continuous through Bill's decision, continuing from earlier tenses as he reflects on farm work, school success, and his path forward.
Master past perfect and past perfect continuous to elevate your ESL speaking, building on your knowledge of present perfect and continuous. Ask questions in the Q&A for quick feedback.
Identify and form the past perfect by using had as the auxiliary and a past participle as the main verb, with subject, auxiliary, main verb order and appropriate contractions.
Identify and form the past perfect continuous tense using had been and the present participle, with subject-auxiliary-auxiliary-main verb order. Learn affirmative, negative, and interrogative constructions and contractions.
Use the past perfect continuous to emphasize the duration of an activity before another past event, and illustrate cause and effect with examples like had been waiting.
The main goal of this English course is to improve your English fluency by mastering all 12 verb tenses faster and easier than most students do by learning them one at a time, and most importantly to implement them into your fluency by yourself, naturally, with lots of interactive writing and spontaneous speaking exercises.
Is it possible to improve your fluency by yourself?
Yes, the fluency sections in this course help you do just that. These are interactive spontaneous speaking exercises based on short stories using only the verb tenses that were explained in the previous section.
First you read, listen to, and watch a video of a funny short story.
Second you speak and answer questions about the short story, spontaneously, using complete sentences.
Third, it’s your turn to write a short story using the verb tenses explained in the previous section.
These fluency sections work very well. Many of my students have had great results in their fluency using this system.
Do you need a college degree to understand the course content?
No. This course is very easy to follow.
A “simple is sophisticated” teaching style is used, which means it’s very user friendly.
This English verb tense course goes step-by-step and has lots of hands-on exercises so you can immediately put into practice what you’ve just learned.
Do you have to do all of the exercises?
No. The exercises are optional.
They are made specifically to reinforce to most important parts of the previous video, give you a chance to practice what you’ve just learned, and help you memorize.
If you have any questions during the course…
Just post your question(s) in the Q&A section. I always answer questions as soon as possible.
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