Conquer English Verb Tenses And Speak Better English Now ESL

Identify the present simple by subject and verb, add -s/-es for third-person singular, use do/does for negatives and questions, and note contractions and the be and have forms.

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.

Explore the five verb forms that build all English tenses: infinitive (to-infinitive and zero), simple present, past, past participle, and present participle; distinguish regular and irregular verbs.

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 the fundamentals section part 2, where core concepts and rules apply to all English verb tenses, with review videos and a question and answer section.

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.

Apply the passive voice formula—be plus past participle of a transitive verb—to convert active sentences like Richard helps the organization into the organization is helped by Richard across tenses.

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.

Learn to use the past continuous with was or were plus -ing to describe actions in progress at a specific past time, with examples like what were you doing yesterday.

Learn to compare the past simple and past continuous to distinguish actions that started and finished in the past from actions in progress at a specific time, using dynamic verbs.

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.

Improve fluency with past simple and past continuous by practicing questions and answers from a short story about Beale's childhood, reading aloud and answering in complete sentences.

Master present perfect and present perfect continuous by identifying, forming, and using them correctly in minutes, supported by clear, simple explanations and exercises.

Identify and form the present perfect using have/has plus past participle, with examples, negation, questions, and contractions for both regular and irregular verbs.

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.

Enhance fluency in present perfect and present perfect continuous through a guided Q&A, reading sentences aloud and answering in complete sentences about Bill’s farm life.

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.

Master the past perfect by using one past event that happens before another, with had plus the past participle, and note durations with stative verbs in simple tenses.

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.

Compare the past perfect simple and the past perfect continuous, showing completion before a past event and duration before that event, with stative versus dynamic verbs.