How to use the 12 English verb tenses — ELE-INT ESL learners
What you'll learn
- How to use the 12 English verb tenses in various situations. These include:
- Present Simple
- Past Simple
- Future Simple
- Present Perfect
- Past Perfect
- Future Perfect
- Present Continuous
- Past Continuous
- Future Continuous
- Present Perfect Continuous
- Past Perfect Continuous
- Future Perfect Continuous
- Verb tenses with conditional phrases
- Verb tenses with prepositional phrases
- Verb tenses with adverbial phrases
Requirements
- Students must be above beginner level, so ELEMENTARY or above
- a PC, tablet, or mobile phone
- 10 minutes per lesson + 20 minutes practise in free time
Description
This 12 English Verb Tenses SparkEnglish e-learning course is designed for Elementary to Intermediate level learners of English (ESL).
Every sentence in English requires a verb, and this course shows you how to use the 12 varieties of verb tenses and their aspects.
Each tense, albeit past, present, or future, has 4 aspects — simple, perfect, continuous, and perfect continuous. This course demonstrates each of the verb tenses, with examples, tests, and bonus course material. There are tasks for you to complete in your free time, and you can watch each lecture as many times as you like because you own the course for life.
You are also able to interact with SparkEnglish teachers via the Udemy notice board.
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Who this course is for:
- Elementary to Intermediate level learners of English
Course content
- Preview05:08
- Preview09:11
- 08:04Topic 2 — Past Simple
- 08:06Topic 3 — Future Simple
- 03:34Extra Topic — The 'Simple' Aspect
- 07:27Topic 4 — Present Perfect
- 04:41Topic 5 — Past Perfect
- 04:24Topic 6 — Future Perfect
- 03:10Extra Topic — The 'Perfect' Aspect
- 09:51Topic 7 — Present Continuous
- 08:14Topic 8 — Past Continuous
- 08:56Topic 9 — Future Continuous
- 03:02Extra Topic — The 'Continuous' Aspect
- 08:41Topic 10 — Present Perfect Continuous
- 08:32Topic 11 — Past Perfect Continuous
- 04:12Topic 12 — Future Perfect Continuous
- 03:16Extra Topic — The 'Perfect Continuous' Aspect
Instructor
![David Danes](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.3 Instructor Rating
- 8 Reviews
- 130 Students
- 2 Courses
David has a Bachelors Degree in English Literature and thousands of hours of experience teaching English as a second language (TESOL).
He is a qualified TEFL / TESOL and has taught students of all ages, from 10 years to adult. He specialises in business English and grammar, and his classes have a heavy focus on speaking and listening.
As a British English speaker, David will guide you through the essential language skills required to do business fluently in English around the world.
SparkEnglish is a top-rated English language online school, with hundreds of students enrolled in both video tutorials and 1-2-1 lessons.
Enrol now and discover your inner talent for business English.