Posts Tagged ‘simple present’

Past tense review 2

ShareWe can use the past simple to talk about actions and states which we see as completed in the past.

I left school when I was sixteen.
I was very happy then.
He told me all about his childhood.

We can use the past continuous to talk about past events which went on for a period of time.

While I [...]

Past tense review 1

ShareWe can use the past simple to talk about actions and states which we see as completed in the past.

I left school when I was sixteen.
I was very happy then.
He told me all about his childhood.

We can use the past continuous to talk about past events which went on for a period of time.

While I [...]

Present tense

ShareEnglish has two main ways of talking about present time: the simple present and the present progressive.
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
You make the simple present by using the verb in its basic form. You add -s or -es to the verb in the third person singular.
The simple present is used in the following ways:
1. You use the [...]