Basic English Tenses. A Practical Grammar Course

What you'll learn

How to create the positive, negative, and question forms of the basic English tenses
What meaning each verb tense expresses
How the tenses compare and how to know which one to use
How to create complete sentences using the basic English tenses

Requirements

This is a course for learners of English as a second or foreign language
Students are familiar with Present Simple, Present Continuous, and Past Simple tenses, but don't have much practice

Description

Who is this course for?

The course is for students of English as a second or foreign language who are at the pre-intermediate or intermediate level, teenagers and adults. They are familiar with the basic tenses but are not sure how to use them well. The lessons can also help anybody who is struggling to understand the English tenses.


What does the course teach?

This is a 10-lesson practical course on the basic English tenses. Each lesson contains:

simple and clear explanations

lots of examples

practical tips

exercises

answer keys with explanations


What is the content of the course?

In the lessons, I discuss the grammatical form, meaning, and key uses of each tense. The lessons include practice activities. Each lesson is a narrated video of a PowerPoint presentation.

Lesson 1. Verbs and Tenses

Lesson 2. Present Simple

Lesson 3. Present Continuous

Lesson 4. Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Lesson 5. Past Simple

Lesson 6. Present Perfect

Lesson 7. Present Perfect vs. Past Simple

Lesson 8. My Life So Far

Lesson 9. Future Forms

Lesson 10. Review and Practice


How long is the course?

The recording for each lesson is between 6 and 12 minutes long. Only Lesson 9 is 15 minutes long. The practice activities take as much time as the students need: They pause the recording and work on the exercise until they are ready to check the answer key. One lesson might last 20-30 minutes or longer if the student wants to look up words, study the examples, and spend more time on the exercises.

Who this course is for:

Young adults and adults who are learning English as a second or foreign language
Students who are struggling to understand the English tense system