20 topics

Tense & Aspect

All English verb tenses and aspects from Present Simple to Future Perfect Continuous. Covers how to express time, duration, completion, and habit through verb forms.

A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Topics in this Category

  1. 1
    A1

    Present Simple (To Be)

    Master Present Simple to be (am, is, are) to confidently describe identity, age, nationality, location, and feelings.
  2. 2
    A1

    Present Simple

    Learn Present Simple to describe habits, routines, general truths, and timetables with clear rules and signal words.
  3. 3
    A2

    Past Simple (To Be: was / were)

    Learn was and were, the Past Simple of to be, to confidently describe past states, identities, and locations.
  4. 4
    A2

    Past Simple

    Master Past Simple to describe completed past actions with regular and irregular verbs, negatives, and questions.
  5. 5
    A2

    Present Continuous

    Learn Present Continuous for actions happening now, temporary situations, trends, and future plans with -ing rules.
  6. 6
    A2

    Future with Going To

    Use going to for planned intentions and predictions based on evidence, and see how it contrasts with will.
  7. 7
    A2

    Present Perfect (Introduction)

    Get started with Present Perfect: form, ever/never, already/yet, and how it links past events to now.
  8. 8
    B1

    Present Perfect (Extended)

    Master advanced Present Perfect: for/since, just/already/yet/still, and the key contrast with Past Simple.
  9. 9
    B1

    Past Continuous

    Learn Past Continuous to describe actions in progress at a past moment, with while/when and Past Simple contrast.
  10. 10
    B1

    Future Simple (will)

    Use will for spontaneous decisions, opinion-based predictions, promises, and offers, contrasted with going to.
  11. 11
    B1

    Future Continuous

    Learn Future Continuous for actions in progress at a future moment, planned arrangements, and polite enquiries.
  12. 12
    B2

    Present Perfect Continuous

    Learn Present Perfect Continuous to focus on the duration of an ongoing activity, contrasted with Present Perfect.
  13. 13
    B2

    Past Perfect

    Learn Past Perfect (had + past participle) to show an action completed before another past action.
  14. 14
    B2

    Past Perfect Continuous

    Learn Past Perfect Continuous (had been + -ing) to emphasise the duration of an activity before a past event.
  15. 15
    B2

    Causative Verbs

    Learn causative verbs (have, get, make, let, help) to show one person causing another to do something.
  16. 16
    C1

    Future Perfect

    Learn Future Perfect (will have + past participle) to describe an action completed before a future point.
  17. 17
    C1

    Future Perfect Continuous

    Learn Future Perfect Continuous (will have been + -ing) to emphasise duration up to a future point in time.
  18. 18
    C1

    Habitual Past (Used To vs Would)

    Compare used to and would for past habits and states, and learn which one fits states versus repeated actions.
  19. 19
    C2

    Stative vs Dynamic Verbs (Advanced Uses)

    Explore stative vs dynamic verbs at an advanced level: dual-meaning verbs, special progressive uses, and aspect.
  20. 20
    C2

    Aspect in Complex Narrative and Discourse

    At C2 level, master aspect (simple vs continuous, perfect vs non-perfect) to control pace and focus in writing.