ENGLISH TENSES

This is a page devoted to understanding how we use the tenses in English. Watch each video (you can scroll down to see which ones you want to see first) and then do some written exercises to make sure you’ve understand the important points. Good luck!

I. SIMPLE PRESENT vs. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

II. PRESENT CONTINUOUS vs. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

III. PRESENT PERFECT vs PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

IV. PRESENT PERFECT vs PRETERIT

The Present Perfect tense is perhaps the most difficult past tense to learn for foreign students. Practice with some online exercises and do them as many times as possible until you think you’ve comprehended the different rules:

• E-anglais (for French mainly although other students can try them out): http://www.e-anglais.com/exercices/pp_or_past.php and http://www.e-anglais.com/exercices/pp_or_past2.php or http://www.anglaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-anglais-2/exercice-anglais-1740.php
• English 4 u: http://www.anglaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-anglais-2/exercice-anglais-1740.php
• English Page: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs5.htm and http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs6.htm and http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm and http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm
• English-hilfen (for German students): http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_present_perfect.htm
• Better English Grammar: http://www.better-english.com/grammar/pspp1.htm 
• Welcome!: http://www.better-english.com/grammar/pspp1.htm