Sentence grammar: Past, present or future tense

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Being able to speak about the past, present or future will really enhance the way you are able to relay information to others.

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Past, present or future includes:

-The use of present simple; present continuous for present and future; past simple; past continuous; future simple; 'going to'

Downloadable Factsheets

About tenses

About tenses

An introduction to tenses.

Using past and present tenses

Using past and present tenses

How to use the past and present tenses.

Using verbs

Using verbs

How to use verbs in sentences.

Talking about the continuous past

Talking about the continuous past

Understanding when to use and how to form the continuous past.

Talking about the future

Talking about the future

How use the future tense.

Talking about the simple past

Talking about the simple past

How to use the simple past.

Talking about the continuous present

Talking about the continuous present

How to use the continuous present tense.

Using the simple present

Using the simple present

How to use the simple present tense.

Downloadable worksheets

Past, present or future?

Past, present or future?

An activity in sorting out past, present and future messages.

Using tenses

Using tenses

An activity in deciding whether a statement is either past, present or future tense.

Finding the verb

Finding the verb

Exercise in identifying the verbs in a sentence.

Answer Sheet: Finding the verb

What is the tense?

What is the tense?

An activity to practice identifying tenses.

Writing in the past tense

Writing in the past tense

Exercise in writing in the past tense.

Writing different tense forms

Writing different tense forms

Exercise in writing different tense forms.

Answer Sheet: What is the tense?

Answer Sheet: Writing in the past tense

Answer Sheet: Writing different tense forms

Discussing future plans

Discussing future plans

An activity to practice writing about your own future.

Choosing the right tense

Choosing the right tense

Exercise in choosing the right tense in a text.

Answer Sheet: Choosing the right tense

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