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English Tenses – Learn & Practise
Learn how to talk about everyday routines, past events and future plans. Read a simple explanation, explore examples and build your confidence with practice.
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A clear route through the tenses
Start with Verb to be and Present Simple. Continue to Present Continuous, Past Simple and Past Continuous. Then explore future forms and Present Perfect. Try the further forms when you feel ready.
This is a flexible learning route, not a qualification level. Ask your tutor which lesson is right for you.
1. Understand
Read when to use the form and how to build positive sentences, negatives and questions.
2. Practise
Complete a short round and read the feedback. Check the example before trying again.
3. Use it
Write your own example, ask a partner a question and revisit missed questions another day.
Foundations
Verb to be
Introduce yourself and describe people, places and feelings.
Learn & PractisePresent tenses
Present Simple
Habits, routines and facts.
Learn & PractisePresent Continuous
Activities now and temporary situations.
Learn & PractisePresent Perfect
Experience, present results and unfinished time.
Learn & PractisePresent Perfect Continuous
Activities continuing until now and recent activity.
Learn & PractiseDownload Present Perfect Continuous worksheet and answers (PDF)
Past tenses
Past Simple
Finished events and past situations.
Learn & PractisePast Continuous
Activities in progress at a past time.
Learn & PractisePast Perfect
Events completed before another past point.
Learn & PractisePast Perfect Continuous
Duration and activity before another past point.
Learn & PractiseDownload Past Perfect Continuous worksheet and answers (PDF)
Future forms
Going to
Plans and predictions based on present evidence.
Learn & PractiseWill
Decisions, offers, promises and predictions.
Learn & PractisePresent Continuous for Future Arrangements
Arranged future activities.
Learn & PractiseDownload Present Continuous for Future Arrangements worksheet and answers (PDF)
Future Continuous
Activities in progress at a future time.
Learn & PractiseFuture Perfect
Completion before a future deadline.
Learn & PractiseFuture Perfect Continuous
Duration up to a future point. Further practice when you are ready.
Learn & PractiseDownload Future Perfect Continuous worksheet and answers (PDF)
Compare and review
Compare English Tenses
Six comparisons with 120 questions about meaning and sentence structure.
Start reviewTense Mastery Challenge
100 selected review questions from the lesson banks.
Start reviewDownload Tense Mastery Challenge worksheet and answers (PDF)
Practise in the way that suits you
- Work on positive sentences, negatives or questions.
- Try sentence changes, word order and error correction.
- Read explanations and practise missed questions.
- Use the lesson print option or an available PDF worksheet.
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Mastery practice reuses selected lesson questions. Future forms overlap in real English: context and the meaning you want to express matter.
For learners and tutors
Use the lessons in class, for homework or for independent learning. Choose suitable forms, rehearse aloud and revisit them with fresh examples. Worksheets are learning resources, not official qualification assessments.