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Grammar Tenses

With good knowledge of 12 English tenses, fluent English and flawless grammar is not too far away. Types of tenses are explained with examples & structure.

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Future Simple

We make the Future Simple with the modal auxiliary verb WILL. The structure is subject + WILL + main verb base. We use the Future Simple when a) we have no prior plan b) we are predicting the future and c) when the main verb is BE.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The past perfect continuous tense shows that an action that started in the past continued up until another time in the past.

Going To

The structure of GOING TO is subject + BE + GOING + to-infinitive. We use GOING TO to indicate intention and prediction.

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Present simple

Present simple ( I work ) - English Grammar Series - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage

Past simple

We use past simple to refer to an action completed in the past at a definite time, to refer to a series of completed actions in the past, to talk about past habits and to refer to a long-term situation in the past which is no longer true.

Future: Be going to, will and shall

Future be going to ( I am going to work ) will and shall

Past Continuous

We use past continuous to emphasize activities which continued for some time but whose exact limits are not known and are not important.

Type 1 conditional

Type 1 conditional sentences are used to talk about real and possible situations.

Type 2 conditional

Type 2 conditional sentences are used to express an unlikely or hypothetical condition and its probable result.