English Grammar: The 12 Tenses (Usage And Advanced Rules)

English Tense Explained

What you'll learn
Understand the structure and form of all the English tenses.
Know precisely when to use each tense and differentiate the subtle differences therein.
Be able to express one's self more clearly.
Improve overall English grammar abilities.
Requirements
No specific requirements are necessary. This course is recommended to intermediate / advanced students - but it is also a good challenge for beginners or pre-intermediate.
Description
In this course, we learn the basic usage and advanced rules of the 12 English Tenses. This course is designed for intermediate or advanced English students, but if you are beginner or pre-intermediate, don't be shy. I believe that it is always a good idea to challenge yourself. The structure of the course is as follows. For each tense I present a slideshow explaining the form, usage and rules. This will be presented in the form of a video. I will be in the video guiding you along. There will be a short quiz at the end of each video. You are encouraged to take notes and complete the many prompts which I give throughout each video.This is useful because there is also a PDF of exercises following each video. This means that you can test your knowledge after having watched each video. Why are tenses useful? I have been a professional English teacher for over five years and, in my experience, tense-related mistakes are the most common mistakes that I hear from my students. There are many reasons for this. One reason is that the English tense rules do not necessarily translate to your native language. It is helpful to try and understand the English tenses on their own terms. I hope you find this course valuable. I made it for my students. During my lessons, students often ask me questions related to tense. In this course, all these questions (and more) will be answered. This course contains more than 2 hours of information. My private English lessons are usually half an hour or one hour in length. That means that for roughly the same price as one private English lesson, you can get over 2 hours of focused grammatical instruction. I appreciate your time and I wish you good luck studying! Cheers,Louis

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: The Four Present Tenses

Lecture 2 Present Simple Tense Explained

Lecture 3 Present Continuous Tense Explained

Lecture 4 Present Perfect Tense Explained

Lecture 5 Present Perfect Continuous Tense Explained

Section 3: The Four Past Tenses

Lecture 6 Past Simple Tense Explained

Lecture 7 Past Continuous Tense Explained

Lecture 8 Past Perfect Tense Explained

Lecture 9 Past Perfect Continous Tense Explained

Section 4: The Four Future Tenses

Lecture 10 Future Simple Explained

Lecture 11 Future Continuous Explained

Lecture 12 Future Perfect Explained

Lecture 13 Future Perfect Continuous Explained

This course is for English language students. They may be ESL speakers or native English speakers who nevertheless want to improve their understanding of tense.