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The Present Continuous
Told to 'use the present continuous' and unsure why? Learn what it means in your sentence
The Verb SystemThe Present Perfect (UK)
"I just finished the report" looks fine until a British reader raises an eyebrow — present perfect, sorted
The Verb SystemThe Present Perfect (UK)
'I just finished' crossed out for 'I've just finished'? Learn why British English wants that have
The Verb SystemThe Present Perfect (US)
You typed "I sent the file" and hesitated — when American English wants present perfect instead
The Verb SystemThe Present Perfect (US)
You text "I scored!" then a worksheet asks for the tense — learn to nail it
The Verb SystemThe Past Simple
Cursor stuck on "we speak? spoke? were speaking?" — past simple for the story you're trying to tell
The Verb SystemThe Past Simple
"I go" becomes "I went" without you even thinking — see why, every time
The Verb SystemThe Past Continuous
"I was working on the report when I get your message" — why that tense swap trips people up
The Verb SystemThe Past Continuous
Mid-story you write "I see" then pause, wondering if it should be "saw" — sort it fast
The Verb SystemThe Past Perfect
A story that comes out in the wrong order — past perfect for the event that happened before the event
The Verb SystemThe Past Perfect
Every event in your story happens "in the past" — learn to show which came first
The Verb SystemTalking About the Future
That email stalls between will need, going to need, and are needing — how English actually splits the future