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The Verb System

The Present Continuous

Told to 'use the present continuous' and unsure why? Learn what it means in your sentence

Roger Fielding 4 min read
The Verb System

The Present Perfect (UK)

"I just finished the report" looks fine until a British reader raises an eyebrow — present perfect, sorted

Roger Fielding 9 min read
The Verb System

The Present Perfect (UK)

'I just finished' crossed out for 'I've just finished'? Learn why British English wants that have

Roger Fielding 4 min read
The Verb System

The Present Perfect (US)

You typed "I sent the file" and hesitated — when American English wants present perfect instead

Samantha Callahan 9 min read
The Verb System

The Present Perfect (US)

You text "I scored!" then a worksheet asks for the tense — learn to nail it

Roger Fielding 4 min read
The Verb System

The Past Simple

Cursor stuck on "we speak? spoke? were speaking?" — past simple for the story you're trying to tell

Roger Fielding 8 min read
The Verb System

The Past Simple

"I go" becomes "I went" without you even thinking — see why, every time

Roger Fielding 4 min read
The Verb System

The Past Continuous

"I was working on the report when I get your message" — why that tense swap trips people up

Roger Fielding 8 min read
The Verb System

The Past Continuous

Mid-story you write "I see" then pause, wondering if it should be "saw" — sort it fast

Roger Fielding 4 min read
The Verb System

The Past Perfect

A story that comes out in the wrong order — past perfect for the event that happened before the event

Roger Fielding 9 min read
The Verb System

The Past Perfect

Every event in your story happens "in the past" — learn to show which came first

Roger Fielding 4 min read
The Verb System

Talking About the Future

That email stalls between will need, going to need, and are needing — how English actually splits the future

Roger Fielding 8 min read