Unit 4 · B1–B2
Advanced Tenses
The Full Timeline of English Verbs
Verbs are the engines of our sentences. But they are also incredibly precise about time. English doesn't just have past, present, and future; it has a sophisticated system of 12 tenses that allow us to talk about time with great accuracy. This system helps you express whether an action is a habit, is happening now, will be finished by a certain time, or was happening before another event in the past.
Keeping Your Story's Time Straight
When telling a story or writing an essay, you are moving through time. Your reader needs to be able to follow that journey. If you jump from past to present to future without a reason, it's like trying to follow a movie that's being played out of order. This topic explains the rules for keeping your timeline logical and clear.
Practise Advanced Tenses in a game — 3 friendly questions are ready.