A lot of students find the English tenses quite difficult, but I promise they're not that bad! Have a look at all my explanations of the 'form' (how to make the tense) and the 'use' (when we need to choose that tense) below.

1. All Tenses Exercises Pdf

Download all my infographics about the tenses in PDF here.

WORKSHEET 12: Simple Past vs Present Perfect Tense /. He arrives at work at 6.30 every morning but it is 7.30 now and he is still driving. The worksheet below gives a broad overview of all aspects of all possible tenses. This is a nice worksheet to print out and keep at ready for your students to use should they get stuck. Verb Tenses Diagram - A diagram of verb tenses and examples; This unit contains worksheets outlining common usages of the verb 'to be.'

Download all my explanations of the tenses in PDF here.

How to make the tense:	How to use the tense:
Present Simple Form	Present Simple Use
Present Continuous Form	Present Continuous Use
Present Perfect Simple Form	Present Perfect Simple Use
Present Perfect Continuous Form	Present Perfect Continuous Use
Past Simple Form	Past Simple Use
Past Continuous Form	Past Continuous Use
Past Perfect Simple Form	Past Perfect Simple Use
Past Perfect Continuous Form	Past Perfect Continuous Use
Future Simple Form	Future Simple Use
Future Continuous Form	Future Continuous Use
Future Perfect Simple Form	Future Perfect Simple Use
Future Perfect Continuous Form	Future Perfect Continuous Use

What's The Difference?

Here are a few more things you might find useful:

This is a printable PDF of all the verb tenses and how to form them.

This is a list of all the grammar exercises on this site, about verb tenses and other things.

This is an explanation of how we sometimes need to change the spelling of a verb with 'he, she, it' in the present simple, for example why 'cry' becomes 'cries' but 'play' is 'plays'.

Adverbs of Frequency are words like 'often' 'sometimes' 'never'. This page shows you how to use them with the present tense and where to put them in the sentence. I also explain about longer phrases like 'from time to time'.

How do you pronounce 'stopped'? Many students say 'stop-id' instead of 'stopt'. This page explains the rules of pronunciation for regular past simple verbs and past participles (verbs that end with 'ed')

We can't use some verbs, like 'know' or 'believe' in continuous tenses. This page has lists and explanations.

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All Tenses Exercises Pdf