The Present Tense

Take your English skills to the next level with this ground-up tutorial on the present tense.

Course Outcome

You will be able to correctly conjugate the BE verb and regular verbs with various subjects, understand present tense key words, ask yes/no and WH questions, give short answers, use time clauses, and correctly pronounce the third person singular "s".

Lessons

TRAINING VIDEO - How to Use the Drills in English Workouts

Watch this quick demonstration on how to do many of the drills in English Workouts.

Adverbs of Frequency and the BE Verb

Practice subject-verb agreement in the affirmative and the negative, prepositional phrases, and simple present key words, such as: Always, Usually, Often, Seldom, Hardly Ever, Ever, and Never with the BE verb.

Adverbs of Frequency with Regular Verbs

Practice Always, Usually, Often, Sometimes, Rarely, Seldom, and Never with regular verbs in affirmative and negative sentences.

Adverbs of Frequency Mixed Verbs

Practice Always, Usually, Often, Sometimes, Rarely, Seldom, and Never with both the BE verb and regular verbs.

Pronunciation of Third Person Singular S

Practice the correct pronunciation of third person singular "S" in the Simple Present Tense.

Statements in the Simple Present

Practice statements in the first and third person using regular verbs.

DO, HAVE, and GO

Practice subject-verb agreement with singular and plural subjects.

Yes/No Questions with the BE Verb

Practice Yes/No Questions with singular and plural subjects and the BE Verb.

Yes/No Questions in the Simple Present with Regular Verbs

Practice Yes/No Questions with regular verbs in the Simple Present.

Yes/No Questions with Both the BE Verb and Regular Verbs

In this more challenging drill, practice Yes/No Questions with the Be verb and regular verbs mixed!

WH Questions in the Present I

Practice WH Questions in the Simple Present - First with the BE verb - Then with regular verbs.

WH Questions in the Present II

Practice more WH Questions in the Simple Present with the BE verb and regular verbs mixed.

Who and What Questions in the Simple Present Tense

Practice asking questions with Who and What in the subject and object positions.

Short Answers in the Present Tenses

Practice shortened endings for Yes/No Questions in the Simple Present with the Be verb and regular verbs.

The BE Verb + Noun

Practice subject verb agreement with singular and plural nouns in the predicate.

The Negative in the Simple Present

Practice forming the negative with the Be verb and regular verbs in the Simple Present.

Time Clauses in the Present

Practice the time clauses: Before, After, When, As soon As, and While in the Simple Present.

The Present Progressive Statements

Practice subject-verb agreement, the negative, and key words in the Present Progressive.

Yes/No Questions in the Present Progressive

Practice asking Yes/No Questions in the Present Progressive.

Short Answers in the Present Progressive

Practice shortened endings to responses to Yes/No Questions in the Present Progressive.

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