tenses

The continuous aspect

In this test, we check your understanding of the continuous aspect. How would you complete this sentence?

"Peter isn't here at the moment. He's working / works from home today."

More of the future

In this exercise, we focus on the future. We present five different situations and three ways to respond to each of them. Only one option is correct. Will you choose the correct one?

Basic forms of the future

Do you know how to talk about the future? Find out by taking this short test. It won't take long!

Further forms of the future

Can you use the future with confidence? How many ways to talk about future actions, events or states do you know? Let's practise some more advanced forms of the future now.

The future

First, we look at the simplest ways to talk about the future — and then we focus on the more complicated ways. How many ways do you know to refer to future actions, events or states?

The power of anecdotes

What makes a good anecdote? The humour? The personalization? The embarrassing moment? Not only should you have a good story, you should also use the right tenses when telling it.

Grammar at interviews

Do job interviews make you feel nervous? Are you worried that you might make grammar mistakes in your answers — or your questions? Take our test and find out if you really need to worry.

Present simple or progressive?

Are you often unsure whether to use the present simple or the present progressive (also called present continuous)? Here’s some advice on which form to use when.

Perfect or just simple?

"The new secretary is German, but she speaks French really well. She ____ in Paris for ten years before she moved to the UK."

Which tense is needed to complete the sentence?

The future tenses

We look to the future in our test this time. There are many ways to talk about the future in English. How many do you know?

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