English · Chapter 7 · Lesson 14 · Grammar primer
The English tenses
A map of the tenses you have met so far - past, present and future, simple and continuous - and how to choose the right one for what you mean.
The short version
Check the aspect before you check the time
Every English tense is one time crossed with one aspect: simple, continuous, perfect or perfect continuous. Three times times four aspects gives the whole set of twelve. When a sentence feels off, look at the aspect first, because most learner errors are the wrong aspect rather than the wrong time.
Be quiet, I am working.
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