The word tense is connected to the word time. A verb tense shows us when in time something is happening. Verbs in the present simple tense show that something is happening right now – in the present. I eat. I… Read more57. Verb Tense – Present Simple

The verb tense present progressive is also called present continuous. This present tense shows ongoing action that is happening right now. Present progressive tense uses the helping verb is, am or are.Present progressive tense also adds –ing to the end… Read more58. Verb Tense – Present Progressive/Continuous

In yesterday’s lesson, we learned that past tense verbs usually add –ed. Today I walk. Yesterday I walked. Irregular past tense verbs do not follow that rule. Irregular verbs completely change their form. Look at these examples:Today I eat. Yesterday… Read more62. Irregular Past Tense Verbs

Past progressive verb tense is also called past continuous. This tense shows ongoing action that happened in the past. Past progressive tense uses helping verbs was or were and adds –ing to the main verb. Present progressive tense: I am… Read more63. Verb Tense – Past Progressive

We learned that present progressive tense and past progressive tense both use verbs with an –ing ending. Present progressive: I am working. You are working. She is working.Past progressive: I was working. You were working. She was working. Progressive tense… Read more64. Helping Verb or Linking Verb?

Yesterday’s lesson explained that we can make a present tense verb into future tense by using the helping verb will. Present tense: I run.Future tense: I will run. By adding the helping verb will, we push the action into the… Read more67. Other Ways to Show Future Tense

Future progressive tense is also called future continuous tense. Future progressive tense is used to show ongoing action that will happen in the future and continue for a length of time. When writing in future tense, we add the helping… Read more68. Future Progressive Tense

Adverbs are words that modify verbs. An adverb modifies the verb by giving more information about how or in what way something happened. Many adverbs end in –ly. Here are some adverbs that end in –ly:slowly quicklyquietlyloudly We can use… Read more71. Adverbs Modify Verbs

Adverbs modify verbs. Adverbs often have an -ly ending and tell us how or in what way the action is happening. Today we will talk about adverbs that do not end in –ly. These adverbs often tell when something is… Read more72. Adverbs Without an -ly Ending