some/any; somebody/anybody etc.; much/many etc. Context Listening Look at the four people in the pictures below. They’ve all left a...

Simple vs. continuous Present simple We use the present simple to talk about repeated actions or permanent situations in the present: I...

Discover how and when to use the Past simple and Past continuous The past simple and the past continuous tenses are used to talk about...

The present perfect is used to talk about past actions or situations that have a connection with the present. It is formed from the verb...

Present simple vs. present continuous States vs. actions Past simple vs. past continuous Changes from past to present Do this test to...

When we talk about things that happen in a period of time from the past up to now, we often use the: present perfect simple (have + past...

Adam Schembri Reader in Linguistics, Department of English Language and Linguistics, University of Birmingham