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By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide to ESL since 1997

English Grammar Quick Review: Tenses

Friday August 8, 2008
This grammar reference section provides a quick review of the basic tenses used in English:

Present Tenses - used to speak about the present moment in time and events or states which have happened up to the present moment in time.
Past Tenses - used to speak about the past moment in time and events or states happened up to a past moment in time
Future Tenses - used to speak about a future moment in time and events or states which will have happened up to a future moment in time.

Comments

August 8, 2008 at 11:23 pm
(1) ligia galaz says:

Dear Kenneth:

I have learned some things from the different topics i have already received for about six months.
I have given your e address to my students at the high school I work wit, here in Mexico city, and it has been very helpful for me and for the ones who have looked up some of your topics.

thanks a lot.

Ligia

August 10, 2008 at 12:24 am
(2) bahareh says:

hello Kenneth
I am bahareh from iran.
I want to say tanks a lot!
I enjoy reading English with you.

August 10, 2008 at 8:03 am
(3) Lily says:

Dear Kenneth,

I thank you so very much for all the lessons you sent to me and it helped me which could help me more understand english. I do appreciate it so much. Wishing you and your fam are well always.

Lily

August 18, 2008 at 4:35 am
(4) Febu says:

Dear Kenneth,

I hope that this message meet you in good state of health may almighty be with you and your Family.

After received your mailing list on 17 July 2007, i was spent most of my time to begin study english language. i recognize that my english is still bad but i know that i still have to try, i can not promise but if one day i will leave a comment in this room i wish you happy with my progression.Thank you! Just inform you i was begun with Zero English word in my life.

August 20, 2008 at 3:01 am
(5) Sintayehu Hailu says:

hello Kenneth
I am Sintayehu Hailu from Ethiopia.
I want to say thanks for your support!
I try to reading and speeking English with you.

August 20, 2008 at 9:50 pm
(6) Nadezhda Ivanova says:

Dear Kenneth, I am very grateful to you for giving me heaps of up-to-date , on-line resources to facilitate my students motivatuion in EFL.

August 21, 2008 at 2:11 pm
(7) Fernando Menezes says:

Kenneth,

My sister and I have learned a lot since we met your e-dress. Thanks for your support and kindness.

Fernando.

August 23, 2008 at 12:56 pm
(8) Nancy Love says:

Kenneth- I have used this site almost everyday of my life for the past 5 years. I constantly mention it to my students. Thank you for doing all you do- You have helped me enormously to be a better teacher
Nancy Love Cuernavaca, Mexico

September 2, 2008 at 5:08 am
(9) subhamita says:

Hi,Kennth,
Your site is awsome. My english has improved a lot during this tenure.

September 3, 2008 at 12:56 pm
(10) HANNACHI LOTFI says:

Although i’m a teacher of english, your site has helped me a lot to improve my teaching methods

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