
Present continuous - LearnEnglish - British Council
Apr 12, 2025 · Level: beginner The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb be and the –ing form of a verb: ... We use the present continuous to talk about: activities at the moment …
Advanced present simple and continuous | LearnEnglish
Do you know all the different uses of present simple and continuous? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.
Present perfect simple and continuous | LearnEnglish
Nov 27, 2025 · We use both the present perfect simple (have or has + past participle) and the present perfect continuous (have or has + been + -ing form) to talk about past actions or states which are still …
Future forms: 'will', 'be going to' and present continuous
Do you know how to talk about future plans using will, going to and the present continuous? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.
Talking about the future | LearnEnglish - British Council
We use the present simple for something scheduled: We have a lesson next Monday. The train arrives at 6.30 in the morning. The holidays start next week. It's my birthday tomorrow. 2. We can use the …
Present tense - LearnEnglish - British Council
Learn about the different present tense forms (present simple, present continuous and present perfect) and do the exercises to practise using them.
Present simple - LearnEnglish - British Council
Present simple questions Look at these questions: Do you play the piano? Where do you live? Does Jack play football? Where does he come from? Do Rita and Angela live in Manchester? Where do …
Passives | LearnEnglish
(to be in past continuous"were being" + past participle of the verbs "sown") 𝟔-𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜 who 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝 smuggled goods in some public shops.
Present perfect - LearnEnglish
The present perfect continuous is formed with have/has been and the -ing form of the verb. We normally use the present perfect continuous to emphasise that something is still continuing in the present:
The verb 'be' | LearnEnglish - British Council
Level: intermediate with the -ing form to make the continuous aspect: We were walking down the street. Everything was wet. It had been raining for hours. with the past participle to make the passive voice: …