Today, I wanted to spend some time on tenses. What do you think the top 5 tenses are in English?

Here is my list:

1. Present Simple (for habits and the future)

2. Present Continuous (for right now and the future)

3. Past Simple (for events in the past)

4. Present Perfect (for events that have started in the past and are still relevant now)

5. Future simple (for future events and predictions)

Of course there are many tenses in English - 12 to be exact. And if you want to take Active and Passiveas two separate categories then it's 24! But for the most part you can be understood using the list I have shared above.

Maybe you'd like to master Past Continuous and Present Perfect Continuous as well, just to add a bit of flare to your language - especially if you love English:)

If you'd like to continue to master these tenses or refresh your knowledge

then why not join the BACK TO BASICS GRAMMAR GREATS where you can refresh your grammar and build a solid foundation. Email: claudia(at)connectedtoenglish.com

This is a 5 week course where you will be reminded of the top 5 tenses in English.