Present simple | LearnEnglish - British Council
In general, we use present simple for present but less momentary actions or state and present continuous for things that are currently happening. But there are exceptions and this also …
Present simple | LearnEnglish - British Council
Do you know how to use the present simple? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you. Look at these examples to see how we use the present simple.
Present tense | LearnEnglish - 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: 'to be' - LearnEnglish - British Council
Do you know how to use the verb to be in the present simple? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.
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
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 …
Present simple: 'have got' - LearnEnglish - British Council
Have/has got is only used in the present tense. For the past, use had without got. I had got a red bike when I was young. I had a red bike when I was young. Do this exercise to test your …
Present continuous | LearnEnglish - LearnEnglish - British Council
The present simple (we eat) would describe a habit or typical action, whereas the present continuous describes an event in progress around a certain time, just as you said. Peter The …
Present perfect | LearnEnglish - LearnEnglish - British Council
Does using the Present Perfect ("I’ve already seen that film") versus the Simple Past ("I already saw that film") change the nuance or meaning of the sentence? Or, are they freely …
A2–B1 stories | LearnEnglish - LearnEnglish - British Council
In this section, read our entertaining short stories specially written for pre-intermediate (CEFR level A2) or intermediate (CEFR level B1) learners.