Present Continuous Tense
FormUsages
To describe habits, timetables, repeated actions or events
She usually wakes up at 6 o’clock.
To talk about general truths
The Sun rises in the East
To give instructions or directions
Don’t open that box. Throw it away.
To talk about something that is fixed in the future
The bus leaves at 8 pm. Hurry up!
Signal words:
Always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, never, every day, every week, every month, every year, on Sundays, after school, before school
Present Simple Tense
Form
When it comes to English speaking skills, you should not pay too much attention to grammar rules at first. However, this does not mean that we should ignore English grammar completely.
Needless to say, basic English grammar rules play an important role in learning English, both written and spoken. Without grammar rules, you can sometimes make yourself understood with short and simple expressions. However, you may fail most of the time with more complicated expressions that require the correct orders or structures of words.
As a beginner, you must know basic English grammar rules, as they show you how to arrange vocabulary and make meaningful expressions.
Below is a series of 40 basic English grammar lessons covering most of the English grammar tenses and most-used structures. All the lessons are designed with clear definitions, explanations and forms, followed by lots of examples.
Don’t try to learn by heart all the forms without doing any meaningful training. What you really need to do is take advantage of all the English grammar practice through sample sentences – in other words, you must understand how to use each rule and apply it to your daily speech.
