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Present Tenses A1–B1

Present Tenses OverviewVisão Geral dos Tempos Presentes

Simple, continuous, perfect or perfect continuous? See all the present tenses side by side and…

Present Tenses A1

Verb To Be: Am, Is, AreVerbo To Be

One verb, two meanings: master am, is and are, and stop saying "I have 15 years" once and for all.

Present Tenses A1

Present SimplePresente Simples

Routines, habits and facts: learn the Present Simple, the tricky -s and when to use do or does.

Present Tenses A1

Present ContinuousPresente Contínuo

What's happening right now? Learn to build the Present Continuous and stop mixing it up with…

Present Tenses A1–C1

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

I work or I'm working? Learn when to use each present tense, which verbs never take -ing and what…

Present Tenses A1

Have GotTer, Possuir

I've got, she's got, have you got? Learn to talk about family, things and looks with have got.

Present Tenses A2

Present PerfectPresente Perfeito

I have seen or I saw? Learn how to form the Present Perfect, its three main uses, for vs. since…

Present Tenses A2–B1

Present Perfect or Past Simple?Presente Perfeito ou Passado Simples?

"I saw" or "I have seen"? Learn the simple question that tells you which past tense to use every…

Present Tenses B1–B1+

Present Perfect Simple vs ContinuousPresente Perfeito Simples x Contínuo

I've been waiting for ages! Learn how to talk about duration, recent activities and visible…

Past Tenses A1–B1

Past Tenses OverviewVisão Geral dos Tempos Passados

Was, did, used to, would or had done? Learn every past tense in English and tell stories like a…

Past Tenses A1

Was and Were: Past of To BeWas e Were: Passado do To Be

Era, foi, estava, esteve: in English it's all was or were. Learn the past of to be once and for all.

Past Tenses A1–A2

Past Simple: Regular and Irregular VerbsPassado Simples: Verbos Regulares e Irregulares

Go, went, gone: learn the most common irregular verbs in easy groups, with past, participle…

Past Tenses A1–A2

Past Simple: Negatives and QuestionsPassado Simples: Negativas e Perguntas

One small word changes everything: learn how did helps you ask questions and say no about the past.

Past Tenses A2

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

I was reading when the phone rang: learn how the past simple and the past continuous work together…

Past Tenses A2–B1

Past Perfect vs. Past Perfect Continuous

Had finished or had been working? Learn when to focus on the result and when to focus on the…

Past Tenses B1–C1

Narrative TensesTempos Narrativos

Tell stories like a native speaker: learn how to mix past tenses to set the scene and build…

Past Tenses A2–B2

Used To and Would: Past HabitsUsed To e Would: Hábitos no Passado

Learn how used to and would describe past habits, and stop mixing them up with be used to and get…

Past Tenses A1–A2

Ago, Last, Yesterday: Past Time ExpressionsExpressões de Tempo no Passado

Two years ago, last week, the day before yesterday: say when things happened without translating…

Future A1–B1

Future Tenses OverviewVisão Geral dos Tempos Futuros

Will, going to or I'm meeting? See every way to talk about the future in English, from quick…

Future A1

Will and ShallWill e Shall

Make promises, offers and predictions with will, and use shall to sound polite when you offer help.

Future A1

Be Going To: Plans and PredictionsBe Going To: Planos e Previsões

Talk about your plans and make predictions you can see coming with be going to, the easy way to say…

Future A2

Will vs. Going To

Decided now or planned before? Learn when to use will and going to, and stop translating both as…

Future A2–B1

Present Continuous for Future ArrangementsPresente Contínuo para o Futuro

Discover why I'm meeting Ana tomorrow is about the future, and talk about your arrangements like a…

Future B1+

Future Continuous and Future PerfectFuturo Contínuo e Futuro Perfeito

Will have finished or will have been working? Learn to talk about results and durations in the…

Future B2

Other Ways to Express the FutureOutras Formas de Expressar o Futuro

Go beyond will and going to: learn be about to, be due to, be set to and be to like a real B2…

Future B2

Future in the PastFuturo do Pretérito

Learn how to talk about past plans, promises and predictions with would, was going to and was about…

Future A2–B1

Hopes, Plans and IntentionsEsperanças, Planos e Intenções

I'm planning to, I hope to, I'm thinking of: talk about your plans and show exactly how sure you…

Verb Tense Reviews A2–B2

Review of All Verb TensesRevisão de Todos os Tempos Verbais

Twelve tenses, one simple logic: see the full map of English tenses, from Present Simple to Future…

Verb Tense Reviews C1

The Perfect Tenses: Forms and UsesOs Tempos Perfeitos: Formas e Usos

Master every perfect tense, from present perfect nuances to perfect infinitives, and choose the…

Verb Tense Reviews B1–B2

The Continuous Tenses: Forms and UsesOs Tempos Contínuos: Formas e Usos

One pattern, six tenses: review every continuous tense, from "I'm working" to "I'll have been…

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