A1 · BeginnerGrammar learning path
Present tense foundations
Learn the present system step by step: describe people and situations with be, talk about routines with the present simple, and show actions in progress with the present continuous. The final contrast helps you choose by meaning.
3 lessons 18 exercises
What you will learn
- Use am, is, and are in statements and questions.
- Form the present simple with ordinary verbs and third-person endings.
- Form the present continuous and distinguish current actions from routines.
Before you start
- Recognise subjects and base verb forms.
Lessons in this path
- 1Present Simple of "be"
Introduces am, is, and are for descriptions and situations, with affirmative, negative, and question forms.
- 2Present Simple
Builds the present simple for habits, facts, and routines, including do-support, third-person spelling, and frequency expressions.
- 3Present Continuous
Adds be + -ing for actions in progress, with spelling, negatives, questions, time signals, and a first contrast with habits.