In order to learn English, you need diligence and patience. First of all, these qualities will be needed in the study of time. For competent coherent speech in the process of working, communicating with native speakers, expressing their thoughts on paper, the correctly used time is an indicator of literacy and competence of a person who speaks the language.
All the times of the English language in active voice, and there are twelve of them, are divided into three large groups - the past, present and future. In each group there are four types of time - simple, long, completed and completed long. In addition to these times, there are also times of passive voice - there are only eight of them. Each type has its own rules, because the times of the English language are significantly different from each other and have fundamentally different approaches to constructing sentences.
Most often, the British use the times in their simplest forms. They talk as easily as possible without piling up complex structures. At the same time, part of the words and expressions by the native speakers themselves is significantly reduced during pronunciation, so at first it is impossible to understand at what time and what design the interlocutor built. However, after at least a month to chat live, the ears involuntarily get used to, and the brain deciphers all the wisdom of the English language.
So, in order to be able to competently maintain a conversation, it is necessary to navigate at least three times in order to understand which one should be used and which not. Later, after building up the necessary practical base, it is possible to learn the coordination of times in English, which will make the speech more diverse and sophisticated.
Let's start with the easiest time - the present. It was from him that the beginnings of learning the English language at school, since it is considered basic for perception. In the present simple (real simple time), we are talking about a routine action that is repeated constantly and has no time reference, if this is not specified in the question. For example, the expression "I go to school" demonstrates the process in which the child constantly goes to school, the action is repeated from time to time. In the present simple, this will be expressed by the simplest construction - subject + predicate (verb in the infinitive) and circumstance - I go to school. If we are talking about him, she, it (he, she, it), then after the verb we add the letter s or es through the apostrophe, if the verb ends with a vowel. For example, “He goes to school” - he goes to school.
The next time is the past (past simpl). At this time, it is municipally important that the action ends in the past and does not have an effect on the present, otherwise it will be a completely different type. It is formed using the infinitive and adding the –ed ending to it, which indicates the origin of the action in the past. Some verbs in English do not tolerate –ed - they are called irregular. In the past tense, the second form of such a verb is put - it can be found in the second column of the table, but it is better to memorize the forms of the most used verbs.
And the last time the beginners need is simple (futures simplicity). It is formed using the verb will and the main verb, which is put in the infinitive. Often the word will is not written in full, and after the subject they put the double ll through the apostrophe. This is a common abbreviation, so when learning from time to time, you should immediately accustom yourself to speak with abbreviations.
English tenses usually have signal words that indicate a particular time. Speaking of periodicity in simple present tense, the words often, usually, every day, never, then, at first, after, in the morning, evening are used. The words yesterday and last indicate the past, and the next week, tomorrow, often, next month, every day, soon indicate the future. Despite the fact that many words exist at several times, it is clear from the context what kind of speech is in question, and signal words only complement the temporal concept.
English times are the foundation of the basics. However, without practice in phonetics and the necessary vocabulary, their knowledge will not lead to the necessary goal. Therefore, in order to know live spoken English , it is necessary to study it in a complex.