Verb tenses in Business English
Which tense to use, and why, in real work situations. Sixteen visual lessons from How to Use English Verb Tenses in Business by David Cox – each one shows the difference on a timeline.
Present Simple or Present Continuous
Business contexts, charts and graphs, verbs not used in continuous forms.
Diagrams and Exercises
Present Tenses in Charts and Graphs
How the rules of present simple and present continuous apply to graphs.
Diagrams and Exercises
Verbs which Do Not Use Continuous Forms
Exceptions and where they are important for business leaders.
Diagrams and exercises
Present Simple in News Headlines
Why you should never let news headlines influence the verb tenses you use.
Diagrams and examples
Making Spontaneous Comments
Basic, common sentences where you may be missing 'will' in business.
Diagrams and Exercises
Verb Tenses for Future Plans
'will', 'going to', present continuous or present simple?
Diagrams and Exercises
Verb Tenses for Future Offers
'will', 'going to' or present continuous for offers in business contexts.
Diagrams and Exercises
Verb Tenses for Predictions
'will' or 'going to' for predictions in business contexts.
Diagrams and Exercises
Future Tenses with 'when' / 'as long as'...
Using the present simple with when, until, before, after, as long as.
Diagrams and Exercises
Present Perfect or Past Simple for Repeating Events
One of the most important tenses for Business leaders. Examples across a range of business contexts.
Diagrams and Exercises
Present Perfect or Past Simple for Single Events and 'yet'
One of the most important tenses for Business leaders. Examples across a range of business contexts.
Diagrams and Exercises
Present Perfect with 'have you ever?' and 'never'
One of the most important tenses for small-talk at conferences. Examples across business contexts.
Diagrams and Exercises
Present Perfect and Present Simple in News Headlines
Why you should never let news headlines influence the verb tenses you use.
Diagrams
Present Perfect or Past Simple with for, since and how long
One of the most important tenses for small-talk at conferences.
Diagrams and Exercises
Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous
I have done or I have been doing? Examples across a range of business contexts.
Diagrams and Exercises
Present Perfect Continuous in Charts and Graphs
Learn all verb tenses for describing charts, graphs, trends and performance.
Diagrams and Exercises
Future From The Past with 'would'
When and how to use it across a range of business contexts.
Diagrams and Exercises
Indirect Speech
When and how to use it across a range of business contexts.
Diagrams and Exercises
Passives in Different Tenses
Could it be that one single invention has shaped economic history?
Diagrams and Exercises
Passives for Actions Taken by Authorities
How migrating birds gave rise to one of the most enduring economic theories ever.
Diagrams and Exercises
Passives for Actions Taken by Your Company
Learn about a new scheme drawing people to underpopulated towns.
Diagrams and Exercises
Passives in News Headlines
Future reality or far-fetched dream? Somehow the numbers don't add up.
Diagrams
Things Which Will Maybe Happen
1st conditional in business contexts.
Diagrams and Exercises
Best and Worst-Case Scenarios
1st and 2nd conditionals in business contexts.
Diagrams and Exercises
Polite Suggestions and Exploring Options
1st and 2nd conditionals in business contexts.
Diagrams and Exercises
What We Could Have Done Better in the Past
3rd and mixed conditionals in business contexts.
Diagrams and Exercises
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