This is the first course in the Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation specialty. In this course, you will review the verb tenses that you learned in beginning English classes and learn about a few tenses you may not know very well. In all, you'll cover all 12 of the English verb tenses and passive verb forms. Most importantly, you'll learn how to blend these tenses, which is what native speakers frequently do. This course is vital to your becoming a more fluent English speaker.
Please note that the free version of this class gives you access to all of the instructional videos and handouts. The peer feedback and quizzes are only available in the paid version.
Este curso forma parte de Programa Especializado - Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation
Verb Tenses and Passives
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Programa especializado Learn English: Advanced Grammar and PunctuationUniversity of California, Irvine
Acerca de este Curso
4.8
308 calificaciones
Habilidades que obtendrás
English GrammarGrammarPerfect TensesEnglish Language
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
Semana
1Simple, Progressive, and Perfect Verb Tenses Review
In the first week of this course, you will get to know your classmates and review the verb tenses of English that you have probably learned before. It's always important to review and make sure your foundation is solid before learning new grammar. Use this week to fill in any gaps you have in your understanding of nine verb tenses of English.
7 videos (Total: 37 min), 11 readings, 8 quizzes
7 videos
Meet Your Teachersm
Present Perfect Tense Review Lecture7m
Present Tenses Lecture7m
Past Tenses Review Lecture7m
Future Tenses Review Lecture6m
Past Perfect and Future Perfect Review Lecture7m
11 lecturas
Pre-Course Survey5m
Lecture Objectives2m
Present Perfect Practice20m
Lecture Objectives2m
Present Tenses Practice30m
Lecture Objectives2m
Past Tenses Practice20m
Lecture Objectives2m
Future Tenses Practice20m
Lecture Objectives2m
Past Perfect and Future Perfect Practice30m
6 ejercicios de práctica
Present Perfect Review Practice Quiz6m
Present Tenses Practice Quiz6m
Past Tenses Practice Quiz8m
Future Tense Review Practice Quiz6m
Past Perfect and Future Perfect Practice Quiz6m
Graded Quiz20m
Semana
2Perfect Progressive Tenses
This week, you'll learn about the final three verb tenses in English. Then you will be familiar with all 12 English verb tenses. These will combine the perfect tenses with the progressive tenses. Because you already know those tenses, learning these new ones should be fairly easy.
4 videos (Total: 21 min), 6 readings, 5 quizzes
4 videos
Present Perfect Progressive Lecture7m
Past Perfect Progressive Lecture5m
Future Perfect Progressive Lecture6m
6 lecturas
Lecture Objectives2m
Present Perfect Progressive Practice20m
Lecture Objectives2m
Past Perfect Progressive Practice20m
Lecture Objectives2m
Future Perfect Progressive Practice30m
4 ejercicios de práctica
Present Perfect Progressive Practice Quiz6m
Past Perfect Progressive Practice Quiz6m
Future Perfect Progressive Practice Quiz6m
Graded Quiz20m
Semana
3Passives and Perfect Modals
In this week, you'll learn about some more complicated verbs. Passives and perfect modals will take what you already know about verb tenses and add some more layers to it. Studying these will improve your fluency in written and spoken English.
6 videos (Total: 32 min), 8 readings, 6 quizzes
6 videos
Making Guesses about the Past Lecture5m
Expressing Regret about the Past Lecture7m
More Modals Part 1 Lecture5m
More Modals Part 2 Lecture5m
Passive Verbs Lecture6m
8 lecturas
Lecture Objectives2m
Making Guesses about the Past Practice30m
Lecture Objectives2m
Expressing Regret Practice20m
Lecture Objectives2m
More Modals Practice30m
Lecture Objectives2m
Passive Voice Practice30m
5 ejercicios de práctica
Making Guesses about the Past Practice Quiz6m
Expressing Regret Practice6m
More Modals Practice Quiz6m
Passive Verbs Quiz6m
Graded Quiz20m
Semana
4Blending Tenses
In the final week of the course, you'll learn about one of the most difficult but necessary aspects of verb tenses. You will learn how to blend or mix them to talk about the past, present, and future naturally. Learning to do this will help you become a more fluent speaker and writer of English.
5 videos (Total: 26 min), 10 readings, 6 quizzes
5 videos
Future Time Clauses Lecture6m
Mixed Tenses Part 1 Lecture6m
Mixed Tenses Part 2 Lecture5m
Verb Tenses Review Lecture5m
10 lecturas
Lecture Objectives2m
Future Time Clauses Practice30m
Lecture Objectives2m
Mixed Tenses Part 1 Practice30m
Lecture Objectives2m
Mixed Tenses Part 2 Practice30m
Warm-up Activity30m
Lecture Objectives2m
Verb Tense Review Practice40m
Learn More10m
5 ejercicios de práctica
Future Time Clauses Practice Quiz6m
Mixed Tenses Part 1 Practice Quiz6m
Mixed Tenses Part 2 Practice Quiz6m
Verb Tense Review Practice Quiz6m
Graded Quiz20m
4.8
83%
Principales revisiones
por SM•Oct 19th 2018
It was a very good course.We make so many mistakes without realizing. Especially mixing of tenses while speaking.\n\nA big Thank you to all my teachers.
por HR•Feb 14th 2018
It was really useful and clear instructed course for me.\n\nI am really thankful of teachers and all who served their in making the course.
Instructores
Tamy Chapman
Instructor, International ProgramsUniversity of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Nicole Jacobs
Instructor, International ProgramsUniversity of California Irvine Extension
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Acerca del programa especializado Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation
This specialization follows our Learn English: Intermediate Grammar specialization and includes more advanced grammar concepts such as noun clauses and conditionals. You'll also learn how to blend verb tenses effectively and how to punctuate sentences correctly. This specialization is useful for non-native English speakers who want to improve their fluency or native speakers who want to improve their accuracy in using English for academic or professional purposes.
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