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How to study Tense so that it is easy to understand. Don't waste time surfing.

English subject One thing that is unavoidable is the matter of Tense, even though it is a confusing subject for most students. and viewed as difficult Meanwhile, teachers are trying to find ways to make Tense easy to understand. Which really can be done.


Why is Tense difficult?
Tense is the meaning of any event at a different time.
•  I went to school I went to school - Past Tense
•  I go to school I go to school - is Present Tense.
•    I will go to school I will go to school - Future Tense 
These 3 events happened at different times: past, present, and future, which we call Tense according to grammatical principles when speaking. or write about events or actions at different times If it's in Thai The elements in the sentence would probably just be added with some words, such as the word
“Then” means it was in the past.
“Power” means present.
“Will” means future.
This is simple,  but in English there might be more to it than that. What is a problem for many people is that the important element of a sentence that is a verb or verb changes form with each tense. Not only these 3 tenses, tenses in English are further divided into 12 tenses as well. When they heard that there were so many Tenses, many students began to clutch their temples for fear that they would not remember them. No matter how much you memorize it, you'll remember it all... Don't give up yet. We have some easy memory techniques in this article.


Techniques for understanding and using Tense
Studying Tense or any subject, if you do it in steps and gradually build on it from the easier to the more difficult steps. For Tense, at the beginning, don't look too far into the 12 tenses because it can get confusing. Techniques for understanding start with something simple:
1.    Stick to the first 3 tenses first, just Past Present Future.
2.    Know the structure (Structure) of sentences initially. Start with a simple sentence that has elements: Subject, Verb, and Object.
3.    Catch the Verb element because it is an important part that must always change form in each Tense to indicate whether the sentence is Past, Present or Future.
4.    Know the 3 types of verbs and how the verbs in all 3 tenses must be changed. This is very important. It takes a little bit of surfing. But it's not too difficult. Practice using it often to help you remember.
These 3 points are the basics of learning Tense easily. Once you are fluent, you can then expand on other Tense besides these.

More than Tense is Dimension, the dimension of time.
When you're fluent We will move on to other tenses. What are the added tenses besides these 3 tenses? Why are there so many?
The added tense is called the deeper dimension of time. It is an expansion of how deep the actions in the Past, Present, and Future are. Simply put, it is the events that occur. or how long the action took place From when to when? For example, did you go to school this morning and are you still at school now? How long has it been since you ate the meal? Or just ate it recently? Have you stopped taking it now or are you still taking it?
Those dimensions are
•    Simple, common events tell the truth.
•    Continuous: An event is occurring and has a continuation.
•    Perfect: An event that occurred over a long period of time.
•    Perfect Continuous: The event occurred over a long period of time and is still continuing.
When these dimensions are placed in every tense (Past, Present, and Future), it will make each tense have 4 dimensions as follows.
Past
•  Past simple tense such as: She watched TV.
•    Past continuous tense e.g. She was watching TV.
•    Past perfect tense e.g.: She had watched TV.
•    Past Perfect continuous tense, for example: She had been watching TV.
Present
•    Present simple tense such as: She watches TV.
•    Present continuous tense e.g. She is watching TV.
•    Present perfect tense such as: She has watched TV.
•    Present Perfect continuous tense, for example: She has been watching TV.
Future
•    Future simple tense such as: She will watch TV.
•    Future continuous tense e.g.: She will be watching TV.
•    Future perfect tense such as: She will have watched TV.
•    Future Perfect continuous tense, for example: She will have been watching TV.
In total, there are 12 tenses.


Includes important tenses that should be practiced for regular use.
As the technique has already been said, If starting from scratch, stick to the first 3 tenses first. Because it is the core of all tenses, practice using these 3 tenses, plus 3 verb conjugations to be fluent. Training is not just writing. To learn tense fluently, you must practice both writing, reading, and speaking. Speaking will be a method that will help a lot. Because speaking every day creates habit. Foreigners when they talk In his brain there will be images of various dimensions that can be seen as a timeline. Since when did this happen? This allows him to use Tense automatically. Speak naturally fluently and when written into sentences, they will be more grammatically correct.
Learning English for every content requires learners to have techniques for understanding it. Teachers must also have teaching techniques that are easy for students to understand. Engfluency, a company that hires foreign teachers. Ready to give advice and consultation and provide recruiting services for native English language teachers who are certified to teach foreign languages (TEFL) and have good language teaching potential if any organization or agency needs it. Looking for a foreign teacher to teach English For students from kindergarten to high school, students and working age groups, companies and organizations that want to train English for their employees can contact Engfluency via email English.fluency8@gmail.com or call 089-5221546, 083-9910365

Information source:
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