{"id":51374,"date":"2018-05-31T12:05:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T12:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/verb-tenses-ielts\/"},"modified":"2023-02-18T02:07:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T02:07:06","slug":"verb-tenses-ielts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/verb-tenses-ielts\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: You Only Need These Verb Tenses for IELTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today you\u2019ll find out what verb tenses you need for IELTS Speaking and Writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a student asked about how to use the <strong>past perfect tense<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is, in fact, a verb tense you probably <strong>never need<\/strong> to use on your exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You <strong>can\u2019t choose<\/strong> different, more \u201ccomplicated\u201d verb tenses, to try and be <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-energy-562-6-8-ielts-grammar-scores\/\">impressive with your grammar<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no choice- a <strong>verb tense<\/strong> is either <strong>right<\/strong> or <strong>wrong<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As to the the past perfect, <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-energy-133-how-to-pause-for-a-higher-speaking-score\/\">even native speakers pause<\/a> to think when they have to use it, because it is so <strong>rare<\/strong>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X-HWFRUN_AA\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>These are the verb tenses you need to use correctly on IELTS:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Present simple<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 general truths, <strong>descriptions<\/strong> of things existing now, <strong>telling stories<\/strong> that occurred in the past&nbsp;<\/span>(If you use the \u201c<strong>historical present<\/strong>\u201d for past stories, remember to be <strong>consistent<\/strong> and <strong>not switch tenses<\/strong>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3-Keys-IELTS-Box-Shot-900px-OPTIMIZED-FOR-WEB-smaller-version-1-300x293.png?099694&amp;x42944&amp;d7aa6c&amp;1f7936&amp;25f8f9&amp;25f8f9&amp;4fa411&amp;4fa411&amp;d8026c&amp;d8026c&amp;d8026c&amp;d8026c&amp;e79c45&amp;e79c45&amp;e79c45&amp;e79c45\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3-Keys-IELTS-Box-Shot-900px-OPTIMIZED-FOR-WEB-smaller-version-1-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3-Keys-IELTS-Box-Shot-900px-OPTIMIZED-FOR-WEB-smaller-version-1.png 440w\" alt=\"3 Keys IELTS course\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\"><\/a><strong>Are you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\"><strong>Click here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Past simple<\/strong><\/span>\u2013 actions or things <strong>finished<\/strong> in the past<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Present perfect<\/strong><\/span>\u2013 introduces or <strong>outlines past experiences<\/strong> (then <strong>details<\/strong> about the experience with be told with <strong>past simple<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Present continuous<\/strong><\/span>\u2013 <strong>plans<\/strong> in the <strong>near future<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Will\/going to<\/strong><\/span>\u2013 <strong>future plans\/ideas<\/strong> (Don\u2019t worry too much about the difference between \u201cwill\u201d and \u201cgoing to\u201d, as even natives often use these interchangeably)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>To make a long story short<\/strong>, don\u2019t get hung up on <a href=\"\/ielts\/all-capital-letters-on-ielts\/\">grammar details and rules<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a better, <strong>more intelligent<\/strong> use of your time, if you focus on <strong>improving your scores<\/strong> in the <a href=\"\/ielts\/positive-increase-ielts-speaking-writing-scores\/\">other categories in Speaking and Writing<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have questions about IELTS Writing and Speaking?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leave us a message in the comments section below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today you\u2019ll find out what verb tenses you need for IELTS Speaking and Writing. 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