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What mistakes are you making with your English tenses?
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Hi Reader, ​ I hope you're having a great summer! It's very hot down in the South of France now, and I'm looking forward to going north this weekend to watch the Olympics in Paris 😎 ​ A lot of people tell me that they have forgotten when to use the different tenses in English: you learn them at school, you are expected to use all the different tenses correctly for your BAC, and then when you start speaking English at work, you always have a doubt that you're making mistakes. Does this sound like you? ​ I have made a series of short videos on the common mistakes I see French-speakers making with the different English tenses, and you can watch them here: ​ You can watch all the videos in 30 minutes while you're lying by the pool! (Or during your lunch break, if you're at work 😣) ​ Let me know what you think! Best regards, Catherine ​ PS If you'd like to try my "English tenses made simple" programme, you can get 20€ off with the code Summer24 until the end of August. ​ |
Hi! I'm Catherine, the founder of A Star Formation
If you work in an international environment, you need some tips and ideas on communicating effectively in English - in meetings, in presentations or just at the coffee machine . Have a look at some of my publications here and sign up to be on the list. You'll get an email with useful tips a few times a month!
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