Verbs Tenses

Each verb in the Spanish language has several tenses and forms of conjugation. Learn how to conjugate the Spanish verb "ser," meaning "to be," in each tense with tips from a Spanish teacher in this free foreign language video series. Part 1 of 16 - How to Conjugate the Spanish ...more

Each verb in the Spanish language has several tenses and forms of conjugation. Learn how to conjugate the Spanish verb "hacer," meaning "to do," in each tense with tips from a Spanish teacher in this free foreign language video series. Part 1 of 16 - How to Conjugate the Spani ...more

Each verb in the Spanish language has several verb tenses and forms of verb conjugation. Learn how to conjugate the Spanish verb "creer", meaning "to believe", in each verb tense with tips from a Spanish teacher in this free foreign language video series. Part 1 of 16 - How to ...more

Conjugating nouns in German depends not only on tense, but also on the relationship between the subject and the object. This lesson provides a basic introduction to the methods of conjugating regular verbs in German. You are also given a short vocabulary list of food-related w ...more

Learn how you can use the passive voice in the future tense in this ESL tutorial. To make the future tense passive in English, use "will be" and then the past participle. "Will" is a modal verb, so this formula applies to other modals such as can, may, must, might, etc. Watch ...more

Learn how to use the English past tense passive voice in this how to video. The passive voice is the form of a transitive verb, that requires both a subject and one or more objects. To make the past tense passive, use "was" or "were," depending on the subject, and then add the ...more

Some modal verbs can be put in front of the continuous form to express some present action that is or isn't happening. To make the past tense for each, use "have been" instead of "be."

This video shows irregular verbs in the simple form, the past tense, and as past participles. I hope this helps my students remember how these verbs change. It might also help with pronunciation.

Learn the subject pronouns and present tense AR verbs in Brazilian Portuguese. Watch, listen, and repeat.

Watch this video to learn the French alphabet, some expressions used when greeting people, and the present tense conjugations of two important verbs.

In this tutorial, we learn how to speak English with conditionals. Conditional statements need special attention and usually start with the word "if". An example of a conditional statement is "if you want, we'll go out to dinner". This has two parts, a condition, and a result. ...more

Learning French on the web is brought to life by walking the streets of France though a YouTube video. Here a French man brings you to a large advertising poster on a Paris Street to show the use of verbs. While the content of the billboard/poster itself grabs your attention, ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to speak Spanish: Antes de / despues de + verb. If you want to say "I eat breakfast before I go to school" you will say "yo desayuno antes de ir a la escuela". You will change a verb in the phrase depending on where it is placed in the sentence. ...more

In this video, we learn how to speak Spanish: Antes de / DespuŽs de + verbs. When you say "antes de" this means before and "despues de" means after. Saying these in sentences can help describe doing something at a specific time. The formula for this is to have the "antes/despu ...more

This lively video explains how to discuss future plans in Spanish. Professor Jason explains that it's not that difficult for English people learning Spanish as the same construction is used for 'going to'. There is also a separate future tense, using one set of endings that yo ...more

Check out this instructional English language video that demonstrates how to improve your English vocabulary skills, your listening skills, and your grammar skills. This is a lesson for the advanced English language learner. The theme is the 2008 Olympic Games that focus on VO ...more

Check out this instructional language video to learn how to conjugate and use the future imperative in Russian. Learn basic Russian grammar with Viktor Dmitriyevich Huliganov in his 6th lesson that is in two parts. He introduces a whole new way of tackling the tricky area of c ...more

In this ESL tutorial you will learn how to use the passive voice in the past continuous tense in Englishi. The passive voice is the form of a transitive verb, that requires both a subject and one or more objects. To put the past continuous tense into the passive voice, use "wa ...more

The verb "stop" in the English language can be used with a gerund and an infinitive. The word "stop" has different meanings depending on how it's used. Look at the sentence, "I stopped eating fast food." Stopped is used in the past tense and eating is a gerund, or a word that ...more

How to conjugate in the subjunctive in Spanish for the present tense. Many people do not know how to conjugate this tricky mood, but with Professor Jason it is a piece of cake! The rules for conjugating a verb in the present subjunctive are actually very simple and straightfo ...more