This trainer helps you drill English verb forms until they become automatic. It follows the first lesson of the “Polyglot” TV course: with 16 lessons you can learn the basics and talk about everyday topics.
The conjugation table: 9 cells
The foundation is question, statement and negation in the present, past and future. Once these forms are automatic, you can speak with even a modest vocabulary. Example with the verb work:
| Question | Statement | Negation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Did you work? | I worked | I didn't work |
| Present | Do you work?Does he work? | I workHe works | I don't workHe doesn't work |
| Future | Will you work? | I will work | I won't work |
Good to know
- In the present, he, she, it add
-sto the verb, and the auxiliary isdoes/doesn't. - In past questions and negations the main verb is in the base form:
Did he go?, notDid he went?. - The future is the same for all persons:
will+ verb, negationwon't=will not. - Irregular verbs do not take
-ed:go — went — gone,see — saw — seen,buy — bought — bought. The list with three forms and translations is at the bottom of the page.
How to use
- The question-mark icon shows the 9-cell conjugation table.
- Random sentences appear (for example, “He did not work” in Russian) to translate and type into the field (
He didn't work). - Press the triangle icon or Enter to check. A correct answer is shown in green, a wrong one in red.
- In the settings choose tenses and forms, translation direction, question words, hints, or turn on the timed mode.
Practising for 3–5 minutes a few times a day gives good results.