B2
Grammar: Tenses
ការប្រើប្រាស់កាលឱ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវ
🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:
Stop telling "flat" stories. Use layered tenses (Continuous, Perfect) to add depth and detail.
💬 Scenario: The Missed Flight
B1 Speaker (Linear)
"I went to the airport. I forgot my passport. I called my mom. She brought it to me."
(Simple Past only. Sounds like a list.)
B2 Speaker (Layered)
"I was waiting at the gate when I suddenly realized I had forgotten my passport!"
(Uses Past Continuous for context + Past Perfect for the earlier event.)
B2 Speaker
"Luckily, my mom was driving nearby, so she brought it to me."
Interactive Tool: The Time Machine
Click a tense to shift the story perspective.
"I eat lunch."
Key Concepts
Narrative Tenses កាលសម្រាប់និទានរឿង
Used to tell stories.
- Past Continuous: Background info ("The sun was shining...")
- Past Perfect: Flashback ("I had seen him before...")
Future Forms កាលអនាគត
It's not just "will".
- Going to: Plans/Intentions ("I'm going to study.")
- Present Cont: Arrangements ("I'm meeting him at 5.")
Choose the Best Tense
Context: You arrived at the station at 9:05. The train left at 9:00.
A. "When I arrived, the train left." (Meaning: It left *after* you arrived).
B. "When I arrived, the train had left." (Meaning: It left *before* you arrived).
Context: You have a specific plan to see a movie tonight with tickets booked.
A. "I will see a movie tonight." (Sounds like a sudden decision).
B. "I'm seeing a movie tonight." (Fixed arrangement).