It's not as hard as you think!

When you first look at it, English grammar seems easy. Verbs with -s, -ed or -ing and that's it, right? Easy compared to, say french!

Not really, as people quickly find out. Because English has so few forms, we have to use to use them in different ways. Think about this:

I am typing an article.

I am going to the dentist on Wednesday. (I really am!)

It's exactly the same structure, but used in completely different ways. Iritating, eh?

It doesn't need to be. It's only confusing until you start thinking about them as different. The first is present continuous, the second present continuous for the future. The first is something that's happening right now, the second something arranged in the future (it's in my diary, 11am Wednesday). In isolation, both are easy. It's just together it's hard.

And the thing is, when you're speaking, most of the time, they are seperate!