To get Band 7 or higher in IELTS Speaking, it helps to use a variety of appropriate tenses in your speaking, and not repeat the same tense all the time. In this video we look at 6 common tenses in English and how you can use them in the different parts of the Speaking test.…

One of the main differences between a Band 7+ candidate and a lower-level candidate is the ability to use a range of grammatical structures. Lower-level candidates tend to repeat the same simple tenses all the time (e.g. present simple, present continuous, will + infinitive) and they often use them incorrectly.