A comparison of expression of tenses between English and Vietnamese

Abstract

The study’s main aim is to provide the similarities and differences of expression of tenses in English and Vietnamese. Therefore, the study was conducted with objectives as the following: Offer some general knowledge of the tenses in each of the languages as well as the contrast between them in their forms and meanings. Describe the current reality of the English tense learning of Vietnamese students at Kien An high school, Hai Phong, thereby recommending solutions to students’ English study and teachers’ methodology of language teaching.