Past or Present? Which Verb Tense is Best for Speaking Part 2 Answers?

The video tutorial addresses the question of which tense to use in IELTS Speaking Part 2 answers, particularly when discussing movies. It suggests using past tense for storytelling about personal experiences related to the film and offers the option of using either past or present tense when narrating the plot. The tutorial emphasizes that past tense is necessary for events that occurred in the past, even when using present tense for narration. It also briefly mentions using present perfect tense to introduce answers.

What is the main focus of the question from VID at Quaver?

• The best movies to watch for practice

• Which tense to use when discussing a movie

• How to choose a movie to discuss

• How to improve vocabulary for movie discussions

When narrating a movie plot, which tense can you choose to use?

• Either past or present tense

• Only future tense

• Only present tense

• Only past tense

What is the initial tense used when starting to narrate a movie plot?

• Present tense

• Future tense

• Conditional tense

• Past tense

In the context of narrating a story, when should past tense be used?

• For hypothetical situations

• For future predictions

• For events that happened in the past

• For events that are ongoing

How can the present perfect tense be used in Speaking Part 2?

• To narrate a story

• To introduce a topic

• To conclude an answer

• To describe future plans