English Alphabet, Words, Sentences & the 12 Tenses — Explained in Urdu
This is the first lesson of Prhlo’s free spoken English course, taught fully in Urdu for beginners. In 90 minutes you’ll build the foundation every fluent speaker needs — starting from the alphabet and finishing with all 12 English tenses.
01What This Lesson Covers
Most spoken English course begin with grammar rules that confuse beginners before they’ve even learned to recognise a letter. This lesson takes the opposite approach — it starts from zero. Usman Ali walks you through the building blocks of the English language in Urdu, so nothing gets lost in translation, before moving into one of the trickiest topics for Urdu-speaking learners: the 12 English tenses.
Whether you’re searching for a free english language course, a free online spoken english course, or simply want to understand who is considered the father of the English language and how the alphabet came to be, this single lesson is designed to answer those questions in order, with real examples throughout.
02English Language Foundations
The lesson opens with some quick context — who is regarded as the father of the English language, and how the language evolved into the alphabet and grammar system used today. This background matters because it helps learners understand why English is structured the way it is, rather than just memorising rules without context.
03Alphabet & Types of Letters
Once the context is set, the lesson breaks down the English alphabet letter by letter, then explains how letters are classified. This is the part most spoken English courses skip — but it’s essential for correct pronunciation and spelling later on.
04Words, Phrases & Sentences
With the alphabet covered, the lesson climbs one level up: how letters combine into words, how words combine into phrases, and how phrases become complete sentences. Usman explains the difference using everyday Urdu examples, so the concept sticks before you move on to tenses.
Types of sentences covered
You’ll learn how to identify and construct the main sentence types used in daily conversation and writing — a skill that directly supports the sentence-building work you’ll do in every later lesson of the course.
05The 12 Tenses — Explained Simply
This is the core of the lesson. All 12 English tenses are introduced together with side-by-side examples, so you can see the pattern across present, past, and future rather than learning each one in isolation.
| Time | Indefinite | Continuous | Perfect | Perfect Continuous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | I write | I am writing | I have written | I have been writing |
| Past | I wrote | I was writing | I had written | I had been writing |
| Future | I will write | I will be writing | I will have written | I will have been writing |
Seeing all 12 forms in one table — exactly as taught in the video — makes it far easier to spot the pattern instead of memorising each tense as an unrelated rule.
06About Your Teacher
Usman Ali has been teaching English for 6 years and has guided thousands of students across Pakistan from zero confidence to fluent, practical communication. He built Prhlo.com specifically to solve the problems Urdu-speaking beginners face — starting from language fundamentals rather than assuming prior knowledge.
07Frequently Asked Questions
Is this spoken English lesson really free?
Yes. This lesson is part of Prhlo’s free english course and requires no signup or payment. Paid one-on-one classes are available separately for learners who want personalised coaching.
Do I need any prior English knowledge to follow this lesson?
No. This lesson is built for complete beginners and starts from the English alphabet before moving into sentence structure and tenses.
Why does the lesson teach all 12 tenses together instead of separately?
Seeing present, past, and future forms side by side helps learners recognise the shared pattern across indefinite, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous tenses — which is faster than memorising each one in isolation.
What should I watch after this lesson?
After finishing this lesson, continue with Prhlo’s next lessons on daily conversation and vocabulary, available on the homepage and YouTube channel.
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