Basic Vietnamese Grammar- Tenses Vietnamese is Subject + Verb + Object (SVO). Verbs don't change form, and there are no plural nouns. Vietnamese language simple present tense Tôi học tiếng Việt. (I learn Vietnamese) To make a sentence present continous , just add "đang" before verb. Tôi đang học tiếng Việt. ( I am learning Vietnamese) To make a sentence past tense, just add "đã" before the verb or "rồi" at the end of sentences or "past time" ( yesterday, last year, etc) at the beginning of the sentence. Tôi đã học tiếng Việt. (I learned Vietnamese) Tôi học tiếng Việt rồi. (I already learned Vietnamese) Hôm qua tôi học tiếng Việt. (Yesterday I learned Vietnamese) To make a sentence future tense, just add "sẽ" before the verb or future time ( tomorrow, next week, next year etc.) at the beginning of sentences. Tôi sẽ học tiếng Việt. (I will learn Vietnamese) Ngày mai tôi học tiếng Việt. (Tomorrow I will learn Vietnamese) To make a sentence present perfect continuous , just add "được." after the object. Tôi học tiếng Việt được 3 năm. (I have been learning Vietnamese for 3 years.) Sentences with verb "be" is often eliminated. For example: Em đẹp. ( You are beautiful) Ba tôi rất tốt . ( My dad is very kind )