Verb conjugation of "stride" in English

On Thursday I have an appointment. If there is no other way, I'll move it. Can you meet on Tuesday, April 11, anyway? I suggest 10.30 in the morning, but I'm fairly flexible, so noon is good too.
We have learned that some tenses, such as Present Tense are easier and not as complex as others. Is that right? In my opinion, tenses in English are much easier than in the Spanish language.
I've never been to Switzerland, but I'd like to go to the Alps. Until now I was only in Austria and in France. Maybe I will go there, for example skiing in Davos or in another nice mountain village.