by sheila_admin | Jan 22, 2013 | Language Functions, Linguistics, Parts Of Speech
How many Tenses are there in English? It sounds like a simple question, but, unfortunately, it isn’t. This is because different people – including both students and TEFL teachers – have different definitions of what a tense actually is and there is...
by sheila_admin | Jul 24, 2012 | Parts Of Speech
The Past Tense is used – as you can probably guess – to talk about the past. There are several different verb forms we can use to talk about the past. This article briefly explains them and links to fuller articles on each. Past Simple The Past Simple is...
by sheila_admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Parts Of Speech
We use Perfect Tenses to talk about a finished action, often in relation to another action. This action can occur at any time in the past, present or future. 3 Perfect Tenses There are three perfect tenses in English: Past Perfect This is used to talk about a...
by sheila_admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Parts Of Speech
We use the Continuous Verb Forms to talk about things which are happening over a period of time. With continuous forms we highlight the duration of an event. Note that sometimes we use the word Progressive instead of Continuous. Continuous forms usually talk about...
by sheila_admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Parts Of Speech
This article introduces at the 3 main verb forms a verb can take: the infinitive, the present participle and the past form. The Infinitive The Infinitive is the base form of a verb. These are infinitives: love, eat, walk, be In English, the infinitive is nearly always...
