Use the past perfect – had + participle – to express an action finished before another action in the past. Example Sentences He had finished his homework by the time she arrived. I had spoken with Peter before I talked Read More …
Use the past perfect – had + participle – to express an action finished before another action in the past. Example Sentences He had finished his homework by the time she arrived. I had spoken with Peter before I talked Read More …
When we talk about something that happened in the past, we might want to refer to something that happened before that time. To do this we use the past perfect. Look at these two sentences: My friend left the bar at Read More …
The present perfect is usually used to describe actions or situations that started or occurred in the past and are connected to the present: I have lived here for three years. (From three years ago up to now) The past perfect Read More …
“Have been made / done / built ” is the present perfect passive form used for actions completed up to the present moment in time. Example Sentences All the assignments have been completed on time. This product has been manufactured Read More …
The future continuous is formed with ‘will/won’t + be + -ing’ I will be meeting David tomorrow. We use the future continuous to talk about a temporary action in progress at a particular time in the future. They’ll be celebrating Read More …
Read the following sentences. ‘Jack, can you post this letter?’ ‘Yes, Mummy, I will post it on my way to school. ‘ ‘And Jack you said something about Alice.’ ‘Yes, she will be here in the evening.’ In English, there Read More …
Study the sentence given below. We will sail in an hour. This sentence is in the simple future tense. We can convert this sentence into the future continuous tense. We will be sailing in an hour. We form the simple future tense by putting Read More …
Learning verb tenses is one of the most important tasks in any language learning. There are a number of resources at the site that will help you learn tense rules, practice using verbs in different tenses, read sample sentences in Read More …
Tenses are key to learning English. What are tenses? In English grammar, tense refers to the moment when something happens. Generally, people think about past, present or future times for a verb as tenses. This is also called the verb Read More …
after / later Use after + phrase, and use later alone (at the end of a sentence or phrase). *I’ll call you later. I’ll call you after I get home from work. *First he bought a new car. Two weeks later, he bought a new motorcycle. He bought a Read More …