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7. The Past Perfect Tense

I had seen We had seen

You had seen You had seen

He/She/It had seen They had seen

Look at this sentence:-

Future Continuous Tense

Posted in November 20th, 2007

6. The Future Continuous Tense

Just as the Present Continuous Tense is used as a definite immediate future, so the Future Continuous is used as a definite but not-so- immediate future.

Present Continuous Tense

Posted in November 19th, 2007

5. The Present Continuous Tense

When you wish to say that something is happening now or at this moment, you should use the Present Continuous Tense.

Past Continuous Tense

Posted in November 18th, 2007

4. The Past Continuous Tense

The Past Continuous Tense is used when we wish to speak of an action which is unfinished at some time in the past.

Tenses - “Past” - “Present” - “Future”

Posted in November 17th, 2007

“Things should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

— Albert Einstein (1879–1955)

What is Tense?

Let’s look at tenses in a simplicity format by the timing of:-

“Past” - “Present” - “Future”

Future Simple Tense

Posted in November 16th, 2007

3. The Future Simple Tense

When you wish to say that something is going to happen, take place, or finish at some time in the future, you should use the Simple Future Tense.

Present Simple Tense

Posted in November 15th, 2007

2. The Present Simple Tense

When you wish to say that the person does a thing always, sometimes, often, everyday, every week, usually etc, you should use the Present Simple Tense.

Past Simple Tense

Posted in November 8th, 2007

1. The Past Simple Tense

When your wish to say that something happened, took place, or was finished at some time in the past, you should use the Past Simple Tense.

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Tenses - The 12 Basic Tenses

Posted in November 7th, 2007

Tenses

Tenses can be overwhelming if you will to look at its complexity on a whole. At the end of the day, you won’t be much wiser as to how to effectively use what your have learned. Here I will endeavour to impart to you just the 12 basic tenses in 4 sets of 3 categories; SIMPLE, PERFECT, CONTINUOUS and CONTINUOUS PERFECT in past, present and future tenses.

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Verb Tense and Structure

Posted in November 1st, 2007

by aliciaallyloh in Verbs

Verb Tense and Structure

To master spoken and written English, you will have to be able to recognize that the verb is the power behind the sentence, by being able to recognize what the verb is and how it is being used.

Determining whether the verb indicates an action or a state of being is easier with a clear understanding of verb tense and structure.
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