The simple past tense Form: Subject + past tense of the verb I worked. She sang. He played. Mother cooked. The simple past tense is… Continue reading
Uses of the past tenses Part I
Lessons
Introductory it
When the subject is an infinitive phrase, the sentence often begins with it. Instead of saying ‘To find fault with others is easy’, we say,… Continue reading
Present perfect tense
Form: has/have + past participle form of the verb He has written a letter. They have arrived. It has stopped raining. The present perfect tense… Continue reading
Present continuous tense
The present continuous tense is used to talk about an action going on at the time of speaking. The baby is sleeping. The children are… Continue reading
Introductory there
In English, existence is usually indicated by the structure there + to be. There is actually an adverb of place, but the introductory there has… Continue reading