Form Affirmative Interrogative Negative I was reading. Was I reading? I was not reading. She was writing. Was she writing? She was not writing. They… Continue reading
Difference between past continuous and past perfect continuous tenses
Lessons
Sequence of tenses: when the main clause is in the past tense
Sometimes the time expressed in the main clause is different from the time expressed in a subordinate clause. This can confuse ESL students because they… Continue reading
Changing a sentence into the passive voice when the active verb is in the simple future tense
We make simple future tense forms by putting will / shall before the base form (infinitive) of the verb. I will finish the job tomorrow.… Continue reading
Changing a sentence into the passive when the active verb is in the past perfect tense
The past perfect tense form is made by putting had before the past participle form of the verb. Study the following sentences. She had finished… Continue reading
Changing a sentence into the passive when the active verb is in the simple past or past continuous tense
When the active verb is in the simple past tense Sentences in the simple past tense are formed with the second form of the verb.… Continue reading