The following lesson will show you how to use the Future Continuous Tense in English.
FORMS
The Future Continuous Tense has the following forms:
USAGE
The Future Continuous Tense is used to express an action that will be in progress at a point of time in the future or that will extend over a period of time in the future.
Examples:
Will you be watching television at 8 this evening?
I shall be meeting the delegates from 9 to 11 tomorrow morning.
The Future Continuous Tense
Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2011 | Filed under Grammar
The Simple Future Tense
Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 | Filed under Grammar
The following lesson will show you how to use the Simple Future Tense in English.
FORMS
The Simple Future Tense has the following forms:
USAGE
The Simple Future Tense is used to express:
Examples:
You will have to answer several questions about yourself.
The test will take about sixty minutes.
Examples:
Will you join us?
Shall I begin now?
NOTES
SHALL is used with the 2nd and 3rd persons and WILL is used with the 1st person to show:
Example:
She shall not let anyone stop her.
Example:
I will try my best.
Example:
You shall be punished for this.
The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Posted on Friday, June 10, 2011 | Filed under Grammar
The following lesson will show you how to use the Past Perfect Continuous Tense in English.
FORMS
The Past Perfect Continuous Tense has the following forms:
USAGE
The Past Perfect Continuous Tense is similar in use to the Past Perfect Tense. It emphasizes the uninterrupted nature of the action.
Examples:
We had been working for five hours continuously before he arrived.
Before going to Australia to study, I had been learning English for several years.
The Past Perfect Tense
Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011 | Filed under Grammar
The following lesson will show you how to use the Past Perfect Tense in English.
FORMS
The Past Perfect Tense has the following forms:
USAGE
The Past Perfect Tense is used to express:
Examples:
When the police arrived, the robbers had already escaped.
Luckily, I had hidden the book before he entered the room.
Examples:
We had discussed several important matters before lunch.
The manager had prepared a long report before the meeting.
The Past Continuous Tense
Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011 | Filed under Grammar
The following lesson will show you how to use the Past Continuous Tense in English.
FORMS
The Past Continuous Tense has the following forms:
USAGE
The Past Continuous Tense is used to express:
Examples:
We were watching television when the phone rang.
When the revolution broke out, she was studying in Europe.
Examples:
My mother was listening to the radio while my father was reading some newspapers.
While the children were playing outside, their parents were cooking in the kitchen.
The Simple Past Tense
Posted on Sunday, May 29, 2011 | Filed under Grammar
The following lesson will show you how to use the Simple Past Tense in English.
FORMS
The Simple Past Tense has the following forms:
USAGE
The Simple Present Tense is used to express:
Examples:
I first watched this movie thirty years ago.
She started her scientific career in 1985.
Examples:
My brother worked as a receptionist from 1990 to 1997.
Jenny was a nurse in the army during World War II.
Examples:
We often went swimming when we lived in the countryside.
His father gave him some pocket money every morning.
NOTES
Examples:
TO RUN -> RAN
TO BUY -> BOUGHT
USED TO/WOULD + Infinitive
is also used to express a habit in the past.
Examples:
I used to read comics when I was a kid.
He would ask me to help him when he had trouble doing his homework.
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | Filed under Grammar
The following lesson will show you how to use the Present Perfect Continuous Tense in English.
FORMS
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense has the following forms:
USAGE
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense is similar in use to the Present Perfect Tense. It expresses an action which began in the past but has continued up to the present and possibly to the future. The Present Perfect Continuous Tense, however, emphasizes the uninterrupted nature of the action.
Examples:
I have been learning English for five years.
He has been working very hard recently.
The Present Perfect Tense
Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2011 | Filed under Grammar
The following lesson will show you how to use the Present Perfect Tense in English.
FORMS
The Present Perfect Tense has the following forms:
USAGE
The Present Perfect Tense is used to express:
Examples:
I have lived in this house for twenty years.
My father has taught American literature since 1995.
Examples:
I have seen that film before.
She's been to America several times.
Examples:
The manager has just gone out.
Tom is jealous because his friend has bought a new car.
The Present Continuous Tense
Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | Filed under Grammar
The following lesson will show you how to use the Present Continuous Tense in English.
FORMS
The Present Continuous Tense has the following forms:
USAGE
The Present Continuous Tense is used to express:
Examples:
Be quiet! The baby is sleeping.
I'm trying to concentrate, so please don't disturb me.
Examples:
His son is studying for a degree in philosophy in the United States.
I'm reading a rather long novel by Dickens. I don't know when I can finish it.
Examples:
My father is coming to see me tomorrow.
We are having a meeting on Thursday morning.
The Simple Present Tense
Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011 | Filed under Grammar
The following lesson will show you how to use the Simple Present Tense in English.
FORMS
The Simple Present Tense has the following forms:
USAGE
The Simple Present Tense is used to express:
Examples:
I get up at 6 o'clock every day.
He often goes swimming in the morning.
Examples:
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
NOTES
The following adverbs are usually used with the Simple Present Tense: always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, never.