by Phil Williams | Feb 8, 2022 | Grammar
I’ve had a few queries lately asking for more information about using the future tenses in the past. This is used when we want to talk about events yet to occur but from a past perspective. This is a topic that was actually added to the later versions of The...
by Phil Williams | Jul 13, 2021 | Exercises, Grammar
Given the popularity of this future tenses exercise, I thought it would be good to expand on that with another in the same format. As before, in the following exercise, complete the sentences choosing the correct future tense form for the verb in brackets. The future...
by Phil Williams | Jan 7, 2014 | Grammar
Time clauses are used in English to demonstrate a period of time based on an action or event, similar to dependent clauses in conditional sentences. For example, I will cook dinner when I get home. ‘When I get home’ is a clause demonstrating a point in time, based on...
by Phil Williams | Apr 29, 2013 | Exercises, Grammar
Complete the following sentences choosing the correct future tense form for the verb in brackets, and practise lessons learnt in The English Tenses Practical Grammar Guide. There are many possible future tense forms to choose from, including: simple present present...
by Phil Williams | Apr 22, 2013 | Grammar
One of the things that makes English a rich language is the variety and flexibility of the tenses. This is covered in huge detail in my book, The English Tenses Practical Grammar Guide, but this post will give you a quick introduction! The future tense is possibly the...