Using -ing forms for perfect meanings

Using -ing forms for perfect meanings

by | Jun 6, 2017 | Grammar

A recent question I’ve been asked is whether or not the following sentence is correct, as it sounded strange to the learner: “With the restaurant having closed, there was nowhere to eat.” What do you think? Better as “As the restaurant had closed…” or “With the...

Using the perfect forms for future tenses

by | Feb 20, 2013 | Grammar

As explained in full in The English Tenses Practical Grammar Guide, the perfect forms (including simple perfect and continuous perfect forms) can be used with a future meaning in English. The simple perfect tense with future meaning shows something has not been...

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