by Phil Williams | Jun 10, 2021 | Grammar
I had a question recently asking about how to use the present perfect without durational adverbs, such as “for” or “since”. There are some examples of this in The English Tenses Practical Grammar Guide, but I thought it would be useful to expand on the concept....
by Phil Williams | Dec 3, 2013 | Definitions, Grammar
There are 12 basic tenses in the English language. These are the most common grammatical forms for expressing time in English. It can help to view the different time expressions on one timeline, so I have created a diagram to compare all the English tenses, below....
by Phil Williams | Jun 3, 2013 | Exercises, Grammar
Continuing our look at the tenses, here’s a practice exercise to compare uses of the present simple and the present continuous tenses. These uses are covered in full detail in The English Tenses Practical Grammar Guide, but this brief summary should help....
by Phil Williams | May 23, 2013 | Exercises, Grammar
The following is a brief extract from my grammar guide, The English Tenses. The guide covers all the English tenses with examples and exercises. The present simple tense is mostly used for regular and repeating events. This section explains how to use the present...
by Phil Williams | Apr 15, 2013 | Grammar
My post about using the perfect forms for future tenses briefly explains the idea of using present tenses to express a future meaning. This post specifically addresses using present tenses for time clauses. We often use when, if and certain prepositions to express a...