English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Future progressive tense is also called future continuous tense. Future progressive tense is used to show ongoing action that will happen in the future and continue for a length of time. When writing in future tense, we add the helping… Read more68. Future Progressive Tense
Yesterday’s lesson explained that we can make a present tense verb into future tense by using the helping verb will. Present tense: I run.Future tense: I will run. By adding the helping verb will, we push the action into the… Read more67. Other Ways to Show Future Tense
We learned that present progressive tense and past progressive tense both use verbs with an –ing ending. Present progressive: I am working. You are working. She is working.Past progressive: I was working. You were working. She was working. Progressive tense… Read more64. Helping Verb or Linking Verb?
Past progressive verb tense is also called past continuous. This tense shows ongoing action that happened in the past. Past progressive tense uses helping verbs was or were and adds –ing to the main verb. Present progressive tense: I am… Read more63. Verb Tense – Past Progressive
In yesterday’s lesson, we learned that past tense verbs usually add –ed. Today I walk. Yesterday I walked. Irregular past tense verbs do not follow that rule. Irregular verbs completely change their form. Look at these examples:Today I eat. Yesterday… Read more62. Irregular Past Tense Verbs
The verb tense present progressive is also called present continuous. This present tense shows ongoing action that is happening right now. Present progressive tense uses the helping verb is, am or are.Present progressive tense also adds –ing to the end… Read more58. Verb Tense – Present Progressive/Continuous
The word tense is connected to the word time. A verb tense shows us when in time something is happening. Verbs in the present simple tense show that something is happening right now – in the present. I eat. I… Read more57. Verb Tense – Present Simple
Last week, we learned about action and linking verbs. Linking verbs connect the subject to a noun that renames the subject or to an adjective that describes the subject. Linking verbs give extra information about subjects. However, using too many… Read more56. Highlight on Writing- Avoid Overuse of Linking Verbs
Last week we talked about action verbs. Action verbs sometimes transfer action to a direct object. An action verb that transfers action is called a transitive verb. Ate is an action word. In this sentence, ate is a transitive verb.Bob… Read more54. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs