FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE Introduction to Future Perfect Continuous Tense Future continuous tense describes an action that began either in the past or present and will continue to happen up until a point in the future. It is also known as future perfect progressive tense because the verb in the sentence shows progress or continuation. The Future Perfect Continuous Tense shows the duration of an activity, from its beginning in the past or present till its completion in the future. For example, Elizabeth will not have been shopping for six hours. I will have been looking for my ring for five hours after one hour. After five minutes, Jim will…

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE Introduction to Future Perfect Tense Future perfect tense describes an action that will take place in the future but will end at a certain point. It also describes an action that will end after another action takes place.  For example, Ben will have cut the cake before nine o’clock. Sam and Elijah will let the dogs out before evening. The court will have given their decision before they provide them with the proof. We will have reached our destination before the sun sets. The plane will have landed at midnight tonight. In all the examples above, the action will take place somewhere in the future and will…

FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE  Introduction to Future Continuous Tense Future continuous tense describes an action that will take place in the future and will continue to happen for some time. It also known as future progressive tense because the verb in the sentence shows progress or continuation. For example, I will be throwing a party next weekend. Elijah and Marcel will be looking for the ring when they get back home. The court will be resuming the hearing tomorrow. We will be going back to our rooms after a while.  In all the examples above, actions will be taking place in the future and are progressive in nature.  Before discussing the…

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE Introduction to simple future tense As the name suggests, simple future tense is the most basic form of future tense. It describes an action that has not happened yet. The action will take place in the future. For example, Samantha will take the car to school tomorrow. Lyla will cook dinner for us tonight. Joey is going to bring us some books to read. Helen and Jacob are going to host a party at the coming weekend. All the actions in the sentences above have not taken place yet and are expected to happen. To be verbs: Verb “to be” describes the condition of people, things, places…

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE Introduction to Present Perfect Tense Present perfect tense is used to describe an action that has taken place in the past but has a connection with the present. We do not specify the exact time that the action had taken place in when using this tense. For example, ·         I have seen this movie before. It was quite good. ·         In the sentence above, the subject has seen a movie, the memory of which remains in his mind. Present perfect tense is also used to describe an action that  started in the past and ended in the present. For example, ·         The youngest daughter of the Brightons…

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE Introduction to Present Perfect Continuous Tense The present perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that has started in the past and is continued in the present. For example, ·         I have been yawing all day. ·         Sally and Kate have been roaming around the campus since morning. ·         Joseph has been continuously playing free fire for the past 2 weeks. ·         Have Kelly and Ron been learning new languages? Note: Has is used when the subject of the verb is third person singular (he, she, it). Have is used when the subject of the verb is first person (I and we), second person…

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE Introduction to Present Continuous Tense As the name suggests, the present continuous tense is used to describe an action that is happening at the moment and is progressive in nature. For example, John is showing Mary the book he wrote. Mary is going through the pages, swiftly turning one by one. She is probably thinking how boring the book is.  All the actions in the passage above, that is, showing, going, turning, thinking, are happening at the moment and the readers do not see them ending.   Note: Present participles of verbs are formed by adding – with the base form of verb. For example, ·         Walk…

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Introduction to Simple Present Tense As the name suggests, simple present tense is the most basic form of present tense. It basically serves the following two purposes: Simple present tense represents an action that is happening at the moment. OR Simple present tense is used when an action repeatedly takes place.   How to form sentences in simple present tense? In order to make sentences in simple present tense, we follow the following formats.   How to make affirmative sentences in Simple Present Tense? Either we use the base form of the verb OR we add -es or -s to the base form of the verb to…

Past Perfect Continuous Tense Introduction of Past Perfect  Continuous Tense Past perfect continuous tense describes an action that happened in the past and continued to happen over a period of time. Apart from showing continuity, past perfect tense also focuses on the duration of time that was taken to perform the action. For example, ·         I had been waiting for hours before the interviewer called me in. ·         Alex and Sam had been standing in the rows all day long. ·         Had Elizabeth been watching TV the entire night? The sentences above do not only show continuity but also emphasise the time that the action took place in. Difference Between…

PAST PERFECT TENSE Introduction of Past Perfect Tense Past perfect tense tells about an event that had happened in the past and was finished before another action took place. This particular tense is used to describe an action that took place and was interrupted by another action. For Examples, ·         Kylie and Ella had already met an accident before they could get a hold of the brakes. ·         Marcus and Luna had sold their car for a very good price before buying another one. ·         I had not saved the file before I turned my PC off. Past participles (3rd form of verb) We know that there are three forms…