The word 'tense' comes from 'tempus', the Latin word for time. Some languages like Mandarin Chinese don’t have verb tenses but express time in different ways. When writing, it’s important to use the ...

This sounds contradictory or unbelievable? You are right if you think so. But don’t forget that, in grammar, there are often exceptions to rules just as specialised usages are an integral part of ...

In this English lesson, we’ll break down what past participles are, how to form them, and how to use them correctly in sentences and tenses.