Many of us who write and speak in English will likely be surprised when told that unlike the Romance languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian among them), English doesn’t have a ...

Sometimes you know a word has two forms, but you 're not sure which one is appropriate to use in the situation at hand. This happens a lot with verbs, where past-tense forms can compete for acceptance ...

Test your English! Can you tell the past tense of these verbs? Practice your English vocabulary and grammar with this challenge.

A verb’s tense is determined by when the action takes place, which could be in the past, present or the future. To make most verbs past tense, you can add the suffix, ‘ed’. ‘The last time adventurous ...

This article is reposted from the old WordPress incarnation of Not Exactly Rocket Science. The blog is on holiday until the start of October, when I’ll return with fresh material. For decades, ...

Test your English verb knowledge! Take on this past tense challenge. Learn English grammar in a fun way.

Karim Zeroual and Hacker T. Dog have a song and routine for Key Stage 1 pupils. The duo explain the difference between the present tense and past tense in a way that will get pupils up and active. The ...

A verb is an action word or a state of being. There are four major tenses in English – simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous. This lesson suits intermediate learners. (Note: This is not a ...