Explore the evolutionary dynamics of language through verb changes seen from Old English to modern times. Discover the future of irregular verbs. This article is reposted from the old Wordpress ...

Have you ever felt that English could use a couple more tenses to truly capture the nuances of the past, present, and future? We’re inviting you on an exploration of languages that have taken verb ...

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 ...

Mastering English tenses is crucial for fluency, enabling precise communication of when actions occur. The English tense system organizes time into past, present, and future, each with simple, ...

One’s tense will vary depending on what one is trying to convey within their paper or section of their paper. For example, the tense may change between the methods section and the discussion section.

The imperfect tense is used to talk about what someone used to do, what used to happen or what something used to be like. The imperfect tense is used to talk about what used to happen regularly and to ...

I want to follow up on the topic of language evolution that I took up in my previous newsletter about how the word “satisfying” has taken on a new meaning among many of today’s kids. The bigger theme ...

From “affect” and “effect,” where one has an A and one an E, to “let’s” and “lets,” where that little apostrophe makes a big difference, English is filled with pairs of similar words you’re probably ...

Learn what overgeneralisation errors are and how to avoid them. This guide covers common mistakes with irregular verbs, nouns, and pronunciation.

In “The Rupture Tense,” Jenny Xie looks at silence surrounding the Cultural Revolution and explores its lasting impact on her own family. By Srikanth Reddy When you purchase an independently reviewed ...