Timelines are a teaching aid we use to help explain how different verb tenses are used. They are a visual representation of the passage of time. This is an empty timeline:
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Third Conditionals in English Grammar
The past is past and (sometimes unfortunately) it cannot be changed. All we can do is imagine how it might be different now if things had gone differently. To do this, to describe unreal situations in the past, we use the Third Conditional. If I had known the party was […]
Continue ReadingThe Present Tense in English Grammar
The Present Tense is one of the three main verb tenses used in grammar. It is used to talk about the current situation, i.e. now. Here we introduce to the four main forms of the present tense and look at when we use them. The links at the bottom of […]
Continue ReadingSubjunctives in English Grammar
The Subjunctive is a verb mood used in dependent clauses to express wishes, commands, emotion, possibility, judgement, necessity, or statements that are contrary to facts at present. Basically we use the subjunctive to talk about events that we want to happen, we hope will happen, or we imagine happening. If […]
Continue ReadingSubjects in English Grammar
Look at these sentences: James Bond drives an Aston Martin. Bond is chasing the killer! 007 kissed the beautiful Russian agent. In each one the subject has been highlighted. The subject is the main theme of the sentence; it is what the sentence is all about. It is, if you […]
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