The Participle – Part I
November 1st, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
Read the sentence given below:
Seeing the dog the child ran away.
November 1st, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
Read the sentence given below:
Seeing the dog the child ran away.
October 31st, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
Simple Future or Future Indefinite Tense
Affirmative
I will/shall write.
He will/shall write.
They will/shall write.
Negative
I will/shall not write.
He will/shall not write.
They will/shall not write.
October 31st, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
The Past Perfect Tense
Affirmative
I had worked.
She had worked.
They/you/we had worked.
Negative
I had not worked.
She had not worked.
They/you/we had not worked.
October 31st, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
The Simple Past or Past Indefinite Tense
Affirmative
I wrote.
She wrote.
They/you/we wrote.
Negative
I didn’t write.
She didn’t write.
They/you/we didn’t write.
Interrogative
October 30th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
Present Perfect Tense
Form
Affirmative
I have written.
He has written.
They/you/we have written.
Negative
I have not written.
She has not written.
They/you/we have not written.
October 30th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
The present indefinite or the simple present
Form:
Affirmative
I work.
She works.
They/you work.
Negative
I don’t work.
She doesn’t work.
They/you don’t work.
Interrogative
October 30th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
We have seen that the past perfect tense is used to talk about a completed past action. Note that when two past actions have to be mentioned, the past perfect is used for the earlier of the two, and the simple past for the later.