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Verbs and tenses

Questions answered

  • Anwar Hassan from Egypt asks about the grammatical differences between British and American English.

  • Roger Woodham explains how these auxiliary verbs are used in different tenses.

  • You can use 'do' in a positive sentence in order to give extra emphasis.

  • There are several ways that we use 'do' as an auxiliary verb in positive sentences.

  • How to say you tried to do something but didn't succeed.

  • Discover the different ways that we use 'being'.

  • Afreen in India asks about the difference between 'can' and 'could'.

  • Roger Woodham explains the different uses of the different forms of the verb 'concern'.

  • These verbs are not usually used in the continuous form.

  • Find out how to talk about ability and success in the past.

  • Nyu Shvei from Hong Kong wants to know when to use 'I didn't go home' and 'I wouldn't go home'.

  • What is the difference between 'He wouldn't know' and 'He doesn't know'?

  • Is it correct to use two 'nots' in a sentence? Don't dare to not read this!

  • 'Finished' in questions

    Trudi Faulkner-Petrova explains the use of these two questions: 'Are you finished?' and 'Have you finished?'

  • Did 'she marry him', or did she 'get married to him'?

  • Ruben from Italy asks for advice about using the verb 'happen'.

  • An interesting way to talk about making someone do something.

  • You need to be careful with the grammar of these verbs with similar meanings.

  • Karen Adams explains that the correct negative depends on the grammatical use of 'have'.

  • You have to read this if you haven't read it already.

  • Yukiazb in Japan is confused by all the different future forms in English.

  • Find out about three ways to talk about future plans.

  • Anna in the Netherlands asks about the differences between 'will' and 'going to'.

  • Marcel Fehlmann in Switzerland asks which of these forms is more natural.

  • Sometimes, a future event is actually in the past! How do we refer to that?

  • We often use this structure to talk about official plans and arrangements.

  • We can use this future form to talk about official arrangements.

  • Julio Molina from Peru asks why he is not to smoke.

  • George Pickering explains the differences and similarities between these two words.

  • Callum Robertson explains that both are possible, but one is more natural.

  • Definite plans vs. slight possibilities.

  • What's the difference between 'I鈥檒l miss you' and 'I鈥檒l be missing you'?

  • Agata from Poland asks: What grammatical constructions are possible after 'hope'?

  • Mark Shea explains why we sometimes say 'I were'.

  • Does Roger's advice 'help to explain' the grammar, or does it 'help explain' it?

  • Which is correct - "I heard the dog / dog's barking"?

  • Some verbs need an object, others never have one. Find out which are which.

  • Martin Parrot discusses inverted subject-verb word order in conditionals.

  • Salman from Pakistan would like to know the difference between 'let' and 'leave'.

  • You 'lie on a bed', but you 'lay the baby on the bed'. What is the difference?

  • Do you 'like' to use 'like' as a preposition, or are you confused by this?

  • Likely

    How to use the word 'likely'

  • There are different ways to make these verbs negatives. Does it change the meaning?

  • Samanth Hague takes on a question about a non-standard grammatical form.

  • Roger Woodham shows the different tenses in the passive form.

  • Which passive continuous forms are usually avoided?

  • These complex forms of the passive are explained by Roger Woodham.

  • This is a way to say that you arranged for someone to do something for you.

  • Rachel Wicaksono discusses two slightly different usages of 'to have something done'.

  • Comparing different tenses can help you understand when to use them.

  • Carmen from Hong Kong asks if there are any rules for making the past form of a verb.

  • Students often make mistakes when using the past simple and the past perfect together.

  • Find out why these verb forms have been giving Niki from Hungary a headache for weeks.

  • Why do we use the past simple in the expression 'it's time we left'?

  • Paul from Russia asks when we use 'used to' to refer to the past.

  • Bahito from Algeria asks for the exact difference between these verb forms.

  • Burcin from Turkey says her biggest problem is with the present perfect.

  • Sabz Ali Khan from Saudi Arabia finds it difficult to use 'have' with 'had'.

  • Find out the difference between these similar forms.

  • He's been to London; he's gone to London. What is the difference?

  • Read this if you have been studying the present perfect for a long time.

  • Learning about these time expressions will help you use the present perfect.

  • Mi Mi Khin from Myanmar has many problems with these forms. Can Catherine Walter help?

  • Learn how the meaning of a verb can affect the tenses we use.

  • Hana from Poland is confused as to whether or not 'have meeting' is a state verb.

  • Rachel Wicaksono explains which types of verb you can use with 'used to' or 'would'.

  • Wojciech in Poland wants to know when you can use state verbs in the continuous form.

  • Susan Fearn deals with the basics of subject-verb agreement.

  • Why do we say 'there is a table and a chair', and not 'there are...' ?

  • What is the subjunctive form in English? Is it the same as 'should'?

  • John in Ireland asks for some examples of the subjunctive in English.

  • Umed from Iraq asks if you can use two different tenses to refer to the same event.

  • What is the difference between 'He is naughty' and 'He is being naughty'?

  • Gareth Rees explains why newspapers use the present tense in their story headlines.

  • Hossein is confused by a seemingly mistaken use of 'do' on a 成人快手 Learning English page.

  • With which tenses can you use these time expressions?

  • We use different time expressions for the finished, unfinished and future time.

  • Alex Gooch explains the difference between these ways to refer to the past.

  • Sarah Bradshaw explains how the '-ing' form can be a noun.

  • I 'enjoy swimming', but I 'want to fly'. Why?

  • After which verbs do we use '-ing' or 'to'?

  • Gareth Rees talks about verb patterns that affect meaning.

  • 'Show it to me' and 'show me it': Is there a difference in meaning?

  • Using the auxiliary 'do' in questions.

  • Roger Woodham explains this complicated area of grammar.

  • Mohammad Atai from Iran wants to know the difference in the use of to worry and to be worried.

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