The correct tense for future plans in English
Make sure you use the correct tense when you talk about future plans in English. Here are some tips to do this, as well as other phrases to use...
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discourse markers
Discourse means ‘pieces of language longer than a sentence’. Some words and expressions are used to show how discourse is constructed. They can...
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present perfect (1): basic information
This entry deals with the simple present perfect. For the present perfect progressive, see present perfect 4 forms have/has + past participle I...
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be able
We use “able” especially in the structure be able + infinitive. This often has the same meaning as can. There is a negative form...
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present perfect (4)
progressive (or ‘continuous’)formshave/has been + -ing I have been thinking about you.Have you been waiting long?I haven’t been...
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