There is a misconception that all verbs in a paragraph should be in the same tense. The choice of the appropriate verb tense depends on context and meaning.

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 ...

Answer these questions and find out just how good you are with the use of tenses in English! Illustration: Uttam Ghosh 'She is waiting for us at the restaurant.' 'They spent the night at a roadside ...