Being clear about the differences between past, present and future will help you avoid mistakes. Learn how to use tenses with BBC Bitesize 3rd level English.

The past tense is used for examples disclosing experiments that have been performed as described. In contrast, 'prophetic' or 'paper' examples are written in the present or future tense.

Being clear about the differences between past, present and future will help you avoid mistakes. Learn how to use tenses with BBC Bitesize KS3 English.

For example, a rug in “I’m going to lay this rug on the floor. ... The past tense and past participle of “lay” are the same: laid. Today I lay the rug on the floor.

One’s tense will vary depending on what one is trying to convey within their paper or section of their paper. For example, the tense may change between the methods section and the discussion section.

If you've ever felt that English could use a couple more tenses to truly capture the nuances of the past, present, and future, this exploration of languages that have taken verb tenses to ...

Present Tense. Past Tense. Future Tense. 1.Present Simple Tense. Example: She writes a letter every day. 2.Present Continuous Tense. Example: She is writing a letter right now.

Strange to think of it now but this time last year, senior people at Newcastle United were referring to Bruno Guimaraes in the past tense. The team had just lost 2-0 to Manchester City in the FA ...

Dear Debbie Beverly of Schaumburg and like-minded friends: Yes, we are living in very hateful times. As you admit, people are spewing such hatred now. That did not happen under Obama. You were all ...

Past perfect: I had written the letter before she advised me against doing so. (Two actions: writing and advising.) The examples show that some people confuse has/have with had because they fail ...