by Phil Williams | Apr 15, 2013 | Grammar
My post about using the perfect forms for future tenses briefly explains the idea of using present tenses to express a future meaning. This post specifically addresses using present tenses for time clauses. We often use when, if and certain prepositions to express a...
by Phil Williams | Mar 9, 2013 | Books, Grammar
Whenever I recommend just one English grammar book, I suggest Raymond Murphy’s English Grammar in Use. The English Grammar in Use series covers all areas, Basic, Intermediate and Advanced, though the one I find most useful is Intermediate. The large selection of...
by Phil Williams | Feb 20, 2013 | Grammar
As explained in full in The English Tenses Practical Grammar Guide, the perfect forms (including simple perfect and continuous perfect forms) can be used with a future meaning in English. The simple perfect tense with future meaning shows something has not been...