For a thorough understanding of how English verbs work, let’s make a full-dress review of this part of speech by going back to its very basics. Recall that a verb is a word that expresses an act, ...

English has no stative verbs, so some sentences cannot really be translated word-for-word. (File photo). Photo: Stuff / Stuff David Karena-Holmes is a Nelson-based writer and tutor of grammar in te ...

In a sentence, the verb describes the main action or state of the subject. Different types of verbs have different functions: A sentence is built up from words. Sometimes words are grouped together in ...

As a linguist, I’ve lost count of how many times I have been asked what I think of the various language-learning apps. The truth is that I don’t use them. But of late I have been watching my daughter, ...

The present tense describes an event which is currently taking place, regularly takes place or a state that currently exists. To put a verb into the present tense, an understanding of the different ...