Verb tenses aren't holding stress in their shoulders; they express time. They show whether an action, event, or process happens in the past, present, or future.
Or some alternate time period we don't even know exists.
Simple Tenses
There are three simple tenses. They live on a farm and don't ask questions.The simple present tense is the base form of the verb or the base form of the verb plus –s for third-person singular sub...
Perfect Tenses
No, they're not flawless. Nothing is. As we learned from Nicolas Cage in Moonstruck, the only things that are perfect in this messed up world are snowflakes and stars.There are three perfect tenses...
Progressive Tenses
No, "progressive" doesn't mean that these tenses are pushing for social change. Nor are they our favorite red-lipstick-and-black-eyeliner-wearing insurance pusher, Flo. There are six progressive te...