In English, the past perfect tense describes an action completed before another past event, or an action completed before a specific time focus. Grammatically, as the present perfect does, the past ...

To establish the difference between the use of ‘has/have’ and that of ‘had’, one needs to understand the essence of the past perfect tense. When two things occurred in the past, the past perfect tense ...

WE made a full-dress review of the perfect tenses in the past five columns. To round off the review, we will now revisit the progressive perfect tenses. Recall that as the continuing forms of the ...

Mastering tenses is fundamental to effective communication in English. This comprehensive guide provides an in-depth exploration of various tenses, offering clear explanations, illustrative examples, ...