In attempting to learn another language it’s frequently the forms of verbs which present the major difficulties. As has been observed previously in this column, this is much less of a problem with te ...

A viral video features a content creator quizzing strangers on grammar, causing widespread amusement due to a woman's confident but incorrect response about the third form of the verb 'come'. Another ...

Explore the evolutionary dynamics of language through verb changes seen from Old English to modern times. Discover the future of irregular verbs. This article is reposted from the old Wordpress ...

I want to follow up on the topic of language evolution that I took up in my previous newsletter about how the word “satisfying” has taken on a new meaning among many of today’s kids. The bigger theme ...

The present tense describes what's happening now. Depuis is used with the present tense to say how long something has been happening. Learn how to form sentences using the present tense. Key verbs - ...

Just like in English, sentences in French usually contain a verb. Verbs can be used to describe an action, a feeling or to describe something that is happening. A verb infinitive is the basic form of ...

This article is reposted from the old WordPress incarnation of Not Exactly Rocket Science. The blog is on holiday until the start of October, when I’ll return with fresh material. For decades, ...