Using verb tenses When you are writing, the verbs you use show if the events have already happened, are happening now or will happen in the future. The past tense is used for things that have ...

A recent episode of The Big Bang Theory shows Sheldon, Leonard, Raj, and Howard watching Back to the Future, Part II and discussing the appropriate tense to use when talking about something that ...

Do we really need a special “future tense” to express that idea? Lots of languages, it turns out, manage OK without one. Podcast production by Mike Vuolo. Tweet Share Share.

If you've ever felt that English could use a couple more tenses to truly capture the nuances of the past, present, and future, this exploration of languages that have taken verb tenses to ...