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, ...

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, ...

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 ...