When speaking of the future in English, do you use “will” or “be going to?” Is there a difference? The quick answer is that “will” and “be going to” are essentially the same. In English, both are tenses used for the Simple Future. (To learn more about the Simple Future, check out our Grammar Lesson...
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English tense 10 of 12: The Future Perfect Progressive
This month we continue our 12-part series on all of the tenses in the English language with the Future Perfect Progressive. Also called the Future Perfect Continuous, this tense has two forms: [will have been + present participle] [am/is/are + going to have been + present participle] Examples: We will have been waiting for more than three...
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Action vs. Non-Action English Verbs
In September, Converse International School of Languages’ grammar lesson is about action and non-action verbs. What are they? What is the difference between them? And, most importantly, how can we correctly use them in our writing and speaking? Action Verbs English language verbs can be broken into two categories: action and non-action. Just like the...