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...
Today on the CISL Blog, we continue our look at each of the tenses in the English language by learning the Simple Future. To practice, we will take a look at the Gaslamp Quarter’s plans for 2014. There are two ways to express the Simple Future, which makes it unique (the Simple Present and Simple...
November marks the halfway point in our monthly lessons covering all 12 of the English tenses. Remember to look back at our previous lessons if you need a refresher on the Simple Present, Simple Past, Present Progressive, Past Progressive, or Present Perfect! This month we are focusing on the Present Perfect Progressive. If you have...
This October, we are continuing our series on all of the tenses of the English language by studying the Present Perfect. (To master this tense, make sure to check out our grammar post about the tense!) What better way to practice tenses than by seeing these tenses used in song? A great example of a...
At CISL, we are continuing our series on the 12 tenses in the English language with the tense of the month: Present Perfect. If you haven’t already checked out our first installments in this series, make sure to read up on the Simple Present, Present Continuous, Simple Past, and Past Continuous! This lesson also features...
The Past Progressive (also called the Past Continuous) is one of the 12 English tenses, and one that is used very often. Today we are looking at this tense and talking about one of the coolest neighborhoods in San Diego: Ocean Beach! Called “OB” by most, Ocean Beach is an area between Point Loma and...
The students in the above photo are playing volleyball. It is time for the second of 12 lessons on the 12 English tenses! Have you checked out last month’s lesson on the Simple Present? You might be surprised to find a new use of the Simple Present that you didn’t know before! July’s tense is...
There are 12 tenses in English. Do you know them all? Starting June 2013, CISL will post a blog entry each month featuring one of the 12 English language tenses. It is a great way to review the tenses you know (and learn the ones you don’t!). Each post will feature an explanation of the...
