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English Grammar Online is intended for the general reader who wishes to familiarize
himself with the basic elements of English grammar and improve his English language
skills.
Read and understand the following explanations on usage of Future Perfect tense and
then examine illustrative examples from Classics.
2. The Future Perfect is very occasionally used to express an action which begins
before a given future moment and continues into it. This use is found with stative
verbs (dialogue 6).
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Stative Verbs Definition
Stative Verb. A stative verb is one that is not normally used in progressive (or
continuous) tenses. Most stative verbs refer to states, not to actions or events.
Examples: remember; contain; know; prefer; like; hear.
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Thursday, 23 July 2015
When to Use Past Perfect Tense
Contents ? Grammar in Dialogues ? Past Perfect (When to Use)
In this page we examine the Past Perfect Tense in a detail: what it actually means
and how it is used. Some illustrative extracts from English literature are given
below.
Past Perfect expresses an action accomplished before a given past moment and viewed
back from the past moment. It may be a single point action, an action of some
duration or a recurrent action. The time of the action in most cases is not
indicated. Here are some examples (1, 2).
Example 1:
Vincent Van Gogh is talking with his cousin Kay in Amsterdam.
Kay: What are you thinking about, Cousin? You seem preoccupied.
Vincent: I was thinking that Rembrandt would have liked to paint you.
Kay: Rembrandt only like to paint ugly old women, didn�t he?
Vincent: No. He painted beautiful old women, women who were poor or in some way
unhappy, but who through sorrow had gained a soul.
Kay: Forgive me for being stupid. I understand what you mean about Rembrandt. He
gets at the real essence of beauty, doesn�t he, when he paints those gnarled old
people who have suffering and defeat carved into their faces.
(I. Stone. Lust for Life)
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Monday, 27 April 2015
Present Perfect � When to Use
Contents ? Grammar in Dialogues ? Present Perfect (When to Use)
1. when the time of the action is not indicated at all (dialogue 1);
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Saturday, 21 February 2015
Going To Usage and Illustrative Examples
Contents ? Grammar in Dialogues ? Going to Usage
Father: I wonder if they�re what we think they are? Stars! Stars like this! People
think we know about them. I wonder if we do. I wonder if we can. I wonder if we
they are what we think they are.
Son: Let�s find out. I�m going to find out.
Father: Well.
Son: I�m going to find out all about them.
Father: Perhaps you will. A lot of people have tried, you know. Sir Isaac Newton �
and Sir Robert Ball � and Sir William Herschell -- �
(G. P. Snow. The Search)
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I am
He is
She is
It is
We are
You are
They are
going to do something.
We often use the present form am/are/is/ going to + infinitive to talk about the
future.
What are you going to do on Sunday?
It is going to snow.
Meanings:
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Illustrative Examples:
1. Catherine and Frederic are in Switzerland. There was a snow storm the day
before.
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