Subject-verb agreement means that your verb must be conjugated, or changed, to fit (or agree) with the subject. Subjects can be singular or plural. Think of singular and plural as mathematical ...

The word 'tense' comes from 'tempus', the Latin word for time. Some languages like Mandarin Chinese don’t have verb tenses but express time in different ways. When writing, it’s important to use the ...

Each subject pronoun has its own verb ending in Spanish. The verb ending indicates who is carrying out the action. Subject pronouns are not always needed with verbs in Spanish. Negative forms in ...

There is a misconception that all verbs in a paragraph should be in the same tense. The choice of the appropriate verb tense depends on context and meaning.

Howard: Something doesn’t make sense. Look. In 2015 Biff steals the Sports Almanac and takes the time machine back to 1955 to give it to his younger self. But as soon as he does that he changes the ...

An international team of researchers, including scientists from the HSE Centre for Language and Brain, has identified the causes of impairments in expressing grammatical tense in people with aphasia.

A RECENT ARTICLE in The Economist on Germany’s coalition talks was given the headline “Green-lit”. Elsewhere, though, we have reported that ventures were “greenlighted”. Another new verb is subject to ...

If you’re in the job market (or you might be soon) it’s worth taking a fine-tooth comb to the verb choices on your resume. And while humility is a valuable soft skill that conveys emotional ...

How do you choose a mentor? The Scrolling Verb The Verb's 'Out of this World' Christmas Special Chest of Drawers Lord Fox, David Crystal and Jenny Colgan Kerry Andrew, Danez Smith, Hollie McNish and ...