Perfect Aspect
To Have Done
By Matthew, 3 3月 2010 - 12:58午後The perfect aspect: explain a state due to something that happened before.
I have never been to Mexico.
She has lived here for thirty years.
The perfect aspect is used to talk about an action that happened before a focus time. The focus time can be past, present or future. The action is connected to the focus time. So, the perfect aspect tells us that the focus time is like this because of something that happened before.
An example
In the present perfect, we are saying that now is different because of something that happened sometime before.
I have eaten lunch.
Read more · 続きを読むPartciples - Present and Past
By Matthew, 13 11月 2008 - 11:39午後The difference between a present participle (doing) and past participle (done) and how to use each.
Participles are made from verbs. In English there are two - the present participle and the past participle (P.P).
The Present Participle
The present participle is made the following way:
[VERB]+ing
Read more · 続きを読むThe Poligo Past Sentence Patterns Cheat Sheet
By Matthew, 23 10月 2008 - 7:14午後A short list of all the ways to speak about the past in English.
| Name | Pattern | Example |
Parts of Speech
By Matthew, 30 9月 2008 - 6:06午後Understand the parts of speech: knowing if a word is a noun, an adjective, a verb and so on, is very important for studying a language.
Understanding the parts of speech is very important for studying a language. It helps you understand and talk about grammar and language. It also helps for putting language together. To be a good learner, make sure you know the parts of speech.
| Part | Description | Examples |
| Noun |
