I WAS asked this seemingly simple grammar question last week by a member of Jose Carillo’s English Forum who goes by the username Baklis: “While reading your book English Plain and Simple, I came ...

Present and past particples are used as parts of certain verb constructions but they can be used in a number of different ways. Present participle (verb-ing) clauses can be used without a subject ...

Last night, Joe dreamt of Mary. Or would it be better to say that he dreamed of her? More important: How can you know for sure? Past participles confuse a lot of people. Take it from someone whose ...