Past tense

added. The most important thing to know while learning past modal verbs at the threshold and vantage level is the tense we use. The students find it sometimes difficult to relate the tense with its appropriate modal verb. The modal verb ‘can’ is a simplified introduction to this part of the grammar. Students distinguish ‘can’ with its past modal ‘could’. It is interesting to point this out as they have already learned the present and past tense during their first learning…

She uses the term, “The Carriage” to show kinetic imagery because the speaker is moving throughout her journey. Some contradiction in the story shows movement in present tense as “we slowly drove” then starts using “we passed” as past tense. The reader doesn't learn until the end that the woman has already been dead for centuries. She says, “Since then-tis’ Centuries-and yet, Feels shorter than the Day”(21). The tone throughout the poem is serene. “We…

Introduction This paper seeks to provide a detailed comparison between the English language and the Italian language. First of all, what is denoted by the terms English language and Italian language and where are these languages used. The free dictionary defines the term English language as” an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries.” It is estimated that three…

I get into position even though my hands and feet ached like they would fall off. I heard the faint noise of the boat engine turning on and started to tense up. I was ready but still in my mind I was telling myself Isabelle it is your ninth try give up already! Before I could get over the nagging feeling in my mind I felt the wind brush past my face reminding me of a dandelion drifting in the wind. The water lifted me up like I was a lite elegant feather drifting on the crystal clear lake. I…

Even after his death, Truman Capote is still impacting the world with his literary style and techniques. Numerous examples of such can be found throughout his novel In Cold Blood. For instance, his nonfiction novel is composed as if it were in fiction. An example of this is how Capote introduces his characters. In Capote’s novel, real characters are gradually introduced. Slight details of a character, Mr. Clutter, are found in page five: “The master of river valley farm, Herbert William Clutter,…

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A language is a powerful tool for expressing thoughts, ideas, and feelings. Language also serves as one of the primary contextual clues in determining where any one person is from in the world or region. Moreover, language also serves as the driving force for culture development within societies. The concept that language directly affects culture development is the prominent hypothesis within the anthropological community. The primary language taught to any person during their early growth and…

The poem With rue my heart is laden by A.E. Houseman is conveying the past and future. Though the poem might be short, it is split into crucial and profound events in the author’s life as he refers to his memories, as claimed, “For golden friends I had”. This quote reveals that the poet is remembering all his friends as he uses past tense language, “had”. By the use of “had”, we can assume that the poet’s friends are pasted away or not his friends any more. The poet not only states his memories,…

This activity will use all letters from the classic game of Scrabble or you could use any letters, like the magnet ones. This activity will help students with the tenses. When the students are learning the past simple tense, you will give them the sets of letters and you say the infinitive and they write the past simple forms using the letters. For example, you say ‘go’ , the students should write ‘went’ in scrabble letters. This will make a great center for students to do by themselves…

To be able to write in depth about Artificial Intelligence, the readers must first know what it is and how it works. First, some important terms need defining. Artificial Intelligence or AI is a, “... subfield of computer science that focuses on creating computer software that imitates human learning and reasoning” (Blackwell and Manar 1). Different from most computer programs, Artificial Intelligence does not use a predetermined step system with instructions, otherwise known as algorithms.…