ninthenglishroommickgomez

The  FUTURE PERFECT TENSE  indicates that an action will have been completed (finished or "perfected") at some point in the future. This tense is formed with "will" plus "have" plus the past participle of the verb (which can be either regular or irregular in form): "I  will have spent  all my money by this time next year. I  will have run  successfully in three marathons if I can finish this one." TAKEN FROM:  http://www.englishpage.com Future Perfect Future Perfect has two different forms: "will have done" and "be going to have done." Unlike  Simple Future  forms, Future Perfect forms are usually interchangeable. FORM Future Perfect with "Will" [will have + past participle] Examples: You  will have perfected  your English by the time you come back from the U.S. Will  you  have perfected  your English by the time you come back from the U.S.? You  will not have perfected  your English by the...

The Future Continuous (or future progressive tense) The future continuous tense isn't taught very much in English classes but, in fact, English speakers use it a lot. You will sound much more natural if you master this tense. (Click here to learn about how to USE this tense) Here's how to make it: The  positive  (will + be + verb-ing): At 10 am tomorrow, I will be sleeping you will be working she will be studying it will be raining he will be cooking we will be eating breakfast they will be travelling In the same way as with the  future simple , usually we use the short form ('ll be verb-ing) when we are speaking. Sometimes students don't use the short form, because they are not sure how to pronounce it. Here are some examples to help. I'll be sleeping you'll be working she'll be studying it'll be raining he'll be cooking we'll be eating breakfast they'll be travelling Here's an exercise a...

Although typically words that identify more than one person, place, or thing are made plural in the English language, collective nouns are an exception. This unique class of nouns denotes a group of people, animals, objects, or concepts or ideas as a single entity. Comparing Countable, Mass and Collective Nouns Confused about the differences between these  types of nouns ? Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted, modified by a number or quantified with size, amount, or value related words, and can appear in both singular and plural form. Mass nouns, also referred to as non-count nouns, signify unbounded amounts, such as liquid, small objects, and abstract or immeasurable concepts. For example, "water," "rice," and "education" can all be considered mass nouns. A noun is considered a mass noun when its use cannot be counted, modified or quantified in a relevant and logical manner linguistically. Collective nouns are considered a subset of co...

DEFINITION In  English grammar , a  partitive  is a word or phrase (such as  some of  or  a slice of ) that indicates a part or quantity of something as distinct from a whole. Also called  partitive noun  or  partitive noun phrase . Partitives can appear before  mass (or noncount) nouns  as well as  count nouns . Although most partitive constructions refer to a quantity or amount, some are used to indicate quality or behavior ("the  kind of  teacher who . . .").   See Examples and Observations below. Also see: A Lot (Much, Many) Collective Nouns Determiner Indefinite Pronouns Nouns Quantifier Etymology From the Latin, "relating to a part"   EXAMPLES AND OBSERVATIONS "You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but  some of  them are golden only because we let them slip." (J.M. Barrie, "Courage." Rectorial Address deliv...