BUILDING THE NATION By Christopher H. M. Barlow ~ Selected Poems BUILDING THE NATION By Christopher H. M. Barlow ~ Selected Poems Today I did my share In building the nation. I drove the permanent secretary To an important urgent function In fact to a luncheon at the Vic. The menu reflected its importance Cold … Read more
ISAAC MRUMA A Tanzanian poet and journalist. YOU ARE LOST To you dada. it’s the days that matter, for we are unable to chat in the language we had. When I look at you and see my pay-slip in your eyes, I feel empty and sapped. Your glance, sister, is to me the … Read more
Hollow Heads Hollow heads torture me with ignorance, Blind eyes harass me with darkness, Deaf ears tire me with silence, Dumb voices deafen me with gibberish, Blank minds confuse me with emptiness, And above all, There is power and command. With wits and ears and eyes, I have speech and a strong mind, But … Read more
JWANI MWAIKUSA A Tanzanian writer and lawyer. He studied law at the University of Dar es salaam and in England. He was a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Dar es salaam. Sunrise Behold! The sun has risen. And with it the sons of the land have risen too. Forward they … Read more
English Tense System In some languages, verb tenses are not very important or do not even exist. In English, the concept of tense is very important. On these pages we look at how to avoid confusing tense with time, and the structure of the 12 basic tenses, with examples using a regular verb, an irregular … Read more
Future Perfect Continuous The Future Perfect Continuous tense looks at the past from the future. How do we make the Future Perfect Continuous Tense? The structure of the Future Perfect Continuous tense is: subject + auxiliary will + auxiliary have + auxiliary be + main verb invariable invariable past participle present participle will have been base + ing … Read more
Future Perfect The Future Perfect tense is quite an easy tense to understand and use. The Future Perfect talks about the past in the future. How do we make the Future Perfect tense? The structure of the Future Perfect tense is: subject + auxiliary verb WILL + auxiliary verb HAVE + main verb invariable invariable past participle will have V3 … Read more
Future Continuous The Future Continuous tense is often used in English as a way to talk about something happening at a given point in the future. How do we make the Future Continuous tense? The structure of the Future Continuous tense is: subject + auxiliary verb WILL + auxiliary verb BE + main verb invariable invariable present … Read more
Future Simple The Future Simple tense is often called the “will tense” because we make the Future Simple with the modal auxiliary will. How do we make the Future Simple tense? The structure of the Future Simple tense is: subject + auxiliary will + main verb invariable base will V1 For negative sentences in the Future Simple tense, we … Read more
Past Perfect Continuous The Past Perfect Continuous is another tense that expresses the “past in the past”. In this lesson we look at the structure and use of the Past Perfect Continuous tense, followed by a quiz to check your understanding. Note that continuous tenses are also called progressive tenses. So the Past Perfect Continuous tense is sometimes called the Past Perfect Progressive tense. How … Read more