Richard Flanagan is drowning. Trapped in a kayak, wedged underwater, he sips from a pocket of air inside the Franklin’s roar.

Tenses are an important part of the English language because they help to indicate the time of an action or event which is essential for clear and effective communication.

Students complete gap fill exercises to identify appropriate past tense word. This clip is suitable for teaching English at Key Stage 3 or Third Level.

There is a misconception that all verbs in a paragraph should be in the same tense. The choice of the appropriate verb tense depends on context and meaning.

The word 'tense' comes from 'tempus', the Latin word for time. Some languages like Mandarin Chinese don’t have verb tenses but express time in different ways. When writing, it’s important to ...

Our divisive politics around immigration lag behind the diverse reality of our schools — and for English learners, early ed ...

Graduate programmes at LSE are demanding and you will need to demonstrate that you have a high level of English language proficiency before you embark on your studies. Your answers to the relevant ...

Applicants from outside the UK usually need to meet specific English language requirements in order to study at The University of Manchester. The UK Visa and Immigration Authority (UKVI) requires that ...

If you have applied for one of our undergraduate programmes, or received an offer, you can meet our language requirements in the following ways: • You are a national of Canada or one of the UKVI list ...

The Turkish language has gone viral on social media for a particular trait: a tense that you can supposedly use specifically ...

Most academic departments are able to make conditional offers to applicants who do not meet the English language requirements when they apply for an academic programme. A conditional offer is subject ...