Talking in the past

Von Helen

The English language offers many possibilities to tell stories in the past. When we tell a story we are creating pictures in the listener’s mind and to do this in a good way we have four main tenses to choose from. As I’ve said many times before, being able to position when things happened /…

Positive gossip

Von Helen

Gossip (Tratsch) is everywhere, both at work and at home and both men and women do it.But gossip doesn’t have a good name (steht in schlechtem Ruf) and many people think it is a waste of time , often damaging relationships and making teamwork difficult. All that talking behind your back ( hinter deinem Rücken…

Love the Present Perfect

Von Helen

As you may have already guessed, I certainly do love the Present Perfect. It is the tense which makes English sound English and I strongly recommend that you grow to love it too.Don’t forget, we use the Present Perfect when we talk about:1. Experience. For example I’ve never been to Japan or I’ve tried lots…