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 ...

Look again at the four spelling rules above and try the activity below. Change each of the verbs in the table below into the past tense by adding -ed and then the present tense by adding -ing.

So climbing is in itself a game, with rules everybody knows ... Every moment of every climb is a puzzle, often a tense one. You move one limb at a time, looking for the best nook to place your ...