A practical rather than a theoretical approach to 'trouble-spots' of the English language for foreign learners.Throughly updated with new examples.
Acknowledgements Key to Sumbols Preface to Third Edition Introduction1. Simple Present and Past Tenses2. Progressive Aspect3. The Expression of Past Time4. The Expression of Future Time5. The Primary Modal Auxillaries6. Modality Continued7. Indirect Speech8. Mood: Theoretical and Hypothetical Meaning Further Reading Index