An Exercise in Tenses

In the extract of a paragraph from the passage, A Cooking Challenge, in a previous post on reading comprehension, you will notice that there are different kinds of tenses. Take a look at the tenses highlighted in red and attempt to explain why different kinds of tenses are used.  Then, go to the blog page of The Pear Tree Centre for Education for the explanations.

In the next post, I will go over the same extract to explain perfect tense.

I have had a few yuck moments, for sure, before I had the revelation that cooking is a science!  I have, for instance, realised that one simply does not concoct a drink from grapefruit and bitter gourd, no matter how good, Google tells you, they are good for your body.  I must admit that I tried unsuccessfully to redeem the drink through scooping spoonfuls of honey.  But, ah, those are moments that belong to history.  With a bit of help from my sister, friends and the Net, I found to my surprise that I was getting better.  That is, I was getting better, with creating rather simple dishes until the fateful day when I decided to cook egg curry with the help of the `egg roast curry powder'.

Remember to go to website of The Pear Tree Centre for Education for the suggested explanations.