Thursday, November 30, 2006
How English Can Make You Tense
Everyday I study my English,
Which is not as simple as it seems.
My head is continuously spinning;
Now verbs are turning in my dreams.
I was learning the Past Continuous,
Which unfortunately didn't last;
For, as I was happily going along,
Up jumped the Simple Past.
I had hoped to learn more quickly;
The Past Perfect I'd wanted to clear,
And it would've been much easier
If the Conditional hadn't appeared.
The Present Perfect I haven't perfected,
Though believe me how I've tried.
The Continuous I've been attempting;
I'm surprised I haven't cried.
The Future won't be simpler,
Of that I am quite sure.
It's going to be confusing
On the evidence of before.
As yet I haven't considered
The Future in the Past.
I was going to make an effort,
But it left me quite aghast.
But the thing that keeps me going,
As I struggle with each tense,
Is that maybe in the future
It just might make some sense.
Source: Alan R. Beresford ¶ 4:44 AM
Everyday I study my English,
Which is not as simple as it seems.
My head is continuously spinning;
Now verbs are turning in my dreams.
I was learning the Past Continuous,
Which unfortunately didn't last;
For, as I was happily going along,
Up jumped the Simple Past.
I had hoped to learn more quickly;
The Past Perfect I'd wanted to clear,
And it would've been much easier
If the Conditional hadn't appeared.
The Present Perfect I haven't perfected,
Though believe me how I've tried.
The Continuous I've been attempting;
I'm surprised I haven't cried.
The Future won't be simpler,
Of that I am quite sure.
It's going to be confusing
On the evidence of before.
As yet I haven't considered
The Future in the Past.
I was going to make an effort,
But it left me quite aghast.
But the thing that keeps me going,
As I struggle with each tense,
Is that maybe in the future
It just might make some sense.
Source: Alan R. Beresford ¶ 4:44 AM
