"Why is English so complicated?" he whispered to his cat, Barsik, who was currently busy grooming a paw and offered no linguistic support.
By the time he finished, Misha didn't just have a completed homework assignment; he had a spark of understanding. He closed the Afanasyeva & Mikheeva textbook, feeling less like he’d survived a battle and more like he’d finally learned how to read the map.
Misha stared at the exercise on page 84. It was the dreaded "Put the verbs in the correct form" section. To Misha, the English tenses weren't just grammar; they were a labyrinth of "haves," "had-beens," and "ings" that shifted like sand. He sighed, the sound echoing his mounting frustration. His parents were in the next room, expecting progress, but all he had was a blank notebook and a growing sense of panic.
In seconds, the digital oracle provided the answers. He saw the exercise, neatly laid out with every "Present Perfect" and "Past Continuous" in its rightful place. Relief washed over him like a cool breeze. He began to copy the answers, his pen moving with a newfound confidence.
