LeeSang  +  687731 Tue, 17 Mar 09 02:36 PM hello. again ^^ A: Do you have any idea what time it is? B: No, __ my watch today. (a) I haven't worn (b) I'm not wearing I understand (b) is correct answer. but I think (a) may be possible. If I say (a), what dose it mean? is it different from (b)? please help T.T LeeSang Joined on Sun, Mar 1 2009 New Member 25 Present Progressive, Present Continuous, Present Tenses, Present Perfect, Continuous Tenses

	Yankee  +  687739 Tue, 17 Mar 09 02:52 PM Hi LeeSang Yes, (b) is possible as a response, but (a) is not. "I haven't worn my watch today" is not a sentence I would expect to hear in any conversation.  It suggests that although you did not put your watch on earlier today (and thus are not wearing it now) you might possibly put your watch on later today and then wear it for a while. Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,500 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Sentences, Speaking, Chat, Friendships, Conversational

	AlpheccaStars  +  687740 Tue, 17 Mar 09 02:53 PM LeeSang “I understand (b) is the correct answer. but I think (a) may be possible. ”   The present perfect is used for an action that started at some time in the past, and continues to the present. For example: I have not worn my watch since last week, because its battery needs to be replaced.  When there is no time stated that indicates when the action started, we use the present progressive. I cannot tell you what time it is because I am not wearing my watch today.  AlpheccaStars Joined on Sun, Oct 12 2008 Senior Member 3,508 The pen is mightier than the sword. Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) Present Progressive, Present Continuous, Present Tenses, Present Perfect, Continuous Tenses

	sky2k  +  690051 Mon, 23 Mar 09 06:06 PM Hi all, could you please clarify me about question related to this topic. I found an example with present perfect in the textbook.  "It hasn't rained this week."  Can I say "It isn't raining this week" ? Is this grammatically right? If yes, what is the difference between this two sentences?  These two sentenses conform both rules on the picture. sky2k Joined on Mon, Mar 23 2009 Belarus New Member 02 Difference Between, Present Tenses, Present Perfect, Images, Sentences

	AlpheccaStars  +  690099 Mon, 23 Mar 09 07:34 PM Welcome to the Forum! This is a tricky question! Grammatically, it is OK, but logically it sounds a bit weird.   You can say: I'm not working this week, I'm on holiday.This means during the whole week you haven't worked, you are not working, and you will not work. You know this for sure. It isn't raining this week means that you know for sure that it will not rain the rest of the week.  Since we can't predict the weather with this certainty, we do not use this expression. On the last day of the week, we would say, It hasn't rained this week. (past time). It is OK to say: It isn't raining today. or It hasn't rained today - because we can see what the weather will be for just one day. It's not going to rain this week. (This is usually as prediction from the weatherman, or your hope.) I hope it's not going to rain this week, because that would spoil my vacation.  AlpheccaStars