http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/FunctionOfTenses/gjgjw/post.htm#547252Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:26:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:547252CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/FunctionOfTenses/gjgjw/post.htm#547252http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-547252.xmlI think you need to review the tenses. Without an -ing word, there is no progressive tense. See 3 and 4. With auxiliary verb have , you have a perfect tense. See 3. You missed one that was past simple. Look for verb forms that end in d . Can you please try again? CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/FunctionOfTenses/gjgjw/post.htmSun, 26 Apr 2009 02:26:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:547238gordo6041http://www.englishforums.com/English/FunctionOfTenses/gjgjw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-547238.xmlHello, I need help with checking whether these verb tenses are present perfect, present simple, present progressive, past simple. I put my answers in (brackets) 2. I wish I had more time to finish this exercise. (present simple) 3. When you have finished , you can go home. (present progressive) 4. &#39;Major calls for peace summit&#39; (a headline). (present progressive) 5. I&#39; m meeting some friends at the pub tonight. (present progressive) 6. We&#39; ve got the next lesson in the language library. (present perfect) 7. I am to give a speech at the conference next week. (present simple) Thanks so much.