By Simple present, Verbs

One general point, Waterworld. We don't often use the simple present tense with most verbs. For 'right now', we use the present continuous; the simple present is used mostly for habits and facts that are always true. 1. I demanded the money from/of my father.2. The police demanded to...

Hi, So do "I AM here for 2 hours" and "I WILL be here for 2 hours" mean the same? Generally speaking, yes. However, I feel that the former can also express a little more intention, a little more purpose. eg My doctor always keeps me waiting for a long time. I resent this. I walk into his...

Dear Clive, So do "I AM here for 2 hours" and "I WILL be here for 2 hours" mean the same? Is "during" always a preposition and never an adverb? e.g. "During the interveiw, Mr Copeland..." Have a nice weekend, Hela

Hi Hela, I know that normally we should use the past (simple or perfect) with the adverb "for" This is not a good way to think about it. eg I will be here for two hours is fine. but how come that in the following example we can use the simple present ? I am here for two hours. Without a...

Dear teachers, I know that normally we should use the past (simple or perfect) with the adverb "for" but how come that in the following example we can use the simple present ? I am here for two hours. Many thanks,hela

Anonymous wrote: Drink is to drank. Drive is to drove. Wash is to washed ect? Could you please tell me what the 1st word is, and what the second word is? Verb, adjective ect?? Many many thanks! Wash is to washed ect? ( etc, not ect ) All the words are verbs. The first is the simple...

Clive, Why do we say 'I saw the boy fall and break his arm'? Why are the bold verbs in the simple present tense when the first verb 'saw' is in the simple past tense? Thank you for telling me that fall and break are the the 'bare' infinitive, ie the infinitive without 'to'. But I don't...

Hi, Why do we say 'I saw the boy fall and break his arm'? Why are the bold verbs in the simple present tense when the first verb 'saw' is in the simple past tense? These words, fall and break, are not present tense. They are the the 'bare' infinitive, ie the infinitive without 'to'. Best...

Why do we say 'I saw the boy fall and break his arm'? Why are the bold verbs in the simple present tense when the first verb 'saw' is in the simple past tense?

Hi Manicku 1) Other than the fact that one is the simple present tense and the other is present continuous tense, the main difference to me is that "I'm looking forward to" sounds a little friendlier and "I look forward to" sounds a little more formal. 2) The phrasal verb "look...