In Verbs^x, Simple present^x

Jackson6612 wrote: Hi, Is this true that simple present tense is being used in passive voice in the following sentence, he is gone? No you can't say that. Only transitive verbs can have passive voice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_passive_voice "gone" here is an adjective....

Hi, I was told that in simple present tense first form of verb (e.g. go,eat,rise, etc.) is used. But here in the sentence ''he is gone'' third form is being used.

The -s marks a simple present tense verb with a singular 3rd person subject: I run, you run, he runS, we run, you run, they run.1-- The Ford family had a private funeral service for Gerald Ford.2-- A big piece of ice cracked off from the edge of Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic.

A firefighter fights fires. (about his job, general; the verb is simple present) A firefighter is fighting the/several fires in the appartment building across the street. (specific fires; see the continuous present)

"It doesn't function like the subjunctive." Interesting. Perhaps "to be" is an irregular verb... ...Cf. "I cook, he cooks, they cook"; "I am, he is, they are." It's formed differently from other verbs in the simple present; so why shouldn't it be formed differently in the past...

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