Teleostomi wrote: "There was no cockroach to have made her ill." At first I thought "to have made her ill" allows for only the interpretation of "past participle" but could it also be taken as "present participle"? I'll probably

Yoong Liat wrote: Liveinjapan wrote: The Earth is being harmed ,and this harms people as well. Is the first clause a passive form or 'being harmed' is a compliment of 'The Earth' ? Thanks LiJ It should be 'complement'. Hi,

One way that you can properly use "finding" is when you are in the process of doing something (so the present progressive is correct) and you discover something on a repeated basis. I'm reviewing your report and I'm finding a lot of

Grammar Geek wrote: Using the present progressive shows that it's a "snapshot" - what's going on right now. Thanks, GG. But my main concern is on "with" in "fit in with." Namely, why did you insert "with" in the phrase?

Using the present progressive shows that it's a "snapshot" - what's going on right now.

Hi, Here's a line from Friends: I am never having sex with you again! (Sorry for the terms, but that's what the character said) Shouldn't it be will? Isn't there a rule for will that says it is used for promises, refusals and threats? And isn't

Here's a line from Friends: I am never having sex with you again! (Sorry for the terms, but that's what the character said) Shouldn't it be will? Isn't there a rule for will that says it is used for promises, refusals and threats? And isn't

1. Ok. 2. "Travels" is more of a stative verb, so Present Progressive may be useful... 3. Not sure, but my HO is that "liable" is OK, though "likely" is better.

For gerunds and participles, see Post:437399 . Present continuous and present progressive are two names for the same thing: the tense made by combining a form of to be followed by an -ing form of the verb, e.g., are going , were doing , have

Hi, I have been to China twice. - Past Participle. Used in several tenses, like the present perfect. Sometimes used as an adjective. Studying history is a good way to waste your time. - Gerund. A verb used as a noun. Call me later, I'm busy. I am