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Hi LinguaphileIn sentences 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 and 11 you could also use the simple present tense but then those sentences wouldn t be as emphatic In sentence 12 using the simple present tense would tend to change the meaning a bit Using the simple present tense there could be a reference to regularly...

Anonymous wrote Hi everybody I have a question about the Negative Form of Simple Present Tense please help me Can I use I don t read the book right now to express the meaning of I m not reading the book right now Thanks a lot in advance Hi Here is a summary about the present simple tense with...

Can I use I don t read the book right now to express the meaning of I m not reading the book right now No not at all The meanings are completely different In fact the first one is somewhat unusual and would not be heard very often CJ

gt Can I use I don t read the book right now to express the meaning of I m not reading the book right now No

Simple present is I read not I am reading which is present continuous I read negates to I do not read or I don t read I am reading negates to I am not reading

Hi everybody I have a question about the Negative Form of Simple Present Tense please help me Can I use I don t read the book right now to express the meaning of I m not reading the book right now Thanks a lot in advance

I m afraid neither one is correct SSK You can say either one of these They do not insist gt simple present tense They are not insisting gt present continuousYou can never say They does The word they is third person plural but you can only use does with the third person singular

Anonymous wrote Hi everybody I have few questions If I have a belt for pants do I say I botton my belt or I buckle my belt Belts usually have buckles rather than buttons so you would normally buckle your belt Look at these sentences Do you know how much a ticket concert the concert ticket cost...

Hi StenkaI see no reasonable need for the past perfect at all In fact you could easily write the end of that sentence with the simple present tense Yesterday your son sounded like he always sounds

I think it is more an observation than a rule Hanuman but simple present tense is used to denote future meanings in dependent conditional and temporal clauses clauses introduced by when if unless etc instead of the will construction It also appears in some that clauses I hope that it doesn t rain...