In Verbs^x, Simple present^x

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 waiting room and I...

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 context it s hard...

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 present tense and the second...

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 understand why it...

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 wishes 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

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 forward to is never...

lt If we change the above sentence to the Simple past tense it would become Every night we pleaded with him to sleep early but he pretended not to hear gt No I didn t say that would has to be removed I said I prefered it without lt Every night we plead with him to sleep early but he pretends not...