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I ve come across the following sentence Jane is always winning the prizes The book says that we use the pres continuous for repetitive situations I m utterly confused I ve always thought that we should use the present simple tense I know that we sometimes use the pc for annoying things like She s...

You re welcome One thing though the use of the present simple here implies that you are describing a process e g in the preamble to a dissertation Is that your context MrP

First conditional When you re gone I ll miss you Not correct Try If you are to go I ll miss you Zero conditional When you re gone I miss you OK Is ARE present simple in both phrases It is See bracketed version Because in the first conditional it s strange to think that ARE is talking about the...

First conditional When you re gone I ll miss you Zero conditional When you re gone I miss you Is ARE present simple in both phrases Because in the first conditional it s strange to think that ARE is talking about the present when it s giving us the idea of future If it is present simple are there...

Newguest wrote Hi everyone 1 Once the warrior has completed his task he makes no further comment What if I wrote Once the warrior completed his task he Does it change anything Why has this sentence been written in the present perfect tense I would write Once the warrior completes his task he...

Hi everyone 1 Once the warrior has completed his task he makes no further comment What if I wrote Once the warrior completed his task he Does it change anything Why has this sentence been written in the present perfect tense I would write Once the warrior completes his task he makes no further...

Philip wrote The only thing I can suggest here about the use of the continuous is that the writer wants to convey the idea that it is a habitual action but I ve always thought that the present simple tense should be used in order to convey habitual actions lt confused gt

Forum_mail wrote The sentences comes from a book The Sandler Inquiry So said Shassad aloud and ruminatively he s screwing around till three in the morning Then he gets up gets dressed goes down to the street and meets Why is there screwing around and not simply screw around I mean we tend to use...

The sentences comes from a book The Sandler Inquiry So said Shassad aloud and ruminatively he s screwing around till three in the morning Then he gets up gets dressed goes down to the street and meets Why is there screwing around and not simply screw around I mean we tend to use the present...

That doesn t soud like present simple to me It may not sound like present simple to you nevertheless that s exactly what it is The correct form is I hope he helps you The subjunctive is incorrect I hope he help you CJ