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Hi,here's the problem: can I use a present tense instead of the future after "I hope", when referring to something future?I think I often see the present simple where I would use "will". I hope you'll have a great weekend! / I hope you have a great weekend!I hope you'll have fun next week! / I...

New2grammar wrote: I know that this forum have discussed the topic on 'will' many times. Though generally I know that it can be used to indicate future, habitual and conditional events, in some sentences I'm still unsure whether to use 'will' or the simple present tense. For example, Every...

Hi Musesun"This forbidden to make money in the university" is not a correct sentence. The word "forbidden" is not a tense at all -- it is just the past participle (V3) of the verb 'forbid'. You can say "This is forbidden", but you cannot say "This forbidden".Have you learned how to make...

If you only use 'expected', that is the simple past tense (active voice) of 'expect' and it refers to what the player himself thought.If you say 'is expected', that is the simple present tense in the passive voice and 'is expected' means that 'other people expect something'.

Present Simple or Present Continuous? The simple present tenseThe simple present tense is used for two main types of action: Habits Actions which happen regularly (every day, every week, etc.) States Things which do not often change (opinions, conditions,...

Hi, CliveIt's high time you learnt Polish. But seriously, my English isn't very good so it was easier for me to write it in Polish.Generally it can be said that:If you give the date you use Past SimpleIf things happened in the past but you don't know exactly when or it doesn't make any difference...

Magda wrote:Yoon Liat,None of these three is Future Continuous. Future may be expressed not only by a future tense, but also by present tenses (Present Simple and Present Continuous) and by "be going to" structure.I hope this will clear up your confusion. If not, refer to this and...

Yoon Liat,None of these three is Future Continuous. Future may be expressed not only by a future tense, but also by present tenses (Present Simple and Present Continuous) and by "be going to" structure.I hope this will clear up your confusion. If not, refer to this and this.

It is Present Simple in Passive Voice.

Hi Hela, I don't know what Yankee knows but I hope this might help.. 13 present perfect and present tense To say how long something has continued, we can use the present perfect, but not the present continuous or present simple. She has been waiting for an hour. (Not: She is waiting for an...