These are the tenses I had to choose between; Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous, Future with 'Going To', Future Simple,

gerund is ending with -ing It is usually used with a continuous sense e.g. I am writing to you now. I don't agree with your gerund example, Wmoynan. In my opinion, you have not provided an example of a gerund. 1. I am writing to you now. In

Hi, Also fine. Clive

How about: I am planning to backpack Europe after graduation.

Hi, Yes. It suggests that you have made firm and definite arrangements, and that it will happen soon. Clive

I'm backpacking Europe right after I graduate college. Is this an appropriate way of the present continuous form?

What I wonder is if pick up can be usable for people in terms of getting better . Yes, but you have to be careful. - I picked up from a bad cold. (Does this ok to mean feel better ?) - I pick up today ( Does this make sense to mean I feel

I don't think it's either an idiom or passive. I take it as present continuous. It refers to the ongoing terms and conditions of the hencemen's employment. I am regularly/continuously paying you. Why?? The simple present could be

Ouch! Boy am I rusty! "I've lost my keys" and "someone who's just recently lost his job" are present perfect tense, not present continuous. Sorry about that! "I'm losing my mind" is present continuous.

is I'm living with my parents because I'm not earning very much.- present simple ? No. am livi ng , am earn ing . Both have -ing . Present continuous. Present simple - Without - ing 's. Present continuous - With -ing 's. (Another