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

I think both the simple present and the present contunuous are correct. Some would say that you lose your job at one single point in time, but the expression "I've just recently lost my X" is quite common, in my experience. (

Remember - simple present Remember ed - simple past

Hello, you did a good job for the most part, except for one error and maybe two. She walks in, comes right up to me and says -past This isn't past tense. If it said walked in, came right up to me, and said, then it would be past

Hey, just posting for a quick check. I'm sure these are  mostly correct. Thanks, Matt.      1.   Mark’s been teaching English since 1995.      1- Present Perfect Continuous 2.   After a year abroad, I’ll have learnt a lot.    2- Future

Hi. You said in your response: Your earlier quote was "Simple Past and Past Progressive do not normally change in sentences with when / if." That part doesn't mention the simple present. I assume the original quote is correct

First of all, the first example is probably a "typo" or misspelling. We all make them (note "thier agenda" above). The others are examples of the simple present used to express general truths. They are showing this aspect :

Thanks. Gleb. What about the tense? Is it better to use the simple present or past tense?

All OK, except as follows: Nigel lives in London PRESENT CONTINUOUS Simple present -- There's no -ing. You must have an -ing for a continuous tense. I' ve had a cold for 5 days SIMPLE PRESENT Present perfect -- have had -- auxiliary have

Could someone please check my answers for the following. I have to match the tenses / structures with the sentences The tenses I have to choose from are:- Future form, Simple present, Simple past, Past continuous, Present perfect,