There is a class of verbs in English known as "stative" verbs because they relate to a state of being rather than an action (as in a dynamic verb); believe, hate, love for example are stative verbs. These are never used in the continuous

In English, with a verb like "love," one usually does not use the progressive; however, sometimes it is fine in converstion. E.g., "At first, I did not like the taste of this food, but I'm loving it more every day." In

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,

The impressive implies future, here, and I think it is more appropriate and more common.

You you say, I am having guests this evening; or I have guests this evening?

Only this is correct: I have been reading War and Peace for the last three days / for three days now.

We all know that we can use present continuous for action that are happening at the moment and on the other hand also we can use present continuous for longer actions in duration, e.x. I am sitting in a resturant and i am talking with a firend

Very little. It all depends 'how' you see the future. Generally speaking, we make a distinction between 'plans' and 'forecasts'. When we talk about 'plans' now, we tend to use the present continuous or 'be going

Native speakers might prefer: I don't think (that) you should accept the job. When people use the present progressive for certain verbs, the idea is "more and more." That is, I'm thinking (more and more each day) that you