2 I wish there was were a device you could point at people and you'd know what nationality they were from. nationality they were from. Present tense because where you are from is in the present even though it refers to an event in the past.

Hello everyone, Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words! With many thanks!! Fiona is very

Hi all, I'm back from a loong holiday :-) Now I'm teaching English again, and I'm running into trouble... At the school I teach (Dutch school) we use a book that's not always as clear as it should be. Even I don't always

You've gone back and forth between present tense and past tense.

You went back and forth between past and present tense.

Almost everything: they have different meanings, different uses and different spellings. They are, however, both 3rd person singular present tense English verbs.

hi, uktous. In my opinion, it's ok to use more than one tense in your paragraph.It all depends on what really you want to emphasize. Here, you use the present tense in I am good at explaining maths. Present tense often refers

hi, In the following paragraph, there are more than 1 tense. Any problem.? No need to amend my paragraph. I just worry more than 1 tense in the sane paragragh Thx Paragraph When I was a teacher, I showed my teaching skills. I taught 50 students.

PERFECT TENSE is something that happened in the past which affects us at present CONTINUOUS TENSE continues as we speak ie be, am are is (plus present participle) PERFECT CONTINUOUS something which started in the past and continues to

Past simple: I sat alone on a park bench -- This statement is complete. Past continuous: I was sitting alone on a park bench when a beautiful young woman walked by. -- Present continuous requires some other action to be included in the context.