In Simple past^x, Present tenses^x

I can differe between the present continuous tense and the simple present tense. The diference is : - Th simple present tense is used for a repeated or habitual action that happen always or often or usually. - Th present cotinuous tense is used for an action that is still contiuing now. ...

She hasn't come to visit us since her wedding (on July 7th) > OK She hasn't come to visit us since she got married > OK "Since" introduces either a complement referring to a precise moment in the past, or a time clause referring to a precise moment in the past (simple past). In those...

I verified the Google results on I wish I had have and I wish I have had, and I must say that I was astonished. In standard English the only possibilities after I wish (that) (with subject pronoun or noun) are would (with the bare infinitive), could (with the bare infinitive), had (with the...

Many thanks to all of you, especially to GG for his very clear explanation!Grammar Geek, could you do me a favour? I'd much appreciate if you could take a look at these questions and answer (at least) some of them, at you convenience... :2/ A very similar problem emerges with 'I'm waiting for...

While doing some reported/indirect speech stuff (again!) lots of questions has come to my mind. Here are some of them. 1/ 'I never eat meat', (Bill said/explained) -> turns into -> Bill said/explained (that) he never ate meat. - This is the normal way in which most of us would...

When you have someone do something, you arrange for them to do it. If this arrangement happens generally, always, as a rule, habitually, as a matter of normal practice, then the simple present tense is used. I I had them do this. CJ

Either are OK. You can keep the present tense ("go out") if the action of "going out" is not too far away in the past : "Turn down the radio, I can't hear her! What did she say?" - "she told you to close the door when you go out!" On the other hand, you use the simple past when the "going out"...

Yes, and what bothers me most is her use of the present tense instead of the simple past...

1. Is it OK to say: "I already have my ID number!" ?I think OK.2. Can we use already with the simple present tense? Could you give any other examples?Yes, 'already' can go with the present tense when the verb is stative. (EX) I already know it. (EX) Here it's already winter.3. Which are all...

He never says a word unless he's being threatened in someway.chemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />>> > > My question here is why the speaker used the form "is being threatened" and not "is threatened". When I should use the first form "is threatened" and not the second "is being...