It should be "He moves to the left". Otherwise, they're all correct, but are relatively unusual as standalone sentences. As you mention, the simple present tense can be used to describe regular or habitual activity, or the

I just went and checked and it turned out that in 99 persent of the time an inanimate object was imbued with something in those examples. Yes, that's what I'd expect. However, I've been racking my brains trying to come up with some

I would bet that in most of those examples, it was "the atmosphere" or "the situation" that was imbued with various things, not a person. Right ! I just went and checked and it turned out that in 99 persent of

Most of the turned up results are the examples that go along these lines: Imbued with tension/significance/divinity/wonder/meaning I would bet that in most of those examples, it was "the atmosphere" or "the

I can also point out the fact that a search of both the BNC and COCA turned up ZERO results for "I am imbued with", and only two results for "I was imbued with" (both in COCA, one of which I didn't understand).

Hi Tom First of all, you should keep in mind that "imbue" is a rather formal-sounding sort of word. In terms of usage, you would generally say "imbue something/somebody with something". Thus, I would interpret "she was

Simon Stanley, is there a reason you tried to post this response more than 40 times?

The short answer to your question is no. The word "imbued" is not used in everyday language, and is probably inappropriate in the given context, even if intended metaphorically. It means "saturated", and your example would mean

Many thanks to all of you. One more question! Doesn't i mbue mean " to be filled with "? I based my original sentence on the following one. Wit and coquettishness combined with a degree of physical attractiveness made

This strikes me as a malapropism. Do you mean to say: "I'm thoroughly impressed by his knowledge of English literature"?