In Clauses^x, Present progressive^x

#1 John who took my pen is here. #2 John who is wearing my jacket is here. How firm a grasp would you like to obtain? (I know I shouldn't have written that, but I couldn't resist.) The thing that works for me is to take out the the subject and the "verb" and see if it still...

Awence wrote: Please kindly indicate the correct answers and justifications for the answers. 1. Various kinds of food (has/have) been prepared. "kinds" is the subject of the sentence and is singular, requiring a singular verb, have . (present progressive of to happen) Thank you. You're...

Yoong Liat wrote: Liveinjapan wrote: The Earth is being harmed ,and this harms people as well. Is the first clause a passive form or 'being harmed' is a compliment of 'The Earth'? ThanksLiJ It should be 'complement'. Hi, Yoong Liat, Did you mean to correct the spelling of...

Anonymous wrote:Hi, quick question: In the sentence that follows, what part of speech/ tense (gerund, present progressive...) or grammatical role (subject, verb) is "loving" and why? Furthermore, what grammatical role is "someone" and why? Essentially, what do you make of this sentence? It...

The present tenses (present (simple) and present progressive) can express future time in English, not just the will form. The idiom going to also expresses future time. She the television, I'll pay him, and not a minute sooner. (completion of a task) CJ

Hello! I'm studying english tenses and i need some help. I have some questions: 1-What is the difference between the future indefinite and will+infinitive form? 2-What is the difference between sentences: I will never get married./ I am never getting married. 3- The use of present progressive...

These smokers are not only buying a product that is bad for their health but also getting a lesson in bad gramar. Why use the present progressive tense here?

Teo wrote: If it ___ tomorrow, we won't go camping with Angela. (A) is raining (B) will rain (C) rains (D) rained Which choice or choices are acceptable? Both A and C make sense to me. To my mind, the present progressive makes the rain seem a little more "immediate" than the simple...

Hello guysI have no intention to offend anyone, but I think you should not deny a usage just because you don't know that usage. Please know at least some of us ESL students come here to expand the knowledge of English. If you want to work here as a volunteer teacher, you should be more tolerant...

>"my dad said he is going to work tomorrow" or "my dad said he was going to work tomorrow."I don't agree that was is correct. The past tense said in this sentence refers to the time the man spoke. The present progressive is going is used in the sense of the future tense and refers to the time...