But I do like that phrase - breathless immediacy. I'll try to fit that into my conversation this week.

Hi , Fill in the blanks with the correct form of words given: 1. I _____am reading_______ (read) a very interesting book now. 4. Who _____were_______ you _____speaking_______ (speak) to just now? 10. What ___does_________ Mary

Hi, You wrote: I learn from a grammar book that a small set of verbs of communication such as "tell", "say" and "hear" can be used in simple present tense even though the act of telling, saying or hearing happened in

However, if you want to show some doubt about whether it is really fine, you may use would as a present tense and say (in your original conversation): -- That would be fine -- as long as it doesn't stop working while I'm driving at night.

will or won't in the original conversation: -- Your car battery is getting very weak. -- That won't (=will not) be a problem as long as it doesn't stop working while I'm driving at night. ________ would or wouldn't when talking

Hi all! I've been giving English conversation lessons to a theology professor for about a year now. He's getting on in the years - a couple years from retirement - and his primary goal has been just to get his spoken English going a little

Hi, I have an argument with my girlfriend and we met after calm down. Is the following conversation correct? Ben: May... you are back. When you ran away, I felt really upset. May: I was mad at you Ben.........I needed to run away or I

If you happen to have money (with/on you), could/would you lend me some? [this is more about present -- if the if-clause is in present tense, can we use the modals 'could' and 'would'? Does the phrase 'happen to have' make

Not really. The second sentence indicates a time in the future, perhaps very soon. The first sentence is a bit odd, because the use of the simple present tense already implies "as usual". This could be used, of course, in casual

In fact, it's probably a mixture of both - they are still trying to solve the problem so some elements are past and some are present.Maybe he still thinks, and they still resent, but his communication with them is past. GG, thanks for the