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Re: questions

Newguest wrote: Goodman wrote: Newguest wrote: Hi I have a few questions. 1. We were having a chat while we were waiting. IT IS BETTER TO WRITE "We had a chat while we were waiting" Are both sentences OK, or not? 2. Is it possible to say: The instructions to this exercise are saying that...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Goodman 156 days ago Conversations Tenses Present continuous Simple past Present simple
Re: simple present tense exercise

Hi Anon I'm glad that someone finally decided to try to do this test. I assume that in this test you are supposed to decide whether to use the present continuous or the simple present tense . (A few of the sentences will also work with a tense other than a present tense). The words in...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Yankee 205 days ago Simple present Conversations Tenses Numbers Present continuous Present tenses

I am doing (Future) VS I am going to do (future)

Hi,Can anybody help to clarify the difference between the two?according to Raymond Murphy:'' We use I am doing(present continuous) when we say what we have arranged to do- for example, arranged to meet somebody, arranged to go somewhere: i am meeting Ann this evening; I...

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Re: future time

Will vs. be going to Q: What is the difference between will and going to as in “I’ll go to town” and “I’m going to go to town”? Batyabatya_l@macam.ac.il A: A quick answer to your question about the use of will vs. the use of be going to is that will expresses an action...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Teo 2 yr 249 days ago Articles Conversations Difference between Present continuous
Re: Hello

Hi Jazz, Thanks for saying I could correct your post on line. Re: your reply to Ali; 1. In English we always begin a new sentence with a capital letter, and we use a capital letter for people's names, and for names of places such as London, the Indian Ocean etc. So your greeting should...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by abbie1948 3 yr 95 days ago Articles Capital letters Simple present Verbs Conversations Tenses Nouns Present continuous Present tenses Punctuation Simple past Spelling Present simple Consonants
Re: Infinitive or present continuous

Hello, Edward, To me (but I may be wrong), "I like to swim" should be I'd like to swim" "I like swimming" is OK, it means you like the activity of moving in the water with the help of your arms and legs. It is not a present continuous. P.C. is "S + to be + V-ing" Suppose you have a waterproof...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by pieanne 3 yr 97 days ago Conversations Present continuous
Re: Meaning of structures

Regretably what is used in every day conversation and what is grammatically correct are not always the same thing. I am having breakfast. (Present Continuous ) I will have breakfast soon ( future ). Hope this helps Arabella.

Teaching English (TEFL) by david 3 yr 243 days ago Conversations Present continuous