In the example that "CJ" gave, what is(what are) the grammar reason(reasons) that "Having" is used as a noun - ie, how can one discern that it is used as a noun in this sentence as opposed to a participle? Hi Philip: The verb

-- PROGRESSIVE FORM OF TENSES -- Present Progressive Form of tenses Past Progressive Form of tenses Future Progressive Form of tenses -- PERFECT TENSES -- Present Perfect Tenses Past Perfect Tenses Future Perfect Tenses

Hi, She's hoping = She is hoping >> present progressive (aka present continuous) I think >> simple present (NOT progressive) I/he/she was wondering >> past progressive (aka past continuous) I expect >> simple present

I understand that "I am wanting a new car" is ungrammatical but "I have been wanting a new car" is acceptable. Is this because "I have been wanting a new car" is in the present perfect progressive tense? How about

Depending on the context, # 1 is the most common and grammatical. # 3 being the future progressive tense, it is possible with the right situation. # 2 is the least common but also possible.

Could you native teachers please give me a hand? For the purposes of this test question, you were expected to know that the verb exist is a 'non-progressive' verb, that is, it can't be used in progressive tenses. That definitively

Huygen, By reading your post, something tells me that your English level should be beyond the question you just asked, and able to categorize the tenses already. There are 3 basic tenses: Simple past – present – future There are past

Will both the processes in 1 and 3 end by next week and by the end of the year? If they do, why not use future perfect tense? If they don't, why not use future perfect progressive? Please advise, thanks.

We will be forgetting everything by next week. We'll have forgotten everything by next week. By the end of the year, they'll be learning all they need to know. By the end of the year, they'll have learned all they

Certainly you can use the future continu ous tense in general, also called the future progressive tense, but not with non-progressive verbs like have , as in to have free time . Non-progressive verbs cannot be used in any continuous tense. This