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Thanks for confirming what I got right and what I got wrong appreciated I ll try the answers so but just to let you bear in mind when it comes to tenses I have to choose between the following options Present PerfectPresent SimplePresent ProgressivePast SimpleAnd obviously Past present future for...

Hi everybody Why do all the Grammar books use the expressions simple present and simple past although all the other tenses start with the tense marker and add the aspect marker then present progressive present perfect present perfect progressive past progressive past perfect past perfect...

Hi everybody I m a teacher of English at a German Grammar School and after 12 years of experience I m still wondering about the following puzzle Why do all the Grammar books stick to the confusing expressions simple past and simple present although it seems quite more logical to say past simple...

She is eating dinner for one hour She has been eating dinner for one hour He is watching TV all day He has been watching TV all day Actually these two cases are the point that I eagar to know So let me give you another example if you don t mind How is your vacation going so far How has your...

I m not questioning about Present Perfect VS Present Perfect Progressive Please let me know the difference of Present Progressive and Present Perfect Progressive For example She is eating dinner for one hour She has been eating dinner for one hour It is raining outside It has been raining outside...

quote user Anonymous Do you mean He was reading a book for an hour is the same as He was going to read a book for an hour quote No My example was in the present tense A present progressive tense expresses an activity taking place at the moment you utter the sentence If I say You are dancing at a...

I would like to share my 2 cent worth with you all There are two parts to the question a the usage of the present progressive tense and b the usage of the present perfect vs that of the present perfect progressive In general the progressive form i e ing form of the base verb is used to say in...

Hi I have been to China twice Past Participle Used in several tenses like the present perfect Sometimes used as an adjective Studying history is a good way to waste your time Gerund A verb used as a noun Call me later I m busy I am burning a couple of grammar books Present continuous also called...

Hello I really need your help with English grammar I want to become an au pair in England and need to write a letter to my potential hostfamily I would like to tell them that I m taking a training course at college to become an educator and have no idea how to write it Do I have to write I ve...

Matt0915 wrote 3 Why is I have been watching my neighbor dig a hole all day in Present Progressive BUT I watched my neighbor dig a hole all day yesterday not in Past Progressive I have been watching my neighbor dig a hole all day is Present Progressive because it states the neighbor is talking...