Re: Present Perfect Progressive

Ant_222 — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 19:45:01 GMT

Ok, HSS.

I have got your point now. Actions can affect present in two ways:
1. The action is finished, but the result remains.
2. The action is not finished.

Number one can occur for both statitive and dynamic varbs, whereas number two only for dynamic verbs.

Re: Already

paco2004 — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 02:08:42 GMT

1. Is it OK to say: "I already have my ID number!" ?
I think OK.

2. Can we use already with the simple present tense? Could you give any other examples?
Yes, 'already' can go with the present tense when the verb is stative.
    (EX) I already know it.
    (EX) Here it's already winter.

3. Which are all the uses of "already"?
For dynamic verbs, 'already' is typically used with the present perfect tense.
But it is also used with the simple past tense, especially in AmE.
    (EX) I already gave you my best.

paco

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