Let the curly brackets { } mean "a form of". Thus, {be} means "a form of be"; that is, {be} means any of be, being, been, is, are, am, was, were. -ing represents the present participle form of a verb, e.g., being, having,

WesternAmerican wrote: Thank you very much, Thai. That was my friend asking those questions on my behalf. In regard to your '' I am full, I have been eating 2 bowls of rice'' -- You used the Present Perfect Progressive for that clause,

WesternAmerican wrote: Thank you very much, Thai. That was my friend asking those questions on my behalf. In regard to your '' I am full, I have been eating 2 bowls of rice'' -- You used the Present Perfect Progressive for that clause, claiming

Thank you very much, Thai. That was my friend asking those questions on my behalf. In regard to your '' I am full, I have been eating 2 bowls of rice'' -- You used the Present Perfect Progressive for that clause, claiming that the act of eating

But I know that in Past Progressive, there must be two clauses conjuncted by "when" or "while". Is that true? No. I was sitting at my computer all day yesterday .

But I know that in Past Progressive, there must be two clauses conjuncted by "when" or "while". Is that true? If so, what the difference between: - I was thinking. - I have thought.

Hello Anon I too am a learner and so I don't think I'm qualified to answer your questions. But if you don't mind, please allow me to put some tips about your questions. " Tom eats a hamburger. " I'm sorry but I have to say this sentence make no

Hello Roro As you know I'm an English learner and I myself am not so confident about between the simple tense and the progressive tense. So please use the following as something like junk food for your thought until native speakers give you

Both the perfect progressive and perfect aspects are possible here in the main clause. Use of the continuous (progressive) accentuates the ongoing action, and either makes the image more immediate for the speaker and/or listener, or expresses