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,

Hi, there! Here are my doubts. Could you help me, please? - He (write) a composition since lunch time . In this kind of sentence I could use e.g. the * Present Perfect Progressive : - He has been writting a composition since lunch time. In this

PWe are printing an award for a teacher and it's not immediately obvious where the mistake is. He has provided guidance and service from August 2006 to August 2008, but we are printing the award before his term ends. Is it present perfect

Explain why the verb “To Be” is not a non-progressive verb? It can be used in progressive tenses -- although this is not common. ( The baby is being difficult this morning. ) I know the simple present never talks about the present ... You have

Hi everyone, I have a few grammar questions and I don't know how to answer them: Explain why the verb “To Be” is not a non-progressive verb? I know the simple present never talks about the present but what can be an exception to this rule? Why

I would like to thank you for your edition.However, I cannot understand/ have not understood/have not been understanding the logic of your edition.Could you ...' b. am not able to understand I was reading the thread and

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.

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. /

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

Alex, Here's the mistake. because "had to" is a modal as well It's sometimes called a 'semi-modal', because it is like the modal must in meaning. Nevertheless, its grammar is exactly the same as for any non-modal verb, like want, like,