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1. Chloë has been living in Leeds for six months now, but I have lived there longer. (PERFECT CONTINUOUS) 2. I enjoy walking to work every morning. (CONTINUOUS TENSE) No, simple present tense. Walking is a gerund required by enjoy. 3. I have
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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cool breeze
119 days ago
Simple Present, Dates, Tenses, Present Continuous, Present Tenses, Gerunds, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Simple Tenses, Continuous Tenses
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Hello. Sorry to hear you're feeling uncomfortable with this type of activity. But you're not alone: I would be, too! The sentences lack context, which makes it difficult to tell when tense changes are necessary and when they are not (among
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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miriam
1 yr 237 days ago
Verbs, Dates, Constructions, Tenses, Present Continuous, Past Perfect, Expressions, Present Perfect, Past Tenses, Direct Speech, Indirect Speech
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"Have" in relation to a date is not used with the present continuous because it doesn't refer to the action of going out with someone, it's an arrangement. We talk about going on a date when we want to refer to actually going out with someone. So
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I repeat:
She is on a date with Frank right now.
She has a date with Frank this weekend.
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Dear yankee,
Thank you for your explanation.I wanted to say: "She is having a
meeting with her boyfriend (now or tomorrow)" or "She has a meeting(a
date) with her boyfriend(now or tomorrow)." Which is correct? She
cannot possess that kind of
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Moki wrote: Which is correct: " She is having a date." or "She has a date."? Click here for a different definition of the word date . If the date in your sentence is a type of fruit (as in the definition above), then both of your sentences are
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Hi Moki,
Welcome to the forums.
She is on a date (right now).
She has a date on Saturday. (future)
She had a date on Saturday (past)
<edited to correct my incomplete thought>
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Which is correct: " She is having a date." or "She has a date."?
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Hi Kooyeen
The use of 'will' in this context would tend to suggest "I'm willing to do this at a later date ".
The meaning is practically "present" though, the same as "That's too heavy for you, I'll help you..." (I'm about to help you).
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Welkins2139 wrote: Marius Hancu wrote: Welkins2139 wrote: According to Michael
Swan, we use a simple present perfect tense in sentences like
that.
Could you give some of Swan's examples?
This is the first time that I've heard
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