Hi, Moonyscorp. Welcome to English Forums. Thanks for joining us. Both versions work, although the expression is more common with "with." The only thing that bothers me is the sense of timing. Usually such a comment accompanies a new

They had to have that specially made? The sentence is in the past tense. Since English lacks verbs for situations in which person A does something for person B on person B's request, a rather long and awkward structure is used instead: to have

There are some suggestions which might be of use. We use it when referring to the decision which has been just made (in the moment of speech) It is a nice car! I will probably buy one.     We don't use it when implying something planned

I' m travelling to London next week. - Present Continuous - Future I wish I had more time to finish this exercise. - Past Simple - Present When you have finished , you can go home. - Present Perfect - Future Gorbachev Calls for Peace Summit. -

Hey, just posting for a quick check. I'm sure these are  mostly correct. Thanks, Matt.      1.   Mark’s been teaching English since 1995.      1- Present Perfect Continuous 2.   After a year abroad, I’ll have learnt a lot.    2- Future

Hey, just posting for a quick check. I'm sure these are mostly correct. Thanks, Matt. 1. Mark’s been teaching English since 1995. 1- Present Perfect Continuous 2. After a year abroad, I’ll have learnt a lot. 2- Future Perfect 3. I will

And that's why only the progressive tense is working here instead of works ? As Clive points out above, it's a matter of the meaning you want to convey. The present simple and the present continuous have different meanings. You have to

Hello. I have read in an english grammar that: "We use will for instant decisions about the immediate future: What are you doing after the lesson? " and that "The present progressive is most used for arrangements in the near future,

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There is a class of verbs in English known as "stative" verbs because they relate to a state of being rather than an action (as in a dynamic verb); believe, hate, love for example are stative verbs. These are never used in the continuous