For most action verbs. present continuous refers to the present moment ('I am typing in this box') while simple present refers to an action that happens anytime in the past present and future ('I type in these boxes when I have free time').

PERFECT TENSE is something that happened in the past which affects us at present CONTINUOUS TENSE continues as we speak ie be, am are is (plus present participle) PERFECT CONTINUOUS something which started in the past and continues to

Past simple: I sat alone on a park bench -- This statement is complete. Past continuous: I was sitting alone on a park bench when a beautiful young woman walked by. -- Present continuous requires some other action to be included in the context.

Hi, Your tenses are fine. However, your sentence is incorrect because it lacks capital letters. Clive

One extra point I want to make which is when you add the adverb "regularly" to the sentence, it will skew the meaning which was intended. Consider this: A- I sent you an email earlier, did you get it? B- I am checking my

I'd say they're interchangeable. The present continuous implies that he's done well over a longer period of time, but the simple present implies that this is the very latest news. The "so far" seems like a hedge. That is,

It's present tense like, "She takes walks in the park." It's sort of an habitual practice. It happens to be the GSMA's business to regularly estimate this sort of thing. If you used past tense, it would mean they only

Here's how it should be: Jackson would have celebrated his fiftieth birthday this August if he were alive . Jackson would have celebrated his fiftieth birthday this August if he had not died earlier this year . There are a

Anon, There are a few simple rules for learners who would like to receive help from the forum. Simply post your questions in a polite manner, the forum will respond, provided that you have to show some honest effort on your questions before

Mrs Hay___________(drive) along a small country road when she ___________(see) a man at the side of the road. He ___________(wave) and pointing at his car. Mrs Hay ______________(stop) and _________(ask) the man if he was all right. 'My