v This is a noun , but it is being used as an explanation Congratulating / Congratulations for you on this happy day. ^ this is a preasent progressive verb a big no no when talking to someone about them When congratulating a person, tell them

You should go. you ~ subject pronoun should ~ modal verb go ~ verb - bare infinitive form _____ They stopped ... they ~ subject pronoun stopped ~ verb - past simple _____ I'll visit ... =I will visit ... I ~ subject pronoun will ~ modal verb

Hi, It's not an auxiliary. It's the main verb. I wouldn't describe 'be' as an ordinary verb. It's quite irregular, as I'm sure you realize. Best wishes, Clive I appreciate your reply. But it's considered as an

Try putting back the ellipsis: 1. Who do you want to fight Benny? 2. Who do you wanna fight, Benny? And answering the questions: 1. I want Duke to fight Benny. 2. I wanna fight Duke. Not that wanna cannot be used when want is

1. Wild flowers, such as orchids and primroses are become rare. 2. Wild flowers such as orchids and primroses are become rare. I'm not sure we can say that the first sentence is correct, as it requires either a second comma or no comma at

HSS wrote: All that having been said and pondering what I have heard and read, I gather the "be going to" form gives you an impression of more determinedness of the speaker whereas the present progressive one of more certainty of the result of

Hi again, I'll try to respond to your questions. Would you say to a child "get your book and I'll read to you" or "go and get your book and I'll read to you"? Either sounds fine to me. Why not "I intend to talk to Fred"? Sure, that sounds

<There's nothing informal about "going to go to talk to my boss". Yes. Although it sounds a bit awkward to me. I'd favour ' ... going to talk to ...'> Would you say to a child "get your book and I'll read to you" or "go and get your book

: When he returns to Manhattan 1000 years later, it has been destroyed and rebuilt three times. 2

Yes; further to Pieanne's and Roro's comments, in sentence #2, 'am' acts as an auxiliary verb. We use the appropriate present tense of the verb 'to be' + the present participle to form the present progressive tense: 'I am / going to the