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

Hello, teachers. Here is a sentence which I don’t think of grammatically correct: The match is over in half an hour. It must be clear who is winning . I would say “ The match is over in half an hour. It must be clear who is going to win .”

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

He works hard - Work is the verb, simple enough! Has has worked hard all his life. The main verb is "worked" (in past participle form) but "has" (acts as a modal) now made the tense present perfect. So when you are

In the example that "CJ" gave, what is(what are) the grammar reason(reasons) that "Having" is used as a noun - ie, how can one discern that it is used as a noun in this sentence as opposed to a participle? Hi Philip: The verb

-- PROGRESSIVE FORM OF TENSES -- Present Progressive Form of tenses Past Progressive Form of tenses Future Progressive Form of tenses -- PERFECT TENSES -- Present Perfect Tenses Past Perfect Tenses Future Perfect Tenses

Here is how my logic processed these 3 sentences. While these sentences look grammatically correct, I think using them in the present progressive form in conjunction with a gerund structure seem a bit awkward in this context from a scenario

Hi jander, and welcome to English Forums. Do you understand the progressing, the "-ing" form used for things happening right now? (It's also used for the future.) In the sentence "he is being recommended for the

I am trying to figure out when to use perfect progressive and passive when expanding a verb and putting it into a tree diagram. When do you use each of them? In the sentence "he is being recommended for the award" the answer is present

In English, certain verbs do not take present progressive to well in some contexts. These sentences sound quite unnatural to me. Perhaps: glistens is the word you may want to use. But based on your texts, I revsied them to make them more