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

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

Would you please cite an example or two of how the present progressive tense might be misused? They are travelling through Italy at the moment. The river is flowing very fast after last night's rain. Poeple are becoming less

Use 'is' with 'be' ( Is he your brother? Is he handsome? ) and with any present progressive verb ( Is he coming? ). Use 'does' with any simple present tense verb except 'be' ( Does he smoke? ).

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

The first one i think is. 2. The second not sure. I'm having my car repaired. SInce there are no highlighted words, it is not clear if the concept is use of the past participle or the present progressive tense. Either one is

The first one i think is. 1. If I (hadn't passed) my exam, I (wouldn't have gone) to Cancun. answer maybe : Did he pass the exam? Is this a past event? Did he go to Cancun? Is this a future event? Good. The concept is the