Re: Could anybody correct the sentence for me?

john claset — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:45:11 GMT

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 "Congratulations" (you are giving them congratulations.) change the word "for" to "to" Congratulations for | to | you on this happy day. -- Now for the main sentence. --

Re: Difference between able and being able

dimsumexpress — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:32:55 GMT

"Be" is not a verb that is used in present progressive form too often. " I am not able to concentrate on my studies." This is the only correct form. " I am not being able to concentrate on my studies." Altough it's not grammatically wrong, it sounds quit idiomatically awkward. The only time you will hear this use in present progressive form may be "you are being silly" when someone is acting silly.

Re: Future time

califjim — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:58:32 GMT

All three are correct. ... who is winning. ... who is going to win. ... who will win. Don't take that idea about "arranged events" too seriously. That's only one usage of the present progressive. win is an "achievement verb", that is, it happens at a specific point in time. (Other examples are land (e.g., a plane), and die .) The present progressive of such verbs indicates that the achievement is about to take place, that the situation is in the stages that lead up to the achievement. So "who is winning" means "who is in a (changing) situation that can be expected to end in his being the winner". Similarly: Look! The plane is landing. (= The plane is in a (changing)...

Future time

norwolf — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:38:18 GMT

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 .” Or “ The match is over in half an hour. It must be clear who will win .” To my ear, the present progressive shows us something has been arranged by someone. If so, the match would be unfair. The present progressive referring to a future time indicates the events are in control, yet the match should be arranged by no one. In fact, we can use be going to to say the evidences or will to predict it. Am I right? Thank you very much.

Re: Please help me

dimsumexpress — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:59:51 GMT

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 e-mail? ----He is logging in to check (now), as I explained in my last post. If "regularly" is thrown into the sentnce, then it has a slight resemblance to present perfect which means "yes, I have been checking.." . "I am checking my email regularly but I didn't see your email in my In Box" this is a perfectly good sentence. However,to avoid this cross-tense confusion, I would perosnally choose to avoid sing "adverbs of frequency" like often,...

Re: Would have Vpp or would V

anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:29:10 GMT

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 few different ways. The protasis (if part) is in present time and contrary to fact whereas the apodasis (then part) is in the past. It all depends when this was written, too. It could read this since it was written in June: Jackson would celebrate his fiftieth birthday this August if he were still alive . Jackson would celebrate his fiftieth birthday this August if he had not died . Jackson would be celebrating his fiftieth birthday this August if he had not died . Jackson...

Re: verbs

anonymous — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:12:39 GMT

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 talking about a present progressive sentence as in "she is swimming", "is" functions as a modal or auxilary word and swimming is the main vern in progressive form.

The phone's ringing. I'll answer it./ What are you doing ...

jesusengland — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:08:42 GMT

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, usually when time and place have already been decided: What are you doing after the lesson? I'm meeting Ronnie for a coffee. " But if we are talking about the distant or far future, what tense do we use instead of "going to"? And if we are talking about arrangements in the distant or far future, what tense do we use instead of "the present progressive"? Thanks.

Re: Present progressive of love

anonymous — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:32:39 GMT

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 (progressive) tense except in exceptionally unusual constructions. Learners of English should assume that these verbs are NEVER used in this way and the common mistake of "Yes, I am owning a car" will not happen.

Re: Present progressive of love

anonymous — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:18:14 GMT

In English, with a verb like "love," one usually does not use the progressive; however, sometimes it is fine in converstion. E.g., "At first, I did not like the taste of this food, but I'm loving it more every day." In other words, my love for it is growing more and more every day.

Re: Present simple or present progressive

philip — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:23:09 GMT

The impressive implies future, here, and I think it is more appropriate and more common.

Present simple or present progressive

anonymous — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:46:09 GMT

You you say, I am having guests this evening; or I have guests this evening?

Re: Question

anonymous — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:49:16 GMT

Native speakers might prefer: I don't think (that) you should accept the job. When people use the present progressive for certain verbs, the idea is "more and more." That is, I'm thinking (more and more each day) that you shouldn't accept that job.

Re: Tense and time reference

califjim — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:02:26 GMT

1. I wish I had more time to finish this exercise - SIMPLE PAST - PRESENT 2. When you have finished , you can go home - PRESENT SIMPLE present perfect (have) - FUTURE 3. 'Major calls for peace summit' (headline) - PRESENT SIMPLE - PRESENT past (reported news) 4. I'm meeting some friends at the pub tonight. - PRESENT PROGRESSIVE - FUTURE 5. We' ve got the next lesson in the language library PRESENT SIMPLE present perfect ('ve) - FUTURE present 6. I am to give a speech at the conference next week PRESEN

Tense and time reference

yaggy74 — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:17:09 GMT

I have to say if the following are PAST, PRESENT or FUTURE and also if they are PRESENT PERFECT, PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE or PAST SIMPLE can someone please help THANKS 1. I wish I had more time to finish this exercise - SIMPLE PAST - PRESENT 2. When you have finished , you can go home - PRESENT SIMPLE - FUTURE 3. 'Major calls for peace summit' (headline) - PRESENT SIMPLE - PRESENT 4. I'm meeting some friends at the pub tonight. - PRESENT PROGRESSIVE - FUTURE 5. We' ve got the next lesson in the language library PRESENT SIMPLE - FUTURE 6. I am

Present progressive tense

anonymous — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:46:33 GMT

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 tolerant of smoking.

Re: When asking a question, when to use is andwhen to use dies?

mister micawber — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:17:38 GMT

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? ).

Re: "To Get On With" And "Having"

alpheccastars — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:28:17 GMT

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 part that is called the "present participle" can have three different uses in grammar. Let's look at the present participle of have - "having" The first use is being part of a verb phrase in one of the continuous (progressive) tenses: He is having fun in the part. The verb phrase is: is having. This is present progressive. He was having fun yesterday, but today he is working. The verb phrase is: was having. This is past progressive. He will be having fun next...

When are we going to use?-- and how to contruct a sentences if we will use....

anonymous — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:16:53 GMT

-- 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

Re: Useful and not useful concept

katejs — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:55:51 GMT

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 possible. I suspect it's the construction 'to have something done', so CCQs would be:- "Is his car going to be repaired?" "Is he going to repair his car himself?" "Has he arranged for someone else to repair his car?"

Re: Useful and not useful concept

alpheccastars — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:59:21 GMT

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 second conditional . 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 possible.

Re: Gerund + Gerund

goodman — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:40:25 GMT

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 point of view. If we say "I enjoy playing a game of chess every now an then". This sounds logical and natural as it describes in general what I enjoy. If one is enjoying a chess game, he is playing the game. So to me " enjoying playing..." is redunant and somewhat awkward. 1. "I'm enjoying playing chess." This is like saying " I am enjoying eating my mom's cooking" 2. "They're finishing working in the garden." similarly, I...

Re: The role of "out" here.

goodman — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:21:29 GMT

"Out" is an adverb modifying shopping. This is apparently a present progressive sentnece, because they are shopping .

Re: In water / in the water

alpheccastars — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:05:51 GMT

1) A mosquito lays its eggs in water. This is a general statement about mosquitoes. If you say "many eggs", it implies that there are other eggs which are not laid in water, but somewhere else. 2) The mosquito lays many eggs in the water. This means that you have some specific water and a specific insect in mind. I would prefer the present progressive tense, because it fits some action that is happening.

Re: I've seen vs saw

alpheccastars — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:29:02 GMT

Here are a few examples: Present perfect: 1) I have seen all the movies in the Star Wars series. 2) He has been to New York two times. Past Perfect 1) I had been to Rome several times before I travelled to London. 2) She had lived many years in Florida before she died. Future Perfect 1) By the end of this year, when I get my degree, I will have studied for six years at the university. 2) He boasted that by the time he reaches 40, he will have married three times, and made a fortune. Progressive:(Uses the -ing form of the verb) Present: 1) I am studying now. 2) What are you doing ? Present perfect progressive: 1) I have been living in London for 2 years now. 2) What have you been doing all day? Passive: (where the subject...

Re: Problem words

alpheccastars — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:07:57 GMT

Hi Diana! My brother married a lady from Ukraine, so I really know that Ukraine is NOT Russia. They have a different language, too. To answer your question, yes, our English language changes. New words come in and get popular, and old words fall into disuse. Sometimes their meanings change, too. Pupil was more common in the 1950's. It is still used, but for the younger kids. It is not used in college or high school. I have not heard "present indefinite". Grammar has a lot of different schools, and diffierent linguists or grammarians call things differently. I use "present tense", or "simple present" to contrast with present progressive. Some colleges or universities might have...

Re: Amiguity

avangi — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:46:44 GMT

Would anyone agree that it makes it more clear to say "They are lying down on the grass" to paint a picture of reclining on the grass looking up to the starry sky, perhaps ? Hi, Goodman. I suspect the answer is, "No." I'll give you the preposition (on), but the native ear takes the adverb as redundant, in this particular case. In "I saw her lying on / in the grass," vs. "I saw her lying down on / in the grass," down is taken by the native ear to describe the relation between I and her , not between her and the grass . (Of course " down " is adverbial, but I think you get my meaning.) Thus we would say, "I saw her lying over in the grass." "I saw her...

Re: Expansion of Aux

grammar geek — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:44:52 GMT

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 award" the answer is present progressive passive of recomend. Why do we state passive and progressive, what is the reasoning for that? It is passive because someone else recommended him. Active (non progressive) would be "I recommend him" and passive would be "He is recommended ." The progressive active: I am recommending him. Therefore, the passive is "He is being recommended ." The main verb here is "to recommend." in the...

Re: Expansion of Aux

goodman — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:15:14 GMT

In the sentence "he is being recommended for the award " the answer is present progressive passive of recomend. Why do we state passive and progressive, what is the reasoning for that? Your example sentence isn’t grammatically wrong, but it sounds and feels rough on the edges. This is straightly my personal view. I don’t have a clear explanation to offer you but not all the verbs in the English language can be used passively, let alone, present progressive passive People sometimes tend to loosely use present progressive passively in their writing which may actually have an adverse effect to the content. I am not sure if a flow chart or a logic diangram can be developed for your purpoe you have in mind. It has...

Gerunds and Participles in Screenplays

wordsmith — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:05:15 GMT

I met a screenplay teacher who insisted "-ing" words (I'm referring to verbals), should not be in a screenplay. Only the simple present tense should be used. Movies move. They're about motion. The present progressive tense is all about motion. Perhaps this is a style thing on my part, but I like the pp tense. Should I be worried about this? Thanks. W : )

Expansion of Aux

jander52 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:06:44 GMT

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 progressive passive of recomend. Why do we state passive and progressive, what is the reasoning for that? in the sentence"the witness was being stubborn" the answer is past progressive of be? why is it only progressive and not perfect or passive?

Re: Think

goodman — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:05:50 GMT

Hi Norwolf, Idiomatically and logically, when we presumed about something , subliminally, we have started to believe that something will happen in the way we expected. i.e. When my wife's parents showed up last week, I was completely unprepared because I thought they were coming next week. So I thought is the correct answer to your question. Grammatically, each one of the given choices is not wrong, However, if one chooses to use any one of the options other than "d", the sound of the statement could be taken negatively differnt. — Must you ? I _ am thinking _ you could stay for dinner with us. This choice has a suggestively imposing tone to it. Why? because if you thought (before you have learned...

Re: Think

avangi — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:38:13 GMT

I think the point may be that the present and present progressive (think; am thinking) would require the present "can," instead of "could." However, "could" is often used as in A. and D. by native speakers, probably indicating possibility. I should think you could find a way to help me. I think you could do it if you tried.

Does present progressive show temporary activity?

anonymous — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:06:33 GMT

Dear Sirs/Madame, I have a question on present progressive. That is whether present progressive show temporary activity. What is the differences between temporary activity and activity in progress then? Can you give me an example of temporary activity using present progressive? Thank you all for giving me an answer. A reader (Email removed)

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tanit — Sun, 10 May 2009 10:05:22 GMT

Hi, She's hoping = She is hoping >> present progressive (aka present continuous) I think >> simple present (NOT progressive) I/he/she was wondering >> past progressive (aka past continuous) I expect >> simple present (NOT progressive) they're trying = they are trying >> present progressive (aka present continuous) #2 and #4 are not in the progressive form. A progressive form of a verb consists of the verb " be " (in your examples: is, was, are ) followed by the -ing form of the verb you're using (in your examples: hoping, wondering, trying ) You can read a very simple explanation of the present progressive here and of the past progressive here . Other tenses may have a...

Re: Sparkling in the sea

goodman — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:41:02 GMT

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 natural sounding: (a) The sea is sparkling in the sunlight. (b) The sea sparkles with the sunlight reflecting from the sea. (c) The sea is sparkling with the sun shining (on the water). (d) The sea sparkles as the bright sunlight reflcts off the water (e) The sparkling sunlight is beautiful. - This is fine (f) The surface sea is sparkling with the reflection of the sunlight.

You aren't raping anyone tonight!

sitifan — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:07:50 GMT

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12467983@N03/3387494638/ You aren't raping anyone tonight! Why does the above sentence use the present progressive tense?

Re: Present progressive VS present perfect

alpheccastars — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:53:28 GMT

I understand (b) is the correct answer. but I think (a) may be possible. The present perfect is used for an action that started at some time in the past, and continues to the present. For example: I have not worn my watch since last week , because its battery needs to be replaced. When there is no time stated that indicates when the action started, we use the present progressive. I cannot tell you what time it is because I am not wearing my watch today.

Present progressive VS present perfect

leesang — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:36:28 GMT

hello. again ^^ A: Do you have any idea what time it is? B: No, __ my watch today. (a) I haven't worn (b) I'm not wearing I understand (b) is correct answer. but I think (a) may be possible. If I say (a), what dose it mean? is it different from (b)? please help T.T

Re: I study/am studying English

anonymous — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:27:57 GMT

you can give him this explanation: present progressive is used for actions that happen at the moment of speaking, now or right now as well as for present plans for the future. While, the present simple is used to express habit.

Watch me do/ing?

paul_h — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:47:10 GMT

Hi, When do you use the infinitive and when the present progressive form? Example: Watch me doing five push-ups. or Watch us have some fun and jump around. Paul

Re: Use of present perfect

fandorin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:20:15 GMT

Hi,Anon. Will you provide us with an example? Strictly speaking, no . Something "ongoing" usually takes Present Progressive. Give us some examples and we will help you to figure out.

Re: To lie in present progressive

fandorin — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:34:20 GMT

Hi Anon. What's a interesting question. According to the rules. lie, lied, lied(in the meaning "to present something in false impression"). (lie, lay, lain - in the meaning "be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface") Present Progressive: I am lying , he/she/it is lying , they/we are lying .

'I will be singing'/'I will sing' proper expression?

pousu — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:46:18 GMT

I often hear native speakers saying "I am doing laundry this saturday" instead of saying "I will do laundry this saturday. I have encountered plenty more examples that native speakers actively use present progressive tense even though it seemed to me irrelevant to the circumstance they are situated in. For an another instance, in the voice class I once took, most students who were to perform singing for midterm exam said "I will be sining "blah blah blah" prior to start. Couldnt they have said "I will sing "blah blah blah". whats the sensational diffrence each approach has? this question might look stupid to you but it really bothers me. Please help me! Thank you! furthermore, is it ok to...

'I will be singing/I will sing" Which expression is more casual?

anonymous — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:31:03 GMT

I often hear native speakers saying 'I am doing Laundry this saturday' instead of saying 'I will do laundry this saturday' I have encountered plenty more examples that native speakers actively use present progressive tense even though it seemed to me irrelevant to the circumstance the speaker is situated in. For an another instance, in the voice class I once took, most students who were to perform their singing for midterm exam said prior to singing, "I will be singing "Blah blah blah". instead of saying "I will sing "Blah blah blah"." Whats the difference? This question might look stupid to you but I honestly do not sense the different degree of sensation each approach has. Please help...

Re: Can someone please help me with defineing the form.

califjim — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:03:40 GMT

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 visit ~ verb - bare infinitive form will visit ~ simple future tense _____ I'm going ... =I am going I ~ subject pronoun am ~ auxiliary verb - a form of be going ~ verb - present participle form am going ~ present continuous tense (also called present progressive) CJ

Re: The emperor ______ you to ...

mister micawber — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:05:03 GMT

. The emperor (v.) you to ... Is there a word better than 'command' to use in the blank? -- 'Commands' sounds fine. He is (v. present participle) the area. Is it good to use 'conquering' or 'invading'? Or maybe there is a better word? -- 'Invading' is fine. 'Conquering' is inappropriate; it is seldom if ever used in the present progressive, since it is a condition that is not known until the job is completed successfully. .

Re: See / hear / feel

mister micawber — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:59:25 GMT

. The difference between the simple present and the present progressive is that the simple present does not consider limited duration of the activity, while the progressive both considers duration and implies limits to it at either end of the activity. My sister goes to high school -- This simply states the situation: she is a high school student My sister is going to high school -- This supplies the same basic information (she is a HS student), but also limits the time to 'currently': perhaps she just started, or perhaps she will soon finish, or perhaps she is just travelling to the place at the moment. In some way, her attendance is limited. .

Re: What is the difference?

raryvey — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:33:26 GMT

First sample: 1. I am working on it. (present progressive tense) It implies that the activity which is the work is in progress. 2. I have been working on it. (present perfect progressive tense) It implies that the work began in the past, has continued in the present, and may continue in the future. Usually it's used with adverb of duration like " for two hours ." It emphasizes that the work is already started at some point of time and it has effect or meaning than just " I am working on it " on first sentence. Second sample: 1. I am married since 2001. 2. I have been married since 2001. For sure I don't know whether the first sentence is grammatically correct or wrong, but if we want to express a duration of...

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