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Jackson6612 wrote: The following is one of those sentences which always seem obscure to me. The subject names the person, place, or thing being talked about. What tense are we using in that sentence? I don't know such a construction of any tense which uses being+past participle. Suppose, if...

Hi Hela, I don't know what Yankee knows but I hope this might help.. 13 present perfect and present tense To say how long something has continued, we can use the present perfect, but not the present continuous or present simple. She has been waiting for an hour. (Not: She is waiting for an...

Hi,I want to improve my English grammar.How to ?How much that must take me?In fact, I learn rules.but, In practice (Speaking or writnig), I could'nt make difference between the moment when must use, for instance, Present or Present Continuous.How to dela with this problem?Thanks for all your...

hello all I will put (write) here all the general forms of the English grammar tenses as I know (understand ) it, I want you to chek it and correct me. Sometimes there is no form (just a speace), I want you to write the general form of the kind of the tense that is detected. I'm so sorry If...

Ok guys, let's pull together and make a compilation of great english grammar songs. Present Simple - Help, Wonderful tonight. Present continuous - Sailing. Past Simple - Yesterday, Yellow Submarine, Present Perfect - I still haven't found what i'm looking for, Lady in Red, We are the...

Paco2004 wrote: Philip wrote:My ear prefers "If you promise to leave tomorrow, I'll tell you the truth now", just because I don't like the future in the if-clause. I've never looked for an authoritative source to back me up....and there may well not be one.Thanks for the reply, Philip. One of...

These examples I think are tricky. 1) Do you drive to work?I am pretty certain - B) No, I take the train now- is the correct answer because the question was asked in a simple present form and thus the answer should be given accordingly in present form.2) Do you go out to restaurants for dinner...

When we talk about a subjunctive construction, I think it is easier to understand it without the 'inserted clause, I would think' becasue that way one can clearly see the cause-and-effect relationship beteween the conditional clause and the main clasue. 1. If someone tells you that you may...

1) We use "will" for solutions which are being decided. Example: Do you have coffee or tea? I will have tea; 2) We use "I am flying" (present continuous) for our plans. Example: I am playing tennis tomorrow; 3) We use "I am going to" for solutions which have decided. Example: I am going to buy...

Hi guys, I've heard of a new point of view of the term "tense". Some people say there're only 2 kinds of tenses in modern English grammar: Present and past tense. It's something odd to me because I've been taught that there're 12 tenses in English (Present simple, Present continuous, Present...