By Present continuous, Nouns

when i teach the Present Continuous tense (elemenentary level) I usually ue these easy steps:1. Introduce/ review the Verb BE, in it's different forms..AM, IS, ARE ( Present Tense)2. Introduce/revi Personal Pronouns, I , HE, SHE, IT, WE, YOU, THEY.3. Explain/expound the relationship of...

What do you want to learn about it? Its meaning: to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happenYou can use it with simple present or present continuous without change in meaning. After "look forward to" you can use a noun or a verb, depending on the meaning you want...

My tips:Look at the photoalbum: http://picasaweb.google.com/Sean.Pigg/MimsAndSeanSHouseWith an elementary/pre-intermediate student these pictures could be used to teach:1. The vocabulary of house and living.2. Present simple by asking: What do they usually do in this room/ place? (interrogative,...

Hi,I have been to China twice. - Past Participle. Used in several tenses, like the present perfect. Sometimes used as an adjective.Studying history is a good way to waste your time. - Gerund. A verb used as a noun.Call me later, I'm busy. I am burning a couple of grammar books. - Present...

Hi, Why is that sometimes I see words like 'past perfect' or 'present continuous', they are used in sentences as a noun, not as an adjective as my dictionary seems to be showing? Are they adjectives or nouns? You should use a past perfect, not a present perfect.

Hi TicceIt would be better to omit the word 'all': "She is always smiling."That is the present continuous tense of the verb 'smile'.In your original sentence, the word 'smiles' was used as a noun (and as GG mentioned, 'be all smiles' is an idiom).

Kooyeen wrote:Hi Yoong,yeah, of course that's not a gerund, but does that present participle act as ad adjective or as a part of a present continuous?I saw him entering the building. ---> I saw him. He was entering the building. (present continuous, ongoing action)I saw him sitting on a...

User_gary wrote: Philip wrote: User_gary wrote: I am eating oranges everyday in the morning. Here `eating' is adjective (i.e. past participle) or noun (i.e. Gerund)? What you have is the present continuous tense.....and it really should be "I eat oranges every day....." OK, Thank...

Philip wrote: User_gary wrote: I am eating oranges everyday in the morning. Here `eating' is adjective (i.e. past participle) or noun (i.e. Gerund)? What you have is the present continuous tense.....and it really should be "I eat oranges every day....." OK, Thank you. Let consider...

User_gary wrote: I am eating oranges everyday in the morning. Here `eating' is adjective (i.e. past participle) or noun (i.e. Gerund)?What you have is the present continuous tense.....and it really should be "I eat oranges every day....."