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Hi everybody,Why do all the Grammar books use the expressions "simple present" and "simple past", although all the other tenses start with the tense-marker and add the aspect-marker then: present progressive, present perfect, present perfect progressive, past progressive, past...

Here are some Present - Past pairs:Simple present - Simple past (Future of the Past -- (with would)-- is also called "Conditional".)(Progressive is also called Continuous.) Caution: Not all discussions of tense use the same names for the tenses. CJ

You can use a specific time (yesterday, Monday, etc.) with the present perfect progressive as long as you've got 'since' or 'for' right before that specific time."She's been calling me since yesterday/Monday" or "She's been calling me for 48 hours...

Dear Teachers,I would like to know how the past progressive tense works, and when it is correct to use it, in contradiction to the simple past tense?Moreover, I would like to get a terse explanation about 'present perfect progressive', I'm not even sure about the tense's name.I'm convined that it...

Onh1986 wrote:So what the difference between: - I was thinking. - I have thought.Hi,it is difficult to answer, because you should put verbs in example sentences in order to understand how to use them.I am thinking now. That's what I'm doing now. I'm thinking about my new invention. Please...

I was told that there are twelve tenses in English: 1: Simple Present Tense 2: Present Perfect Tense 3: Present Progressive Tense 4: Present Perfect Progressive Tense 5: Simple Past Tense 6: Past Perfect Tense 7: Past Progressive Tense 8: Past Perfect Progressive Tense 9: Simple Future...

Tanglish wrote: Hi all, I can easily indentified the present, past , future tenses, but I don't know anything about Present Participle and Past Participle Tenses. Could anyone explain me with example and when I have to use that tenses???? Thanks!!!!

Grammar Geek wrote:Hi Pastsimple - Ironically, you should have used the simple past "I used this phrase." The combination of "today" and what was probably a single use makes simple past appropropriate. If you in fact did say it several times today and were planning on saying it again, then...

I think Up to the present time (although throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries confuses the matter a bit) forces has been placing (present perfect) in the main sentence. However, in the subordinate (after but), I think we should use tense simplification and use the simple...

Hi there,1: Is the following present perfect and present perfect progressive correct:A: Mary's eyes are all red. Has she cried? (or Has she been crying?)B: No, she has not cried. She has been peeling onions.2: Is the following present perfect correct or we should use simple past here?* I have...