In Present perfect^x, Present continuous^x, Difference between^x

Anyway, I'm not going to write all those examples again, but the gist of it is that in the affirmative, you can explain a difference between present continuous and present perfect, but in the negative, when something doesn't happen, it doesn't make much difference if it doesn't...

1. We usually use present continuous tense refers to something happening right at this moment. Here are two sentences from my grammar book: A few artists live in town today. A few artists are living in town today. What does the second sentence mean here? I think the first one is definitely...

Magda wrote: Yoong Liat wrote: Ant_222 wrote:«When time (in this case 'last week') is mentioned, the verb that follows should be in the simple past tense.» Yoong, aren't you confusing people by that? What about "I am flying to Paris tomorrow?" or "I knew I had returned home at six."? I was...

Kooyeen wrote: I was told to use the present or past perfect in those situations, but I often find the present continuous (even in newspapers). Kim O'Donnel: This is the first time I'm hearing a negative report. He is surprised. And he says that hearing reports is happening frequently in his...