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Tenses and Sentences Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I have to decide whether each of these sentences are one of the following: Future FormSimple PresentPast PerfectPast ContinuousSimple PastPresent PerfectPresent Continuous Here are the sentences and my attempts: ...

Hi, Simple Present: I study English Present Continuous: I am studying English Present Perfect: I have studied English Present Perfect Continuous: I have been studying English Simple Past: I studied English Past Continuous I was studying EnglishPast Perfect: I had studied English Past Perfect...

Simple Present: I study English Present Continuous: I am studying English Present Perfect: I have studied English Present Perfect Continuous: I have been studying English Simple Past: I studied English Past Perfect: ? Past Prefect Continuous:? Future: I will study English Future Continuous:...

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...

Hi AvangiTo me, the word 'if' is used like 'whenever' in your sentence, and the word 'will' is used to indicate a habitual or repeated action (i.e. in that sentence, you are saying it is not your habit to wonder about things such as closed doors while you are on vacation)....

Yankee wrote:First of all, I would say "a/an habitual activity". (And I suspect the faster I speak, the more likely I am to use 'an'.)Oops, that's what happens when I want to post without using my dictionaries. Yes, I think you are right. But I also think......the versions with the present...

Simple present. They all form a logical pattern. You are wrong about present perfect, by the way. am, is, are + -ing Present continuous was, were + -ing Past continuous am, is, are + anything else Simple present was, were + anything else Simple past has, have + been + -ing ...

Clive wrote: Hi, Not really. It's just idiomatic. Interestingly, I always see Present Continuous/Progressive, never Continuous/Progressive Present. Best wishes, Clive Yes, the difference happen only in Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple the others tenses are the same. Present...

Hi GG, CJ,Clive and Lewis, Hope I didn’t miss anyone! Thanks for the reply. I’d like to make it clear that I am not trying to be different or argumentative about the original sentence that triggered the discussion. “It’s the first time I…” was the context. If we changed the context, then it’s...

Welkins2139 wrote: Marius Hancu wrote: Welkins2139 wrote:According to Michael Swan, we use a simple present perfect tense in sentences like that. Could you give some of Swan's examples? This is the first time that I've heard her sing. Page 424. Indeed, it is there, in the past time (5):...