In Present progressive^x, Past simple^x

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...

Hi everybody,I'm a teacher of English at a German Grammar School and after 12 years of experience I'm still wondering about the following puzzle:Why do all the Grammar books stick to the "confusing" expressions simple past and simple present, although it seems quite more logical...

Hello,I need help with checking whether these verb tenses are present perfect, present simple, present progressive, past simple.I put my answers in (brackets)2. I wish I had more time to finish this exercise. (present simple) 3. When you have finished, you can go home. (present...

Grammar Geek wrote: Use the present progressive if you want to talk about something that happened while you were chatting. We were having a chat as we waited/while we were waiting, and it occurred to us that... or We were having a chat, and we realized that... Hi So, I understand...

Hi, I'll have exam next week. I am needing to exercise "Rewrite the sentence " with tenses: present progressive,present simple,past simple , past progressive. can someone give me exercise? BTW-some one of here have MSN or something else to talk with microphone ? - " All the people said when...

Mister Micawber: «In the first case, you are finished thinking; in the second case, you are not.» If to take possible contexts into consideration, I disagree: Past Simple, but he's still thinking (at the moment of speech): 1. I can't solve this problem! I was thinking yesterday at...

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!!!!

This is a serios problem for me. When we use active or passive ? Dear Mrs Patel, We are delighted to inform you that you 1 (select)for a free holiday. According to our information, you 2(answer) a telephone survey last month, as a result of which your name 3( enter)in the holiday draw.Now our...

John is working (PRESENT PROGRESSIVE) hard. I saw (PAST SIMPLE) him last week. I was having (PAST PROGRESSIVE) a bath when the phone rang (PAST SIMPLE). Isabel had finished (PAST PERFECT) her lunch when I arrived (PAST SIMPLE). Nigel lives (PRESENT SIMPLE) in London. I’ve had (PRESENT...

Look through the following sentences and select the TENSE and the time reference used. first options are: past simple, present perfect, present progressive, present simple secon options are: past, present, future 2. I wish I had more time to finish this exercise. Past Simple - Past ? 3....