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#1 John who took my pen is here. #2 John who is wearing my jacket is here. How firm a grasp would you like to obtain? (I know I shouldn't have written that, but I couldn't resist.) The thing that works for me is to take out the the subject and the "verb" and see if it still...

Anewcomer wrote:Hi Teachers I came across this sentence in a story book: He had stood upon his balcony and contemplated throwing himself down to the street. Why it's not like this: He had stood upon his balcony and contemplated to throw himself down to the street And what is the...

Angliholic wrote:I regret saying that I hate you. I regret saying that I hated you. I regret to say that I hate you. I regret to say that I hated you. Which of the above four versions sound right to you? Which ones are identical in meaning? Thanks.Hi Angliholic, I regret to say I'd...

Hello AstraeaI too am a learner of English, but let me answer to your question.Are you asking if the sentences like below are correct? I write a letter now. I just finish my assignment.No, both are incorrect. Do you ask why? Are you asking why? It's because "write" and "finish" are...

When he returns to Manhattan 1000 years later it has been destroyed and rebuilt three times 2 What

Pemmican wrote:As far as I know, there are these 13 tenses: a) Past Perfect Progressive ........................had been + present participle b) Past Perfect ..........................................had + past participle c) Past Progressive ...................................was/were + present...

Yes; further to Pieanne's and Roro's comments, in sentence #2, 'am' acts as an auxiliary verb. We use the appropriate present tense of the verb 'to be' + the present participle to form the present progressive tense: 'I am / going to the store.' 'He is / going to the store.' etc. This denotes...

Could you guys tell me were my mistakes are in this, I think I got it. Thanks for all the help PRESENT CONDITIONAL (sometimes called the ZERO CONDITIONAL) IF + PRESENT / PRESENT E.g. If you mix yellow and blue, you get green. 1st CONDITIONAL IF + PRESENT / FUTURE E.g. If...

The present simple tense is commonly used as follows: 1. When talking about habits. 2. What talking about facts. 3. With certain verbs called non-action (or stative) verbs. Habits are usually repeated actions. They can also include permanent (or semi-permanent) states. Examples: She does her...

Just to add to the earlier reply, you can also say: I am sometimes reading a book. To be fair, the context in which this might happen would be fairly unusual, perhaps: "When my mother calls to me to come downstairs, I am sometiimes reading a book, and at other times I am changing my...