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Semantically it seems to mean the same. But grammatically, the sentence has changed. Blanket was a noun in the first, and now it is a verb. This seems to be an equivalent phrasing, (with American English verb/subject agreement): Holding outgoing radiation for a while and warming the surface, an...

My answer is similar to Yankee's.The present progressive ("is beginning") can refer to a future event when used in conjunction with an adverb or adverbial phrase.Examples:It is beginning to rain. (no adverb/adverbial phrase)The farmer is beginning his work on Tuesday. (adverbial...

.He is playing tennis. -- I think the word 'play' is active, thus allows for the use of progressive.-- YESHe is feeling good/humble. -- Here, I think the word 'feel' is stative, where the word 'feel' could be used in an active sense too.Does the word 'feeling' an...

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...

#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...

.D is the only answer. Present progressive is the only appropriate tense and aspect for action verbs in the present moment ('now').

Hi Christanford, present participle vs past participle - The past participle by itself (related) functions like an adjective and fits your definition, "connected in some way." "the heart and its related organs." I can't immediately think how the present participle (relating) would work by...

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...

I would like to share my 2-cent worth with you all. There are two parts to the question: a) the usage of the present progressive tense and b) the usage of the present perfect vs. that of the present perfect progressive. In general, the progressive form (i.e., -ing form of the base verb) is...