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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...

From Cambridge: the present perfect (tense) the tense which you use to refer to actions or events which have been completed or which have happened in a period of time up to now: The sentences 'She has broken her leg' and 'I have never been to Australia' are all in the present...

Hi Petulinka, I leave tonight. I'm leaving tonight. I am not sure but I think that there is a difference that in the first sentence somebody could plan it for me and the second sentence can be that it's my decision. Is it right? Generally speaking, yes. I'm going to leave tonight. I'm telling...

Eimai_Anglos wrote:It's just a colloquial expression. I recommend not trying to analyse it! It's probably wise for non-natives to avoid expressions like this anyway until they're really sure of themselves. But there's no reason I can see for not analysing colloquial expressions, which...

Hello, I want to make sure I understand the meaning of these sentences well: I think both of them are grammaticly correct, aren´t they? 1) I´m reading an interesting book this month. 2) I´ve read an interesting book this month. ----------- If I say "I´m reading an interesting book this...

When I try to solve this rewriting exercise, I wonder IF I can omit "will" or not. #1 If you take this bus, you can get to the station. The answer is this: #2 This bus will take you to the station. Do you usually put "will" in this expression? JTT: No, is rarely used in these types of...

Hi, I was taught to use past tense after the expression "as if" as in "he behaves as if he was a fool" (or past perfect as in "he behaved as if he had been a fool"). But so many times I see people writing both the verbs in the same tense (e.g. he behaves as if he IS a fool" - not sure it's...

Hello meg2589 and all, I almost exclusively teach Spanish students, with the exception of some American students who are learning Spanish but this is a different story. I can tell you the most common mistakes and difficulties that we, Spanish people, find when studying English. The first problem...