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Thanks for confirming what I got right, and what I got wrong, appreciated :).I'll try the answers so, but just to let you bear in mind, when it comes to tenses, I have to choose between the following options:Present PerfectPresent SimplePresent ProgressivePast SimpleAnd...obviously Past,...

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...

HelloI am English teacher in Brazil ,the difference is in the grammar..as follows :Have got = present perfect- which is have+ past participle , this relates something that started in the past with the presenthave = present simple it indicated present meaning only and normally shows ...

There are twelve tenses in English grammar. Do we have to use the definite article "the"for each tense or not? Can you give me some explanations,please?In the below examples, Do we have to use "the" or not?1.In the use of the Present Simple.2.The Present Perfect Tense or Present Perfect...

The following information is taken from: http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/ppvpast.htm The present perfect is used when the time is not specific: I have seen that movie already. (We don't know when.) The simple past is used when the time is clear: I saw that movie on Thursday....

«...you said that it should be had been, but IMHO using Present Perfect Continuous is more correct, due to the general usage of this tense - actions or events that began in the past and are lasting til now or have recently ended. Notice that they still work as bus drivers» I wanted to...

Hi Hela, I don't know what Yankee knows but I hope this might help.. 13 present perfect and present tense To say how long something has continued, we can use the present perfect, but not the present continuous or present simple. She has been waiting for an hour. (Not: She is waiting for an...

hello all I will put (write) here all the general forms of the English grammar tenses as I know (understand ) it, I want you to chek it and correct me. Sometimes there is no form (just a speace), I want you to write the general form of the kind of the tense that is detected. I'm so sorry If...

Ok guys, let's pull together and make a compilation of great english grammar songs. Present Simple - Help, Wonderful tonight. Present continuous - Sailing. Past Simple - Yesterday, Yellow Submarine, Present Perfect - I still haven't found what i'm looking for, Lady in Red, We are the...