By Present simple, Past perfect

Greetings,I have a pretty big favour to ask.I've been struggling with this topic for quite awhile now.It goes without saying that my English "leaves something to be desired".Having in mind the subtle differences that occur from using particular tenses, I have often wondered how the...

Hi, I need some help with advanced verb phrases - whether these sentences are Future continuous, past perfect continuous, present perfect continuous, past perfect, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, present simple, or future perfect. I put my answers in (brackets)1.We had finished...

Hi I need some help with advanced verb phrases - whether these sentences are Future continuous, past perfect continuous, present perfect continuous, past perfect, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, present simple, or future perfect. I put my answers in (brackets)1.We had finished...

Devrim55 wrote:If we ...........ready for the YDS exam decently, we .........at least two and a half hours a day for reading questions. a)were to get / should have spared b)got / would have spared c)are to get / had spared d)have gotten / would spare e)have to get / must have spared thanks...

Rooonie wrote: Ruslana wrote: Very simple rules? Present: I / you / we / they --> have I have a cat. he / she / it --> has He has a dog. Past: always had They had very many pets when they were children. how about this: I have discussed with him or I had discussed...

Hao Thai:"Now could you please do the same for past perfect, presentperfect, future perfect, and their associated progressivecousins?"Ok, but that'll take some time. PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVEYesterday at 9:30 I had been eating for 5 minutes. |<----------------->| ...

1. Present Simple Tom walks to school every day. Tom has strong legs. Tom is a good student. Tom dosen't walk to school every day. Tom hasn't strong legs. or Tom doesn't have strong legs. Tom is not a good student. Does Tom walk to school every day? Does Tom have strong legs? Is Tom...

There are 16 tenses in english. I'll list them ... 1. Present Simple - I play2. Present Continuous - I am playing3. Present Perfect - I have played4. Present Perfect Continuous - I have been playing5. Past Simple - I played6. Past Continuous - I was playing7. Past Perfect - I had played8. Past...

Clive wrote: Hi, Not really. It's just idiomatic. Interestingly, I always see Present Continuous/Progressive, never Continuous/Progressive Present. Best wishes, Clive Yes, the difference happen only in Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple the others tenses are the same. Present...

Mister Micawber wrote:Future Simple (I will sit)Future Continuous/Progressive (I will be sitting)Future Perfect (I will have sat")Present Simple (I sit)Past Simple (I sat)Past Continuous/Progressive (I was sitting)Past Perfect (I had sat)Past Perfect Continuous/Progressive (I had been...