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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...

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...

Hi, I'll have exam next week. I am needing to exercise "Rewrite the sentence " with tenses: present progressive,present simple,past simple , past progressive. can someone give me exercise? BTW-some one of here have MSN or something else to talk with microphone ? - " All the people said when...

Come with me. But it's not the present simple, which is You come with me. It's the imperative form, which gives a simple order. You're coming with me, the present progressive, can be used as a threatening order, but this use is not likely unless the child has already refused, perhaps...

Hey guys, good evening.Which sentence is more grammartically correct? Imagine a father that tells his child to come with him somewhere. Present Simple or Present Progressive?

Hi Goodman, I got your answer. So the time is very important. If it indicates the furture, one should use present progressive instead of present simple. But what about the sentence: The plan leaves for india tomorrow. ? Goodman wrote: Hi Dax, As the others already pointed out,...

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...

Here's a slightly different view, for what it's worth: 1. The use of the present continuous (or progressive) makes the "assuming" seem more immediate and friendly. "We assume" would have a rather lofty sound. 2. Both are correct. "Performing" gives a sense of the performance in progress;...